KRS 131.618: Disclosure of records by commissioner and Attorney General -- Authority

to require submission of additional information.

(1) Notwithstanding KRS 131.190, the commissioner is authorized to disclose to the

Attorney General the name and address of a st amping agent or distributor and the

number of sticks by brand name that have been purchased from a nonparticipating

manufacturer and have been stamped with Kentucky stamps by that agent or

distributor. The Attorney General may share this information with f ederal, other

state, or local agencies only for the purposes of enforcement of KRS 131.600 to

131.630 or corresponding laws of other states. The Attorney General is further

authorized to disclose to a nonparticipating manufacturer or its importers this

information that has been provided by a stamping agent regarding the purchases

from that nonparticipating manufacturer or its importers. This information provided

by a stamping agent may be used in any enforcement action against the

nonparticipating manufacturer or its importers by the Attorney General.

(2) In addition to the information required to be submitted pursuant to KRS 131.608,

131.614, and 131.620, the Attorney General or the commissioner may require a

stamping agent, distributor, participating manuf acturer, nonparticipating

manufacturer, or a nonparticipating manufacturer's importers to submit any

additional information including but not limited to samples of the packaging or

labeling of each brand family as is necessary to enable the Attorney Genera l to

determine whether the participating manufacturer or the nonparticipating

manufacturer and its importers are in compliance with KRS 131.600 to 131.630.