Health and Safety Code section 78490

The department shall establish procedures to ensure that trade secret information is utilized by the department only in connection with the responsibilities of the department pursuant to this part and is not otherwise disseminated without the consent of the person who provided the information to the department. However, any information shall be made available to governmental agencies for use in making studies and for use in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the information.

Source: Section 78490, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=78490. (accessed May 14, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 78490, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=78490. (last accessed May 12, 2025).