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.