2002 Minnesota Statutes

     13.643 Agricultural data. 

    Subdivision 1.    Department of agriculture data.  (a)  
   Loan and grant applicant data.  The following data on 
 applicants, collected by the department of agriculture in its 
 sustainable agriculture revolving loan and grant programs under 
 sections 17.115 and 17.116, are private or nonpublic:  nonfarm 
 income; credit history; insurance coverage; machinery and 
 equipment list; financial information; and credit information 
 requests. 

    (b)    Farm advocate data.  The following data supplied 
 by farmer clients to Minnesota farm advocates and to the 
 department of agriculture are private data on individuals:  
 financial history, including listings of assets and debts, and 
 personal and emotional status information. 

    Subd. 2.    Farm assistance data.  The following data 
 collected and maintained by counties that provide assistance to 
 individual farmers who are experiencing economic or emotional 
 distress are classified as private data:  financial history, 
 including listings of assets and debts, and personal and 
 emotional status information.  

    Subd. 3.    Aquaculture permit data.  The following data 
 collected and maintained by an agency issuing aquaculture 
 permits under sections 17.47 to 17.498 are classified as private 
 or nonpublic:  the names and addresses of customers provided in 
 the permit application.  

    Subd. 4. Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21 

    HIST: 1985 c 298 s 27; 1987 c 351 s 13; 1990 c 573 s 10; 1991 
 c 309 s 1; 1993 c 351 s 12; 1999 c 227 s 22