California Business and Professions Code

§ 22978

BPC § 22978 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 8.6 · Ch. 3

Statute text

The department shall, upon request, provide to the State Department of Public Health, the office of the Attorney General, a law enforcement agency, a local lead agency, and any agency authorized to enforce or administer state or local tobacco control laws, access to the department’s database of licenses issued to distributors and wholesalers for locations within the jurisdiction of that agency, local lead agency, or law enforcement agency. The agencies authorized by this section to access the department’s database shall access and use the department’s database only for purposes of enforcing tobacco control laws and shall adhere to all state laws, policies, and regulations pertaining to the protection of personal information and individual privacy.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 432, Sec. 3. (SB 824) Effective January 1, 2022.