| Records and test results relating to diagnostic tests for |
| livestock or poultry diseases performed on samples submitted to |
| or obtained by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter, and any |
| information reported to the commissioner by any person pursuant |
| to this chapter that pertains to diseases among livestock and |
| poultry within the State, are confidential, except when such |
| information concerns diseases that are specifically regulated for |
| mandatory control and eradication by the State or the United |
| States Department of Agriculture or when release of such |
| information is determined necessary by the commissioner or a |
| state veterinarian to protect the public health, other livestock |
| or wildlife.__If disclosed pursuant to this section, livestock or |
| poultry disease diagnostic test results may not be disclosed in a |
| form that identifies the owner unless the commissioner or a state |
| veterinarian determines that the disclosure of the owner's |
| identity is necessary.__The department may not disclose records |
| the department has collected or obtained for the purposes of the |
| United States Department of Agriculture's National Animal |
| Identification System unless the commissioner or a state |
| veterinarian determines that the disclosure is necessary to |
| protect the public health, other livestock or wildlife. |
