4:11-23 - Investigation of record of applicant or licensee

4:11-23.  Investigation of record of applicant or licensee
    The secretary or an assistant whom he may designate may investigate upon the  verified complaint of any interested person, or upon the verified complaint of  any agricultural co-operative association organized pursuant to the provisions  of chapter 13 of this title (s. 4:13-1 et seq.), or of his own motion, the  record of any person applying for or holding a license as commission merchant,  broker, dealer or agent, and for such purpose may examine the ledgers, books of  account, memoranda or other documents of any such person and may take testimony  thereon under oath, but information relating to the general business of any  such person, disclosed by the investigation and not relating to the immediate  purpose thereof, shall be deemed of a confidential nature by the secretary or  assistant.