6907 - Tonnage reports.
§ 6907. Tonnage reports. (a) General rule.--The guarantor whose name appears on the label shall submit, along with an inspection fee, a report in a manner prescribed by the department listing by county the net tons of each brand of soil amendment or plant amendment distributed in this Commonwealth for the period covered by the inspection fee. (b) Multiple guarantors.--When more than one guarantor is involved in the distribution of a soil amendment or plant amendment, the guarantor who distributed the soil amendment or plant amendment last shall report the tonnage and pay the inspection fee unless the report and payment have been made by a prior distributor. (c) Late fee.--A penalty of $25 or 10% of the inspection fee, whichever is greater, shall be imposed for any fee or report not submitted at the required time. (d) Examination permitted.--The department or its authorized representative may examine the records of the guarantor to verify the information contained in the reports filed with the department. Reports containing fraudulent or incorrect information shall be considered a violation of this chapter for which the department may assess a penalty. (e) Confidentiality of information.-- (1) No proprietary information furnished to the department under this section shall be disclosed in such a way as to knowingly or intentionally divulge a trade secret of any person subject to the provisions of this chapter. (2) This subsection shall not apply to information furnished to a court or administrative tribunal in accordance with law.