Any handler, packer, shipper, transporter, or grower of avocados who is required to keep records pursuant to Section 44982, shall allow the director or his or her authorized agent to examine or inspect these records during normal business hours and any other time when avocados are being packed or otherwise handled in a manner subject to the provisions of this chapter.

All records maintained pursuant to Section 44982 and made available to the director, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except when required in an administrative or judicial proceeding.