Every distributor of seed potatoes shall on or before August 1 in each year file with the department a report of all seed potatoes handled by him as a distributor of seed potatoes during the 12 months immediately preceding July 1, and shall accompany such report with the payment of the tax collected or to be paid by him for the period covered by the report. No such report shall be subject to public inspection except pursuant to legal process.
Such report shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the department and shall contain such information as the department shall require for the proper administration of this act.