Hartman v. Department of Conservation & Natural Resources

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Henry H. Hartman petitions for review of an adjudication of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) denying his request for records with the names and addresses of registered snowmobile owners in Pennsylvania. Hartman requested this information under the statute commonly known as the Right- to-Know Law. 1 At issue is whether DCNR may refuse the request because these records contain information the disclosure of which is prohibited by federal statute; would result in the loss of federal funding to the Commonwealth; and would violate the snowmobile…