Jacob Tinkhauser v. Department of Agricultural Resources (SPR 20241331)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 3, 2024 SPR24/1331 Raquel Loayza Paralegal Department of Agricultural Resources 251 Causeway Street, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02114 Dear Ms. Loayza: I have received the petition of Jacob Tinkhauser appealing the response of the Department of Agricultural Resources (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 15, 2024 Mr. Tinkhauser requested: …access to and copies of records specifically related to the detection of American foulbrood during apiary inspections on Nantucket in 2023. … Specifically seeking summaries of inspection results and any final enforcement actions taken….also request location details of the inspections, provided this does not include personally identifiable information or if such data can be redacted to prevent unwarranted invasions of privacy. The Department responded on April 22, 2024. Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. Tinkhauser petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/1331, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Mr. Tinkhauser with a response dated May 2, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s April 22nd response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Tinkhauser may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s May 2nd response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us

Raquel Loayza SPR24/1331 Page 2 May 3, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jacob Tinkhauser