Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Wholesalers, Inc. v. Ayers

MOORE, Justice:

The Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Wholesalers, Inc., a trade association of liquor importers 1 (the Association), appeals a decision of the Superior Court upholding the implementation of a new Rule 37 by the Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (the Commission), relating to the financial responsibility of retail licensees. 2 The Association challenges the new rule on the grounds that it violates 4 Del. C. § 705, 3 and that it is inconsistent with the regulatory scheme governing the alcoholic liquor industry in Delaware. However, we conclude that the Commission had full…