In Re the Protests to the Application for Transfer of Ownership & Location of Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License No. 02-401-1287-001

¶1 Citizens of Great Falls, Montana (Protestors), appeal from an order of the Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, affirming a decision of the Montana Department of Revenue (Department) to approve an application for the transfer of ownership and location of an all-alcoholic beverages license to Hare’s Ear, Inc. (Hare’s Ear), under the trade name of Jackrabbit Red’s Casino located in the Flying J Travel Plaza (Flying J), in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana. We affirm.

¶2 The issues on appeal are as follows:

1. Whether the Department is a proper party on appeal; and

2.…