Campbell v. Iowa Beer & Liquor Control Department

McCORMICK, Justice.

On a petition for judicial review of agency action, the district court ruled on the merits of a case in which the agency had refused to give a declaratory ruling. Because the court’s jurisdiction was limited to determining whether the agency erred in refusing to issue a declaratory ruling, we reverse.

Tammie J. Campbell and Monica White filed a petition for declaratory ruling with respondent Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department requesting that the department declare one of its rules invalid on its face and as applied to them, alleging several grounds. Approximately three…