New Midwest Rentals, LLC v. Iowa Dep't of Commerce

VOGEL, Presiding Judge.

*646 New Midwest Rentals, LLC, d/b/a Des Moines Valero #204 (Valero), sought judicial review of the decision of the Iowa Department of Commerce Alcoholic Beverages Division (the ABD), which denied Valero's application to renew its retail beer permit. After the district court affirmed the ABD's action, Valero appeals, asserting (1) the district court erred in concluding the language of Iowa Code section 123.45 (2013) is unambiguous; (2) the ABD's interpretation of section 123.45 is irrational, illogical, and wholly unjustifiable; and (3) the ABD's denial of Valero's retail…