Rule 1.3.229 - DECLARATORY RULINGS, EFFECT(1) A declaratory ruling is binding between the agency and the petitioner concerning the set of facts presented in the petition.(2) A declaratory ruling or notice of refusal to issue a ruling is a final agency decision subject to judicial review in the same manner as decisions or orders in contested cases.Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, 1977 MAR p. 1192, Eff. 12/24/77; AMD, 1979 MAR p. 1237, Eff. 10/12/79; AMD 2008 MAR p. 1700, EFF. 8/15/08.2-4-202, MCA; IMP, 2-4-202, MCA;