Given a federal statute requiring beer quality standards and a brewery’s challenge to the Bureau’s actions before standards are adopted, what is the proper judicial disposition?

Given a federal statute requiring beer quality standards and a brewery’s challenge to the Bureau’s actions before standards are adopted, what is the proper judicial disposition?

• A. Refuse to adjudicate the merits of the suit, because the case is not ripe.
• B. Grant an injunction.
• C. Rule on the merits.
• D. Dismiss for lack of standing.

Answer: (A)