The department may issue advisory rulings pursuant to 5 M.R.S.A. ' 9001 concerning the applicability of any statute or rule which it administers to an existing factual situation. Advisory rulings will be issued at the department's discretion and only upon written request entitled as such. Each request will be individually reviewed to determine whether an advisory ruling is appropriate. The department may decline to issue an advisory ruling if the question is hypothetical, if there is insufficient experience upon which to base a ruling or for any other reason the department deems appropriate.
17-229 C.M.R. ch. 101, § 01