Posted on 07/01/2002 5:28:53 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:00:47 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Hundreds of new laws take effect with the July 1 start of fiscal years in many states. The laws reflect legislators' concerns with the burdensome threats of terrorism and budget deficits, spiked with a few less-weighty matters.
Florida lawmakers, for example, found time to stipulate that cooking-school students under the legal drinking age can taste small amounts of wine during class -- although they will be expected to spit it out after swishing it around their mouth.
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