Posted on 06/11/2015 4:55:15 AM PDT by Flick Lives
OVERTON, TX (KTRK) -- Police in Texas shut down a lemonade stand run by two little girls. They said it was illegal.
Andria and Zoey Green told ABC affiliate KLTV they were trying to raise about $100 for a Father's Day present. They wanted to take him to Splash Kingdom.
They had been selling lemonade and kettle corn for an hour - and made about $25 - when officers showed up and told them they need a $150 permit to sell their lemonade.
Texas House Bill 970, or the Texas Baker's Bill, does not allow the sale of food that needs time or temperature control to prevent it from spoiling. Since lemonade needs to be refrigerated to prevent bacteria growth, police said they needed an inspection from the health department and a permit to sell it.
"It is a lemonade stand, but they also have a permit that they are required to get," Overton Police Chief Clyde Carter said.
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“So, evidently, Texas sucks too. I thought this kind of thing only happened up north.”
We have no laws here to banish idiots. A lot of unrepentant Liberals have immigrated to Texas from failing states after fouling their own nests. The devil stalks Texas too, seeking whom he may devour.
I find it sadly ironic that every July 4 we pay lip service to independence and freedom, all the while sliding further downhill towards tyranny.
Good, reinforces my opinion of old fashioned East Texas way of “dealing” with nonsense.
Did you notice that I mentioned the berg of 2,000 people have a planning/zoning dept?
Hee hee hee
In comparison, the City of Houston, TX does not even have a sign ordinance. (last time I checked)
Someone will probably start a GoFundMe for them.
They’ll be able to go to Splash Kingdom...again and again!
Yep happens all across the USA. A map showing some of the locations.
http://www.lemonadefreedom.com/2011/07/29/map-of-restrictions-on-kid-run-concession-stands/
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