Texas Kids Told ‘It’s Illegal’ to Sell Lemonade Without a Permit
June 11th, 2015Kafkaesque
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Via: ABC:
Two young sisters with an “entrepreneurial spirit” set up a lemonade stand in Overton, Texas, to raise money for their dad’s Father’s day gift, their mom said.
But Andria and Zoey Green’s business closed abruptly Monday after police came by to tell them their stand was illegal without a city Peddler’s Permit, according to Overton Police Department Chief Clyde Carter.
“It’s illegal to sell lemonade without a permit,” Carter told ABC News today. “But we didn’t tell them to shut down, we just asked them to get a permit.”
The girls’ mother, Sandi Evans, said they went to try to get a Peddler’s Permit at City Hall, but found out they’d have to get licensed by the Rusk County Health Department before being allowed a Peddler’s Permit.
The Rusk County Health Department did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for additional information including specific details about the process for getting a permit to sell lemonade.
They found a way around this silliness – they reopened with “free lemonade” but asked for donations.