CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Police closed down a lemonade stand in Coralville last week, telling its 4-year-old operator and her dad that she didn't have a permit.
An officer told Abigail Krutsinger's father Friday that she couldn't run the stand as RAGBRAI bicyclers poured into Coralville.
A city ordinance says food vendors must apply for a permit and get a health inspection.
Abigail's dad, Dustin Krutsinger, said the ordinance and its enforcers are going too far if they force a 4-year-old to abandon her lemonade stand.
Girl's lemonade stand shut down - Omaha.com
McAllen, TX -- Gone are the days when a kid could make a few extra bucks by selling lemonade on the corner of their street. These days, it's against the law.
A 12-year-old girl and her little brother were just trying to earn a few dollars for their two hermit crabs when a city code enforcement officer in Texas came and shut them down.
The officer told their grandmother that the children needed a permit to sell lemonade, and their grandmother was ticketed for the offense.
"I was mad," the 12-year-old said. "I don't understand why someone would want to do that to two kids and their grandma."
City officials said that unless you have a health permit, it's illegal to give out food and drink to the public. All salespeople must have a license.
It will now be up to a judge to decide if the children's grandmother will have to pay the $50 fine.
Lemonade stand shut down by officers in Texas - www.ktnv.com
This is ridiculous! I feel really sorry for these kids because I once did a lemonade stand when I was a kid and no one shut it down or fined my parents. At the same time, no one got sick from my lemonade.
What is the real reason behind alll this? Is it really all about health permits? Because it sounds to me like the law is taking away something quite innocent as a kid looking to make a few cents and prove to themselves that they can do whatever they put their minds too.