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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Read it and weep!

" Most US states require permits for kids to operate lemonade stands:  The following states do not require a permit."  Note that DC, Maryland, and Virginia REQUIRE permits for lemonade stands!

California, 
Nevada, 
Utah, 
Colorado, 
North Dakota, 
Nebraska, 
Texas, 
Missouri, 
Louisiana, 
Illinois, 
New York, 
Vermont, 
Rhode Island 
Connecticut

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Surprising, but indeed!  Doesn't anyone remember this happening to kids selling lemonade outside of the US Open at Congressional?

BETHESDA, Md. -- It was a case of bureaucracy run amok, at least from the perspective of the children operating a lemonade stand for charity near the U.S. Open.  Kids from two families put up the stand on private property -- a neighbor's yard that just happens to be on a corner across from a spectator entrance to Congressional.

During Thursday's first round, they received three visits from county officials, twice with a warning. The third time, a citation was issued for operating the stand without a permit. It carried a fine of up to $500 and required a court appearance.

"This was just not a good corner for them to be attracting people, and they did not have a permit," Montgomery County's Bonnie Ayers said. 
"Does every kid now that sells lemonade have to register with the county?" Carrie Marriott, whose children were hawking the drinks, asked a county official in an exchange caught on video by WUSA-TV.

The answer: yes. In theory, every lemonade stand in every private yard is supposed to have a permit. It's a law that's not usually enforced, but Montgomery County spokeswoman Bonnie Ayers said this particular stand could create a safety hazard in an area where police want to keep vehicular and pedestrian traffic moving during the tournament.

"This was just not a good corner for them to be attracting people," Ayers said, "and they did not have a permit."

https://www.espn.com/golf/usopen11/news/story?id=6674718

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