Thursday, July 21, 2011

Lemonade stand shut down by officers in Texas

KTNV-TV

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...[Full Article]