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In Michigan, a prospective law would eliminate virtually all regulations on that ole’ chestnut: the childhood lemonade stand.
If it can be believed, state house Representative Cam Cavitt (R-Cheboygan), had the issue brought to his attention after the local health department in his district demanded that some children pay repeated fees to run their lemonade stands.
The parents reached out to Cavitt, who introduced common sense protections for the classic child-run, non-alcoholic beverage stand, and it passed overwhelmingly in the state house.
“This is a practical change that will make it easier for our kids to gain real business experience and develop civic responsibility. I was glad to see the votes pour in,” Cavitt told CBS News.
The law permits minors to operate a temporary food business serving non-temperature controlled beverages on private property without paying anyone for that privilege.
Provided the beverages aren’t alcoholic and the business makes less than $5,000 a year, the minor is free to operate freely according to their God-given right.
In response to a truly head-scratching number of legal assaults on the running of lemonade stands by children around the country, several states, including Texas and Georgia, have made them exempt from most if not all business law requirements.
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Cavitt’s House Bill 6007 will now go to the Senate for a vote.
Nearby in Colorado, such protections were also extended to home-cooked meals sold informally provided they take a food safety course and not transport the food more than 2 hours from the place it was cooked.
Colorado House Majority Leader Monica Dura said that the ‘Tamale Act gives’ people a chance to turn family recipes and cooking skills into a business opportunity.
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