7 Year-Old’s Lemonade Stand Gets Shutdown

Police in Tulare, CA may have gone too far after shutting down a 7 year-old’s lemonade stand for not having a business permit. Daniella Earnest decided to have a lemonade stand on a busy intersection, so that she could save up money for her and her family to go to Disneyland. However, local authorities said that it is illegal to have a stand anyplace beyond her front yard.

Determined to sell lemonade, Daniela and her father took their appeal to town hall, where the city officials tried to work out a comprise with the young girl.

In the end, Daniela was able to reach her goal after a local radio station purchased 30 glasses of lemonade and paid her via four tickets to Disneyland.

In cases like these you have to wonder how much of a real threat is a young girl’s lemonade stand to the city codes. Yes their are laws set in place, but I think they overreacted by shutting the stand down.