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By Roger Harnack
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Bill would protect child entrepreneurs selling lemonade

Measure would prohibit local government from requiring licensing

 

Last updated 1/27/2020 at 3:23pm



OLYMPIA – A bill has been introduced in the state House of Representatives that would protect child entrepreneurs wanting to sell lemonade in the summer or hot chocolate in the winter.

House Bill 2232, introduced by Rep. Luanne Van Werven, R-Lynden, would protect children from overzealous bureaucrats trying to collect business license and other fees, or restrict their ability to occasionally sell non-alcoholic drinks to passersby.

A public hearing on the measure took place Jan. 21.

Under the bill, local governments would be prohibited from enacting or enforcing laws restricting children from selling non-alcoholic drinks at stands on private property. Furthermore, local governments would be prohibited from requiring a license for a child to sell hot or cold beverages.

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Roger Harnack, Publisher

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Roger Harnack is co-owner and publisher of Free Press Publishing. An award-winning journalist, photographer, editor and publisher who grew up in Eastern Washington, he's one of only two Washington state journalists ever to receive the international Golden Quill for editorial/commentary writing. Roger is committed to preserving local media, and along with it, a local voice for Eastern Washington.

 

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