Tired of Kids Getting Fined, Startup Crowdfunds an App to Permit the Lemonade Stand

Government Technology: Lisa Abeyta spotted a problem in June, when she saw a video of a woman calling the police on an 8-year-old girl selling water bottles in San Francisco. The girl’s crime? She didn’t have a permit.

No one was fined in that instance, but small-time food vendors around the country can attest that that’s not always the case. Last summer, Country Time Lemonade even started a program to pay legal fees for kids who get fined for running a lemonade stand.

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