SALT LAKE CITY — Utah leaders regularly tout the state as one of the nation’s most “business-friendly,” and on Tuesday advanced a bill to remove regulations for some of the smallest businesses out there: lemonade stands.
Sen. Jake Anderegg, R-Lehi, said he would like to see lemonade stands operated by children be exempt from laws regulating farmers’ markets, in the name of fostering the entrepreneurial spirit among Utah youth.
“Let’s just be frank: There’s a bit of a buyer’s beware when you’re buying from some of these kids,” he told a legislative committee Tuesday. “Like when you drive up to the lemonade stand and they’re like, literally using their hand to mix it. I want to help them so I’m gonna buy it, but I’m not gonna drink it.”
Anderegg is sponsoring SB151, which would exempt minor producers and operators from rules requiring farmers’ market vendors and other direct sellers to inform customers that their food is not officially licensed or certified by the state. He said consumers should understand that kids are just trying to learn the basics of running a business, and simply don’t eat the food if they’re at all concerned about the preparation.
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Written by CARTER BEAL-CVETKO, KSL.com.