Texas Police Shut Down Little Girls’ Lemonade Stand For No Permit [VIDEO]

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A couple of little girls wanted to buy their dad a father's day present by raising $150 for Splash Kingdom Water Park tickets. So they did what any kid would do and put up a lemonade stand. Sounds like a great idea, right?

That was until the cops pulled up on these little girls and demanded a permit. By law in Texas you have to have a permit to sell food that has to be refrigerated. The law in Texas states:

"Texas House Bill 970, or the Texas Baker's Bill, prohibits the sale of food which requires time or temperature control to prevent spoilage."

Since lemonade must be refrigerated, by law, the girls can not sell it without an inspection and permit according to Police Chief Clyde Carter.

The permit is $150 which the city agreed to wave, but the health department is a whole other thing.

The 7 and 8-year-old little girls said they will set up another lemonade stand but instead of selling they will be accepting donations. After news of the incident became public, Splash Kingdom Water Park offered the girls and their dad free tickets to the park.

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