Lemonade stand
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A lemonade stand is a business that is commonly owned and operated by children to sell lemonade. The concept has become an icon of youthful summertime North American culture.[1] The term may also be used to refer to stands that sell similar beverages such as iced tea and soda.[2] They are typically erected in the summer.
The stand may be a folding table or crafted out of an improvised material such as plywood or cardboard.[3][4]
Educational benefits
[edit]Lemonade stands are often viewed as a way for children to experience business at a young age. The ideas of profit, economic freedom, and teamwork are often attributed to traits lemonade stands can instill. However, unlike a real business, they benefit from free labor, no rent, and lack of expenses.[3]
Legality
[edit]In some areas, lemonade stands are usually in technical violation of several laws, including operation without a business license and/or permit, lack of adherence to health codes, and sometimes child labor laws.[5] Lemonade stands have been known to spread disease due to poor sanitation, including a 1941 case in Chicago where 12 people were infected with poliovirus, five of whom were paralyzed, from a child's lemonade stand.[6]
Enforcement of these laws for lemonade stand operations are extremely rare, but have been known to occur, typically to public outcry.[1] In June 2015, police in Overton, Texas told children running a lemonade stand that they would need to apply for a permit and check with the health department before selling perishable food.[7]
In 2018, Country Time created Legal-Ade, which pays up to $300 of the legal fees for lemonade stands fined in 2017 or 2018, or for 2018 permits.[8]
The New York Legislature took up a bill in 2019 that, if passed, will explicitly make lemonade stands operated by minors legal and exempt from most regulations.[9] As of that summer, fourteen U.S. states explicitly allow operation of a lemonade stand without a permit.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Hayes, Kevin. "Lemonade Stand Shut Down by Food Inspectors; County Chair Apologizes". CBS News. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ↑ Cox, Doug. "Lemonade stand economics". Pryor Daily Times. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- 1 2 Aileron. "Are Lemonade Stands Good Training For Entrepreneurs?". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- ↑ Capotosto, Rosario; Wicks, Harry (August 1979). "Build the best lemonade stand on your block". Popular Mechanics. 152 (2): 86, 87, 129–131.
- ↑ Police in Ga. shut down girls' lemonade stand. Associated Press. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ↑ "Girl's Lemonade Stand Gives Hot Tip on Paralysis". The Kerrville Times. 18 September 1941. p. 8. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "Police Shut Down Girls' Lemonade Stand for Ridiculous Reason". yahoo.com. 10 June 2015.
- ↑ Campisi, Jessica; Ahmed, Saeed (2018-06-11). "For kids getting busted for running lemonade stands without permits, these guys are here to help". CNN. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ↑ https://www.wivb.com/news/state/dispute-over-kid-s-lemonade-stand-prompts-legislation-in-ny/1975908435 Archived 2019-05-03 at the Wayback Machine?
- ↑ "Country Time wants to legalize all lemonade stands". 19 June 2019.
