Lemonade stand

The ideas of profit, economic freedom, and teamwork are often attributed to traits lemonade stands can instill.

[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.

A roadside lemonade stand in Georgia, July 1975, also selling squash and cucumbers.
A professional vendor in New Orleans.