BTW, I posted it here because I am sure Mr. RB will turn it into some kind of political. David, you had something to do with farming, maybe you can explain this. She got fined for selling her farm products? If you don't sell them, how can you farm? What am I missing? http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...ned-with-fines-for-hosting-a-childs-birthday/ or an interview http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/01/2...fter-throwing-birthday-party-her-own-property
Sounds to me like a lady who didn't make much effort to get along with her neighbor. Unless there are special exemptions targeting agriculture in State or local laws then as a retailer she is subject to the same rules and regulations as any other retailer conducting business in her jurisdiction. In most instances local authorities tend to leave these little mom and pop fruit stands alone until someone files a complaint. Most of the time a complaint is filed due to a dispute with a neighbor but many instances the complaint comes from a like kind competing business who has actually acquired all the proper permits and is filing all the required paperwork and reports in a timely manner. (Business Permit, Occupancy Permit, Health Permit, Sales Tax Permit and tax returns, etc.).
I just saw FOX and the Blaze and realized that I was about to have my intelligence insulted so I left it to those with no intelligence in the first place. Especially the OP'er.
As mentioned in the previous post, probably just a local issue. Around here one needs permits/licenses for some things but not others. I have a local brewery that buys grapes from me & no permits are needed but if I were to sell them at a market I would need to be licensed. And if I grew large crops of say corn or tobacco I would have to be permitted. The worst regulations I experience are in fuel usage and environmental concerns...even though I don't use any sort of regulated pesticides or fertilizers we still have to make the land, barn & equipment available to the EPA, AG inspectors & DNR upon demand.
I have the feeling she was selling more than strictly farm produce. Items which required additional processing beyond going straight from the field to her retail establishment.
Considering that they have introduced a bill in the VA legislature to prevent whatever from happening.
"Boneta did actually get a permit last year to sell fresh produce and crafts at her “retail farm store,” but after she received it, county regulations changed to require an additional permit to sell certain items — including handspun yarns and birdhouses — once covered under the one Boneta already had" Does she sell handspun yarns and birdhouses?
