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No Such Thing as a Free Breakfast Either

By Eric Lipman

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At least not at a Camarillo, Cal. hardware store. Via the folks at Overlawyered, we get heartbreaking news for every Homer Simpson wannabe in Ventura County: The health department is standing by its decision to order a local hardware store to cease and desist serving free coffee and donuts to its customers. While the initial story was met with the expected ridicule and anger, it seems there was a bit more than initially met the eye going on at the B & B Do It Center. The anonymous customer complaint that sparked the health department SWAT team to swoop in was apparently not about the coffee and donuts at all, but rather about the grilled meat that the store was dishing out as part of its demoing a big ol' smoker on weekends. The meat smelled so goshdurn good that customers were requesting samples and, in accord with the small-town feel that characterized all encounters at the B & B, the hardware folks were happy to oblige. Under the relevant health regulations, giving away free meat without a permit is apparently a big no-no. Putting the kibosh on the coffee and donuts, and on the incidental sale of candy, was...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on March 03, 2010 (boomark / email).