Legislators in Kentucky have recently passed a law that allows people in the state to exchange their baked goods for cash.
In many states, people are free to sell baked goods that they've made from home, but there are a few areas where people have been criminalized over such actions. The criminalization of such a business has taken place in areas like New Jersey and Wisconsin.
The new law in Kentucky enables folks there to be able to sell their baked goods, along with some other food items that they might've prepared such as jams and jellies, or processed fruit and vegetables.
Prior to the changes, people who hadn't grown the main ingredients in their products or who weren't farmers, were limited from being able to start a business from home in this way.
Now that they've passed the law, there is the potential for many people who need it to be able to start working from home to earn more money. Although, it shouldn't have taken legislators writing it down on a piece of paper, in order for that sort of exchange to be accepted.
If two parties are interested in making an exchange, one of them being someone who made home-made goods, and the other being a hungry person who is willing to exchange their money for that good; why does any other party need to be involved?
This sort of criminalization, of preventing people from baking goods at home and selling them, has been deemed unconstitutional and it's an effort that liberty advocates have been fighting against for years.
It's alleged that Kentucky has become the 48th state now to endorse this sort of business, allowing people to bake and sell goods that were made from home; along with other items. There are current efforts underway that are seeking to sue the government in places like NJ, over their criminalization in trying to prevent people from starting these sorts of at-home food businesses.
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Sources:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/instituteforjustice/2018/04/03/new-kentucky-law-will-let-anyone-start-a-home-baking-business/#589171be1e32
https://www.lanereport.com/88836/2018/04/gov-bevin-signs-home-baking-bill/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/instituteforjustice/2017/12/28/new-jersey-faces-lawsuit-for-outlawing-selling-home-baked-cakes-which-is-legal-in-49-states/#49d4110d45ba
http://fox6now.com/2017/10/05/judge-rules-wisconsin-home-bakers-free-to-sell-baked-goods-directly-to-consumers/
http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/wisconsin-home-baking-sales-law
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-jerseys-home-baked-goods-ban-lawsuit/
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