Seven children selling lemonade were told by police they had to close up shop — because they didn’t have a permit.

Cops went sour on a group of kids after a resident in the Haverford Township, Pa., neighborhood sicced police on the youngsters for selling lemonade on a residential street.

Police told the kids, including 5-year-old triplets, that they were violating the law, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Selling lemonade in the township requires a permit — which was news to the mother of four of the children, Dana Kleinschmidt, as well as the rest of the police department.

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After a little research by fellow officer Sgt. Joe Hagan, it was discovered that selling lemonade is legal — for children under the age of 16. (Read more from nbcphiladelphia.com)

This entry was posted on Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at 4:11 am and is filed under War on Commerce.