Wisconsin's Cookie Police: Sell One Of Your Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies; Maybe Spend 6 Months In Jail
At the Foundation for Economic Education, Anything Peaceful posts about the latest in state licensing ridiculousness -- the law against selling your own baked goods in Wisconsin:

Wisconsin's home-baked-good ban has nothing to do with safety. The state bans home bakers from selling even food the government deems to be "not potentially hazardous" such as cookies, muffins, and breads. The state also allows the sale of homemade foods like raw apple cider, maple syrup, and popcorn, as well as canned goods such as jams and pickles.

In addition, the state allows nonprofit organizations to sell any type of homemade food goods at events up to 12 days a year.

The ban is purely political. Commercial food producers like the Wisconsin Bakers Association are lobbying against a "Cookie Bill" -- which would allow the limited sale of home baked goods -- in order to protect themselves from competition.

Wonderful Institute for Justice is taking this on.