You Could Be Arrested for Hosting a Potluck Supper in This State

“These are the sorts of common, everyday things that Americans don’t need to have regulated for them,” lawyer Paul Avelar says.

Natalie Johnson, --February 29, 2016

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A state lawmaker is moving to close a bizarre regulatory loophole that prohibits residents from holding potlucks in their own home or church.
Arizona state Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, called the ban a “legislative oversight” and is championing a bill to refine the statute’s language to legalize potlucks across the state. The law initially was written to subject all served food to safety regulations and health department inspections. However, lawmakers explicitly exempted potlucks and other “noncommercial social events” if they occur at a workplace. More...

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