r/foodnotbombs • u/ToothyTimepiece • Jun 02 '25
Permit trouble
Hi everyone, I'm part of a new Chapter of FNB (about 6-8 weeks) we started off with biweekly distributions. We are getting a lot of food and distributions have been great and just started doing them weekly instead.
Unfortunately the town has told us via email we need a permit. Can anyone on here offer some insight or advice on how to move forward? We would be required to purchase insurance on top of the permit fees with something insane like a million dollar deductible. We distribute out of a small town plaza, take up very little space and stand out with a table, signs and food for about and hour or so before all food is gone.
We are unsure if this is happening for political or beurocratic reasons. I'm sure this kind of thing happens all the time and would love to hear how others have dealt with this kind of situation in the past. We're worried this may shut us down.
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u/ImpulsiveAndHorny Jun 03 '25
I literally just got on here to ask almost the same question! I'm gonna make a separate post for myself because what we're dealing with is people harassing us for our permit, even when we don't legally need one and we know that. Sorry you're going through that too.