Monday, October 03, 2011

USDA threatens $60,000 fine, federal raid against woman in legal possession of indoor lemon tree...

The US government's assault against innocent American citizens continues to get more aggressive and just plain strange, with new reports of harassment against honest owners of ordinary lemon trees. Health Freedom Alliance (HFA) reports that officials from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are now spying on people whom they suspect are in possession of ordinary lemon trees, and threatening them with excessive fines and even federal raids if they refuse to surrender the plants on demand.

Several years ago, Bridget Donovan, who has now been dubbed "The Lemon Tree Lady," purchased a Meyer lemon tree from meyerlemontree.com. A resident of Wisconsin, Donovan purchased the tree legally and in full accordance with all federal and state laws regulating citrus transport, and had lovingly cultivated and cared for her indoor citrus plant for nearly three years.

Then, out of nowhere, Donovan received an unexpected letter from the USDA informing her that government officials were going to come and seize her tree and destroy it -- and that she was not going to be compensated for her loss. The letter also threatened that if Donovan was found to be in possession of "regulated citrus" again, she could be fined up to $60,000. Full story...

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  2. " I was arrested for a law that doesn't exist." 
  3. The inexplicable war on lemonade stands... 
  4. Brave US cops arrest children selling lemonade... 
  5. Georgia man fined $5000 for growing vegetables in his own land!!! 
  6. Oregan's little lemonade seller gives the State the finger...
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  8. California family farm ordered to destroy 50,000 pounds (22680 kilos) of cheese... 

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