Okay, I'm a little calmer now. Thirsty, to you and the others on the forum in law enforcement, I apologize for painting you all with a broad brush. My frustration was with the officer involved, not you.

But my frustration with the situation has not subsided. After the incident I had a conversation with the yard owner. It turns out that if I go to fight the ticket and I bring my LLC papers, they will throw the ticket out. The law apparently is for catching tweakers and thieves, not honest business people. Which still begs the question, why did the officer write a ticket when I have my logo and phone number signage all over my trucks? The simple answer is revenue generation. They hope I'll just pay.

So I've since done a little research and discovered that most of the communities in which I do business have some sort of similar licensing requirements on the books. To the tune of a total cost that equals driving me out of business. Seems that if there is a licensing requirement it ough to be state-wide. I can't drive 3 miles around here without entering a different jurisdiction.

My solution is to ignore licensing requirements for now. In two years of business this is the first time I've had a problem. I've had a number of conversations with cops in other jurisdictions without any issues, so much like those who do curbside shopping I do my best to play nice however I can.



I stand by my statement though that encounters with law enforcement rarely leave one unscathed and are to be avoided as much as possible.