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Dean G.
 
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Get a copy of the law. Is is a local (county) law ? If so, it only
allies inside that jurisdiction. Also, local laws are fairly easy to
get changed. You don't need a lobbyist to talk to the county councilman
down the street. Make an issue of it at meetings and make sure you
stress the jobs angle. This law costs our county jobs. Perhaps
so-and-so will agree to an amendment that allows personal chefs to do
this if they have a food safety certification. If not, you can always
run for his office next election, loudly stressing that so-and-so is
anti-job. Frequently, odd laws like this are passed to protect
someone's investment. In that case, you may be up against big money. If
that is the case, you may still be able to work out an amendment to the
law that allows you to work, but doesn't affect the monied interests
(not that I really care about them, just trying to be practical.)

If it is a state law, then there is very likely a lot more info.
Perhaps you can talk to a lawyer who could pull up all the relevant
case law on Lexis-Nexis or Westlaw. Then you can see what the court
says. If the appeals court says it is ok to charge for the food, but
not the cooking you may be able to get around the law by being carful
how you bill your clients. Otherwise, perhaps your client will agree to
lease their kitchen to you. That sounds odd, but with a good contract,
no one needs to worry about it too much.

Dean G.