Woman fined $5K for throwing birthday party on family farm

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Welcome back Virginia farmers staging a pitchfork protest in support of one of their own who was fine 5000 dollars.

For hosting a birthday party and selling various homemade items on her land.

Without a permit our next -- say the county is breaking the law.

Here to explain -- organizers of the protest mark fits givens and Rick Buchanan good to see you both.

Good morning -- and what exactly.

Was more -- your friend it.

55000 dollars.

-- -- for selling her farm products.

Without the permit that the -- thought she should have and she was fine for having a birthday party.

Or 810 year old girls on her property and these -- friends of hers.

One of her friends and her and children eight years old.

How dare she Rick.

Throw a birthday party on her own -- tell us what you guys think about the decision of the county to try and find your friend 5000 dollars.

Well their friend Martha.

Is doing what all.

And and cited and now fine.

For doing what hundreds of farmers in the in the area do.

They have a thousand on the county's website to do exactly what she does and yet she's the only person has been cited and in fact.

The ordinance in which she was cited under.

The administrative special permit that she was supposed to have.

No one in the county has ever gotten more you know you're you -- -- -- can't figure out.

Right usually there's a reason for such regulations mark.

What exactly is the reason the city is trying to find your friend 5000 dollars what are they trying to accomplish here.

Under the auspices of protecting the health and safety of its citizens.

The zoning administrator Kimberly Johnson.

Is actually breaking the zoning ordinance herself and she's out -- violating Virginians -- right reform act.

And she's violating the constitution which flock here resident chief Chief Justice John Marshall.

Called our Paramount and fundamental law so she's violating county state.

And constitutional law and -- and -- -- forcing the ordinance on Martha and trying to impose fines.

For having birthday parties and pumpkin carvings on the property.

The -- for mentioned Kimberly Johnson telling foxnews.com quote there were a multitude.

Of violations.

Issuing a warning is standard practice in the county for such violation she can get administrative permit for 90%.

Of the events being held.

What do you think of that statement Rick and what exactly -- you guys doing to fight.

Well.

Miss Johnson also said that publicly that publicly that.

Their friend Martha -- was out of line and we think it's Kimberly Johnson who is out of line.

Our biggest problem is she has never been to the farm.

Has never seen what -- cells and yet -- citing her for what she's what she and her staff have found on the Internet.

On FaceBook postings.

For personal FaceBook but FaceBook postings and event bright and other -- website.

It's -- -- outraged.

That's interest in the city.

Went to FaceBook to find evidence of all this mark fits givens Rick Buchanan the organizers of this pitch for protest thanks for being here.

Thank you -- -- having us in there's one organization it's CFTR dot org that's organizing a legal offense -- on behalf of Martha and they'll have that up this week CFTR dot or guard thank -- --

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