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Re:Wedding Startup RegistryLove (YC S12) Lets Couples Regist... by minikites on Thursday August 16, 2012 @08:31PM (#4394438)
Honest question: could the wooden box license be intended to slow the transport of pests via wood? Moving firewood that hasn't been heat treated has been responsible for a lot of pest plagues in forests.
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Re:Wedding Startup RegistryLove (YC S12) Lets Couples Regist... by travisp on Thursday August 16, 2012 @10:03PM (#4394710)
If so, it would be about moving wood that hasn't been heat treated. The law is generally worded to specifically be related to the funeral business. There are other laws that are similarly restrictive, such as a law in Louisiana that prohibits anyone from selling "funeral merchandise" if not licensed:

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/casket-making-monks-fight-sel...

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Re:Wedding Startup RegistryLove (YC S12) Lets Couples Regist... by rdl on Thursday August 16, 2012 @10:37PM (#4394819)
Not really an issue with treated/finished lumber.
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