Article: Until June, shave ice is forbidden fruit in Provo

PROVO -- The temperature hit 85 degrees here on Monday, and it could touch 90 by Wednesday. But in Provo, only scofflaws dared turn to shave ice for relief.

After all, the snowy treat is illegal to sell in Provo until June.

"It's kind of a dumb law, I think," said Taylor Headman, a 14- year-old with a portable Snowie machine who wanted to open a stand in time to raise money for an upcoming class trip.

Taylor's father, Justin, is a Provo firefighter. When he and others called this spring to complain about the obscure ordinance, the mayor and City Council took notice.

"It's true. You can't sell shaved ice in Provo until June 1," Mayor Lewis Billings informed the council at a recent meeting.

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