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Hoarding Food is Illegal...

... at least, that's what I've been reading. According to some sources, USA federal government has laws on the books, since Clinton, about stashing food. Some local/state governments too.

I'm curious - Mormons require a year's worth of food to be stored. Would they be exempt for religious reasons? If so, are there any other religions that would be exempt?

Here's a few links about food hoarding regulations:
There were so many more links...

Personally, we buy lots of rice, but not just to store because prices may rise later. We buy it because I grind it into flour to make foods for my gluten-intolerant child. And we use the rice to make rice milk for my lactose-intolerant Hubby. And, we just like to eat rice. One 25-pound bag now lasts us just a little over 1 month.

So, if someone storms our house and sees six or ten 25-pound bags of rice in our pantry, would we be accused of food hoarding?

We don't mind sharing if we can, but ...
  1. family comes first.
  2. it's ours to give, and not anyone's right to take.

Thoughts?

3 comments:

Mayberry said...

I think it's absolutely ridiculous for anyone to tell me what I can or can't stockpile! I will continue to "hoarde" food, law or no law. They can take my food, like my guns, out of my cold, dead hands......

Anonymous said...

"They" cannot search each house to prevent hoarding (nor guns for that matter). There are more than 400 million Americans to search! Hoarding may be illegal in some states, counties, towns as it was in WWII. Point is, keep it to yourself. Don't tell people you do storage. Don't tell them you have a gun. Don't tell them your sex life, nor your social security number. Play your hand close to your chest and don't stand out. And if people start going hungry, act hungry so "They" won't know.

Anonymous said...

We don't go to movies, vacations, own boats, go to the lake, or drive SUV's. We put all of out money into the retirement future and put back food. My mother taught me to put food back when I was a kid and in the last few years I have learned her wisdom. We can and dehydrate veggies. I am not Mormon and find that most people think I am crazy for putting food back. I burn wood to heat my home. I WILL NOT BE PENALIZED FOR WORKING HARD AND SACRIFICING WHILE FOOLS SPEND THEMSELVES INTO OBLIVION. When the door of the Ark closes no one will be allowed in except possibly some family members.