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Kids have their lemonade stands with the adorable little backwards E’s on the sign, selling sugary lemon water to the world. But sometimes you’ve got to take those kids down a peg for not having the proper permits. At least if you’re the NYPD.

It’s a summertime tradition for kids everywhere – setting up a lemonade stand and hoping to make a few bucks off of thirsty passersby.

That is, unless you do it on city park property – as did one little girl who was ticketed for trying to serve up summer refreshment.

To 10-year-old Clementine Lee, setting up a lemonade stand at Riverside Park on a hot Saturday afternoon seemed like a fun way to make money.

Instead, she and her dad got slapped with a $50 fine.

“They made me feel really, really bad, and scared at the same time,” Clemetine said. “We could have gotten into really big trouble and gotten arrested or something.”

A spokesperson for the Parks Department says the agents showed poor judgment and that the ticket will be dismissed.

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