The City of Destin is abusing its power—and we’ve had enough. Local officials are targeting small, state-licensed ice cream vendors with daily fines, legal threats, and harassment, all to protect politically connected business interests. Their goal? To create a monopoly on beachside sales and drive out honest, hardworking families who just want a fair shot. Our business is fully licensed by the Florida Department of Agriculture. We operate on state-controlled public trust lands below the Mean High Water Line—outside the City’s jurisdiction. And yet, Destin has unlawfully escalated enforcement, ticketing us on land they don’t even own. This isn’t just about ice cream. This is about freedom, fairness, and stopping a city government that thinks it’s above the law. I am a disabled Army combat veteran. I fought for this country, came home, and my family built their business from the ground up. Now, instead of respecting the limits of their authority, the City is overstepping its legal boundaries—trying to shut us down for operating on land they don’t even control. For years, the City of Destin told us we were in compliance. We operated peacefully, without issue. But the moment the city was served with a lawsuit from the local ice cream truck company the same company that my family had to get a restraining order on for stalking, harassing, and death threats, they even told us, “if we didn’t get off their beach they would end our lives” who clearly wants to monopolize ice cream, the city changed their tune—suddenly writing daily tickets, threatening legal action, and trying to shut us down. This isn’t about public safety. It’s retaliation. It’s selective enforcement. And it’s wrong. Destin City Councilman Dewey Destin—owner of a competing sno cone business—voted to have ice cream vendors arrested on state land where the city has no jurisdiction. That’s not just a conflict of interest—it’s corruption. When elected officials use their power to silence competition and protect their own businesses, they betray the very people they were sworn to serve. Stand with us. Stand for small business, for freedom, and for the Constitution. Sign your name and send a message loud and clear: we will not be bullied off land that belongs to all of us. 🛑 We Demand: The City of Destin immediately cease enforcement actions against vendors operating legally under state jurisdiction!
 An end to retaliatory ticketing in response to ongoing litigation.
A formal review and revision of city ordinances that unlawfully target food vendors on public beach lands.
A commitment to equal treatment under the law—regardless of politics, connections, or corporate influence Let’s be clear: these are sovereign lands, held in public trust under Article X, Section 11 of the Florida Constitution. Destin has an Erosion Control Line (ECL), a boundary established by the State of Florida to mark where private property ends and state-owned submerged lands begin. Because our operations occur seaward of that line, it reinforces that we are operating on sovereign state waters—making it even clearer that this is the State’s jurisdiction, not the City of Destin’s. The City of Destin does not own this beach—and they don’t own the people’s right to earn a living on it either. If you believe in small business, in fairness, and in standing up to government overreach: Sign this petition. Share it. Speak up. Because today it’s ice cream… tomorrow it’s every small business that doesn’t play by their rules. 📢 Stay Updated on the Movement Follow our journey & fight for vendor rights: @MyPrettyInfertileLife on all major platforms