Mobile Art Dealer Sues Town Over Requiring Donation of All Profit to Charity

Local law allegedly violates North Carolina constitution's 'fruits of their own labor' provision

Ami Hill, proprietor of #Bus252, a mobile art gallery in a refurbished school bus. The business is based in Kill Devil Hills, N.C. photo courtesy of Pacific Legal Foundation

A mobile art gallery owner is suing a North Carolina town over a local ordinance that forces itinerant vendors like her to give 100 percent of profits to charity in exchange for the right to sell during the high tourism season.

Ami Hill is the proprietor of mobile art gallery #Bus252 and of the Muse Markets, which features work from local artists and artisans.