In Coeur d'Alene in northern Idaho, seventy-year-old Rose Christman was the subject of an undercover sting operation. She was selling lipstick and cosmetics in her own home, a violation of a zoning law that prohibited commercial activity on her side of the street. Christman started selling her Avon wares at home when she began suffering from arthritis and allergies. Paul Telebar, who is in charge of zoning enforcement, responded that he has "no intention of putting her out of business. Our intention is simply to conform to the zoning regulations in her neighborhood. Laws are laws."

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