(Reposted with permission from the Los Angeles Times)

Production Companies Say They Are Following "the Law"...
which is of no help if State laws don't exist. To wit:

TLC
19 Kids and Counting:
Permit, NO
Arkansas

Toddlers & Tiaras:
Permit, NO
Arkansas

Kate Plus 8:
Permits obtained April, 2010
Pennsylvania

Table for 12:
Permit, NO
New Jersey

Carpio Family Project:
Permit obtained May 21st, 2010
New York

Little People, Big World:
Permit, NO
Oregon

Quintuplet Surprise:
Permit, ???
Texas cannot confirm

BRAVO
9 By Design:
Permit, YES
New York

Real Housewives of Orange County
Permit, NO
California

Real Housewives of Atlanta:
Permit, NO
Georgia

Real Housewives of New Jersey:
Permit, NO
New Jersey

Real Housewives of New York:
Permit, NO
New York

Real Housewives of D.C.
Permit, NO
Virginia

WE TV
Raising Septuplets:
Permit, NO
Florida

Little Miss Perfect:
Permit, NO
Florida

OXYGEN
Tori & Dean:
Permit, YES
California

This is the truth, folks. It's deliberate and nationwide. Have we no shame?
Paul Petersen