Beware the Sunshine Police!

As a way to “protect young people from skin cancer,” Maryland legislators are considering a bill that would prevent minors from using tanning beds without written consent from a parent or guardian on the premises. On the premises. If passed, this bill would mean teens would have to drag their parents down to the salon every time they wanted to tan. Violators could be subject to fines, too: up to $250 for the first offense, $500 for the second, and up to $1,000 thereafter.

(No one tell them about going outside to get some sun; they might ban that, too.)