Is it important to get the
Is it important to get the beach certified as BF-Friendly? I would think that this might put the Chamber of Commerce into a bad spot, as others above have suggested.
If they get the whiff of liability in their nose, they will become cautious. Taking a decision means taking responsibility for the consequences of that decision. Hence, the very act of them declaring it BF-Friendly means that they are officially approving it, which amounts to them taking some degree of responsibility.
I am firmly of the opinion, it is best to leave all things barefoot un-certified, un-legislated etc.
We will see the day, alas, when race directors, or city officials, or "concerned citizens" start making rules against barefoot running. Some may even do it out of spite for having had their world turned upside down.
Let sleeping dogs lie, at least until we're far enough down the road. (But, come to think of it, those sleeping dogs don't wear shoes either.)
Cheers,
Paleo