Bay Town enacts an ordinance to allow only a few recreational boating outfits to op-er-ate in certain areas of its harbor,for the purpose of reducing traffic. A court would likely review this ordinance under the principles of

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An ordinance that limits the operation of recreational boating outfits in certain areas of the harbor allows only a few selected outfits to operate, which may violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Equal Protection Clause requires that similarly situated individuals or entities be treated equally by the law. Any discriminatory action that treats a particular group unfavorably is scrutinized under this principle. Therefore, a court would likely review this ordinance under the principles of equal protection.

Bay Town Enacts an Ordinance to Allow Only a Few