When reading a regulation your first priority always needs to be, answering the question, "Who does this apply to?" If the rule applies to people who do x, and

When reading a regulation your first priority always needs to be, answering the question, "Who does this apply to?" If the rule applies to people who do x, and you encounter a requirement that is clearly burdensome, then you should reevaluate whether or not your really want to do x. ie... The new liquor regulation is 10^100 pages long, but page 1 says we dont have to read the rest if we just serve wine and beer.