government's intrusion in our daily lives

It's a minor item but oh, so typical.
Yesterday I ran into the government, again!! Trying to buy a replacement for an old 2 gallon fuel can at the local hardware store I was acquainted by the owner about the fact that our well known fuel cans, for home and garden use, were changed since May. The new cans come with short rigid vented spouts. No separate vent opening. I need to fill up the minuscule tank of my Stihl lawn trimmer, which is on the side of the unit. There is absolutely no way that one can put a litlle fuel mix into an inch and a half opening without making a mess of fuel spilling all over coming out of a rigid spout. Flexible spout, directable, were common before. But the government, in its arrogance to protect us from ourselves decided, unilaterally to change waht used to be good basic fuel can designs.
You wonder how many government bureaucrats spend all their time thinking about new rules, regulations and designs just to justify their existence. No one asked them to do these things. Aren't we, as citizens supposed to have a voice in things that affect us all??
Anyone interested in pursuing this item, please let me know. I wrote the governor of our state about it yesterday.