Pa. Establishments Still Open Must Stop Selling Food, Alcohol To Be Consumed On-Site
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) - Bars and restaurants that are still open are ordered to stop serving food and alcohol on-site, effective Wednesday night.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is exercising its authority -- with authorization from Gov. Tom Wolf -- to put the mandate in place in order to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
Bars and restaurants must stop selling food and alcohol for on-site consumption by 8 p.m. Wednesday. Any businesses not complying will be cited and will risk losing their licenses.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says it has authority under the Liquor Code to shut down licensed establishments in times of emergency.
For restaurant, retail dispenser and hotel licensees, sales to go are still allowed. The same goes for airport restaurant license holders, sacramental wine licensees, breweries and distilleries.
As for clubs and catering, food and alcohol can't be served on-site. They're allowed to sell food to go, but not alcohol to go.
Beer distributors don't have limited operations at this time, but the state Liquor Control Board urges customers to practice social distancing and avoid gatherings of 10 or more people.
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