Update: Florida Amends On-Premises Alcohol Suspension
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The Department of Business and Professional Regulation has updated its suspension of on-premises alcohol consumption. The following provisions of amended emergency order 2020-09 are now in effect:
Vendors licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, but not licensed to offer food service, shall suspend sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.
Vendors licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, and also licensed to offer food service, may continue to operate as restaurants in accordance with Executive Orders 20-68, 20-71, 20-112 and 20-139, by
Limiting indoor capacity to 50% of seating occupancy, excluding employees;
Serving food and beverages for on-premises consumption to customers seated at tables or bar counters, with appropriate social distancing; and
Screening employees in accordance with the criteria set forth in Executive Order 20-68, Section 3(C).
Vendors licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises may continue to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises in accordance with Executive Order 20-71, Sections I and 2.
Nothing in this Emergency Order permits nightclubs to operate.
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