Alert: Florida Officially Closes "Bars, Pubs, and Nightclubs"

Update: The Department of Business and Professional Regulation published an extremely helpful FAQ on the shutdown on March 18. Click here for a copy.

The Governor’s executive order (pdf) closing all “bars, pubs, and nightclubs” is here, and here’s what it says:

[A]ny licensee is authorized to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on premises that derive more than 50% of its gross revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages shall suspend all such sales for thirty days… effective at 5 p.m. today, March 17, 2020.

The order also includes important guidance for food service establishments:

Restaurants must immediately limit occupancy to 50% of current building capacity.
Restaurants must follow CDC guidance by ensuring a 6+ foot distance between patrons and limiting parties to 10 or fewer people.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation is in charge of ensuring that all restaurants implement employee screening, including barring employees that meet a listed set of criteria (see below).