{"id":"DUT-WV-018","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Office of Governor Jim Justice (\u0027West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback\u0027)","authority":"Office of the Governor, West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback, A Guide to Safely Opening Restaurants and Bars (May 19, 2020)","instrument":"A Guide to Safely Opening Restaurants and Bars (issued May 19, 2020)","title":"A Guide to Safely Opening Restaurants and Bars: 50 percent indoor seating; six-foot spacing; bar service; screening; face coverings; cleaning; licensing consequence of non-adherence","dateIssued":"2020-05-19","effective":"2020-05-21 (restaurants) and 2020-05-26 (bars): \u0027these guidelines will replace all previously issued state guidance\u0027","end":"Seating caps raised to 75 percent Feb. 20, 2021 (EO 6-21; Ex. WV-058) and to 100 percent subject to distancing Mar. 6, 2021 (EO 8-21; Ex. WV-060); framework terminated Apr. 20, 2021 (EO 12-21; Ex. WV-063)","startDate":"2020-05-21","endDate":"2021-02-20","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["COND","OTHER","GATH","EMP"],"addressees":["specified businesses: restaurants, bars and \u0027other facilities that prepare and serve food and/or drinks\u0027 reopened under EO 39-20 and EO 40-20"],"clause":"Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in suspension of a restaurant\u0027s or bar\u0027s license to operate or its ABCA license... Limit indoor occupancy to 50% of seating capacity.... Clear paths must be designed... without breaking the six (6) feet social-distancing barriers.... No live music, and all... playgrounds shall remain closed.","enforcement":"Suspension of the establishment\u0027s license to operate or its ABCA license \u0027and/or other appropriate enforcement measures\u0027; EO 9-20 para. 7 enforcement","functions":[],"notes":"Recorded verb by verb: mandatory (\u0027Limit indoor occupancy to 50% of seating capacity\u0027; service from the bar \u0027is prohibited\u0027 until May 26; \u0027Clear paths must be designed\u0027; \u0027Enforce social distancing for those not residing together\u0027; \u0027playgrounds shall remain closed\u0027; face \u0027coverings shall be cleaned or replaced daily\u0027; cleaning protocols \u0027shall include EPA-approved disinfectants\u0027; \u0027silverware must be pre-rolled\u0027; \u0027restaurants must place\u0027 trash bins); recommended (\u0027bar seating should be spaced\u0027; disposable menus \u0027strongly encouraged\u0027; employees \u0027are encouraged to take their temperature\u0027; \u0027Drinks should be served in cans or bottles\u0027); daily symptom screening of all employees with five specified questions; and the consequence clause that non-adherence \u0027may result in suspension of a restaurant\u0027s or bar\u0027s license to operate or its ABCA license, as applicable, and/or other appropriate enforcement measures.\u0027 Businesses \u0027are allowed and encouraged to implement more stringent protocols.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/Covid%20Week%205/2020.05.19%20Restaurants%20and%20Bars%20Guidelines.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200520141944/https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/Covid%20Week%205/2020.05.19%20Restaurants%20and%20Bars%20Guidelines.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":324714,"grade":"primary","character":"guidance_incorporated","description":"","collection":"DUT-WV","url":"/library/DUT-WV-018","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-WV-018","citation":"Office of Governor Jim Justice (\u0027West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback\u0027), A Guide to Safely Opening Restaurants and Bars (issued May 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-018)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":["WV-058","WV-060","WV-063","WV-034","DUT-WV-016","DUT-WV-025","DUT-WV-026","DUT-WV-020","DUT-WV-019","DUT-WV-017"]}