{"id":"ME-082","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Maine","state":"ME","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Department of Economic and Community Development (with DHHS and Maine CDC)","authority":"EO 16 FY 20/21 § III (delegation); EO 49 § IV; EO 55 § I(B)-(C)","instrument":"COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Seated Food and Drink Service (as of Dec. 16, 2020)","title":"Seated Food and Drink Service checklist","dateIssued":"2020-12-16","effective":"2020-11-20 (9 p.m. closing); 2020-11-04 (50 per room); 2020-11-01 (bars outdoor-only)","end":"9 p.m. closing ended Feb. 1, 2021; checklist superseded by Moving Maine Forward protocols Mar. 26, 2021 and lapsed June 30, 2021","startDate":"2020-11-20","endDate":"2021-02-01","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["CURF","ALC","CAP","GATH","MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["restaurants, bars, social clubs, tasting rooms, and establishments hosting catered events"],"clause":"Beginning Friday, November 20, 2020 through Sunday, January 3, 2021, Seated Food and Drink Service establishments must close for the night by 9:00 p.m. This does not apply to take-out or delivery.... Note: Bars, breweries, and tasting rooms must remain outdoor-only until further notice. (Updated 11/1/20)... For indoor seated gatherings, the total number of people at any one time must be no more than 50 per room, with no more than two rooms used. This includes front-of-house staff.... For outdoor seated gatherings, the occupancy limit is 100 people.... Require employees to wear cloth face coverings.... Customers must wear face coverings at all times, including when seated at the table, except while eating or drinking.","enforcement":"EO 16 FY 20/21 § IV: \u0027Any violation of requirements adopted pursuant to Section III of this Order is a violation of this Order\u0027; license action; 37-B M.R.S. § 786","functions":["DR dining room (50 per room; 9 p.m. close)","BA bar (outdoor-only)","BQ catered events","KT kitchen (face shields)","HR screening","CB"],"notes":"The instrument of the winter 2020-21 curfew for restaurants, bars, social clubs and tasting rooms; the Mills Administration extended the 9 p.m. closing beyond Jan. 3, 2021 (release, Dec. 2020 and Jan. 2021) and ended it Feb. 1, 2021 (release, Jan. 2021).","sourceUrl":"https://www.maine.gov/decd/checklists/seated-service","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201216172426/https://www.maine.gov/decd/checklists/seated-service","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":267676,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ME","url":"/library/ME-082","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ME-082","citation":"Department of Economic and Community Development (with DHHS and Maine CDC), COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Seated Food and Drink Service (as of Dec. 16, 2020) (Ex. ME-082)","stateName":"Maine","related":["DUT-ME-008","DUT-ME-017","ME-039"]}