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- Jurisdiction
- Alabama
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Ala. Code §§ 28-3-2, 28-3-47; § 41-22-5(b)
- Issued
- 2020-09-30 Sept. 30, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-09-29
- End
- readopted October 29, 2020 (Ex. AL-036); 120-day emergency rule (read as 2020-10-29)
- In force
- Sept. 29, 2020 to Oct. 29, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all on-premises ABC licensees
- Functions reached
- BA
- DR
- FB
- AM casinos and clubs
- PE concert venues with licenses
- Collection
- Alabama AL
Operative words
All on-premises ABC licensees shall abide by the directives of the State Health Officer in all aspects of the operation of the ABC licensed business. At a minimum all businesses licensed by the ABC Board for on-premises sales and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall: 1. Admit no more than fifty percent (50%) of the occupancy as established by the State Fire Marshall and the Health Department; or the amount that will allow safe social distance, not to exceed fifty percent (50%). 2. Require each patron admitted and each employee to wear an adequate covering over the nose and mouth at all times except when seated and/or when consuming food or beverages or in an outside area. 3. Require patrons to maintain a minimum of six feet (6') distance between individuals and groups.... Any ABC licensee found to be in violation of this emergency order or any subsequent directive of the State Health Officer shall be subject to immediate suspension of their ABC license
Enforcement
Immediate license suspension, Ala. Code §§ 28-3A-24(b), 41-22-19(d)
Notes
Restaurants and bars; hotels; entertainment. A second, independent enforcement channel for the State Health Officer's rules on licensed premises.
Retrieval noteOCR read; certification states effective date September 29, 2020.