Posted on 09/08/2020 10:14:27 AM PDT by lightman
Restaurants and bars in Pennsylvania are getting some relief.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced today that starting Sept. 21 establishments can increase indoor seating capacity from 25% to 50%. But Wolf also threw in an additional caveat - restaurants with alcohol sales will have to cut off booze sales at 10 p.m.
“While our aggressive and appropriate mitigation efforts have kept case counts low, we must continue to take important steps to protect public health and safety as we head into the fall. At the same time, we must also support the retail food services industry that has struggled throughout this pandemic,” Wolf said in a statement.
In July, Wolf reduced indoor seating capacity limits to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. In addition, seating around bars is prohibited and establishments are no longer permitted to serve alcoholic beverages unless patrons order sit-down, dine in meals. It’s unclear if the requirement to buy food when purchasing alcoholic drinks will change.
This summer, restaurant and bar owners banded together to express their dissatisfaction with the governor and the mandates. The Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association circulated a petition asking the governor to raise the capacity limits.
Under Wolf’s revised mandates, establishments will be able to show they are following orders through a self-certification process. Participating establishments will appear in a searchable online database.
The governor’s office said the program is modeled after similar mitigation efforts in Connecticut, while the alcohol sales limit is modeled after an effort in Ohio.
The self-certification will be used as part of the state’s enforcement efforts through the Department of Agriculture and Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement.
Documents and information on the Open & Certified Pennsylvania program can be found online starting Sept. 21 and will contain the following:
A list of requirements contained in the current restaurant industry guidance and enforcement efforts;
A statement that the owner has reviewed and agrees to follow these requirements;
The business’ maximum indoor occupancy number based on the fire code; and
A statement that the owner understands that the certification is subject to penalties for unsworn falsification to authorities.
Fools are running that state.
These blue states are being ruled by drunk chimpanzees.
If I owned a Restaurant, my official Policy would be to NEVER Serve an Elected Official or their Family, EVER!!!
If you have to say appropriate, it's not. F U Wolf. F your Tranny too. I so hate democrats.
People like that always think collectively.
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