Beverage cans at institutions where liquor licenses were withdrawn this summer when the state took strong action against violations of coronavirus rules.
Nine suspensions of liquor licenses issued through the Florida Department of Commercial and Professional Regulation have been lifted between June 22 and August 10, branch spokesman Patrick Fargason said Tuesday.
“Since Friday, October 2, 2020, the nine instances (emergency suspension order) have been resolved by a final order; as a result, the nine AES that were registered were cancelled and suspensions for the license were lifted,” Fargason said.
On March 20, Governor Ron DeSantis prevented bars and nightclubs from serving alcohol to be fed on site as a component of an emergency order to prevent the spread of the virus. faced the biggest outbreaks of viruses.
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At the time, the state limited the bars to 50% indoor occupancy and required buyers to sit at the tables when serving alcohol.
The suspensions, some of which have been highly publicized, began with The Knights Pub in Orlando on June 22. The order to the Orlando pub noted “the well-known risks of COVID-19” and that the case was “To pursue destructive business practices and behavior. “
Suspension of pub followed similar movements opposed to Bajas Beachclub in Tallahassee, The Otown Palace in Orlando, Show-N-Tail in Panama City, Pegasus Lounge
On June 26, the Secretary of the Department of Professional Affairs and Regulation, Halsey Beshears, reimposed the prohibition of alcohol consumption in bars, saying that non-compliance with the rules of protection against the coronavirus was considered too widespread to be applied. However, the ban included an exception for institutions that served food.
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Beshears announced on September 10 that he would resurrect the ban.
The faucets opened at the Knights Pub on September 14, and the company noted in Faceebook that it operates under federal rules from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and forces others to book a table by email because “No stopovers will be allowed!”
The ad was well won by most, a Facebook user replied: “I can buy beer in the store without having to wear a mask or have my private data collected. Good luck with the new Nazi rules, I’m sure being some alcoholics to keep you a little afloat financially.
Some of the companies affected by the suspension recovered their licenses earlier.
On August 28, the owners of The George and Dragon British Tavern congratulated their lawyer for helping reopen the status quo after his liquor license was suspended on July 14. The owners also noted that additional cleaning would be carried out before the doors were opened for the public.
On Monday, a Pegasus Lounge employee
A legal challenge through Show-N-Tail opposed to the state in the 1st District Court of Appeals was voluntarily rejected on Monday. The Bajas Beachclub on their Facebook page announced a major reopening last Saturday.
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