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Pinellas County Issues Updated Businesses Guidance Under Safe At Home Order
The updated guidance also adds several types of businesses to a list of non-essential services, which means they must close under the order.
April 7, 2020
To help local businesses comply with public safety rules under the statewide and county "Safer at Home" orders, Pinellas County has issued expanded guidance on which services are considered essential during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, animal shelters, automotive dealers and repair shops, bicycle shops, gun sales, insurance, moving companies and Realtors are among the essential services added to the existing guidance.
The updated guidance also adds several types of businesses to a list of non-essential services, which means they must close under the order. These include: boat and kayak sales, charters and rentals, tailors and alterations, yard, garage and estate sales and others.
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The most up-to-date guidance on definitions of essential versus non-essential businesses and other aspects of the "Safer at Home" orders can be found here: http://pinellascounty.org/emergency/covid19/FAQ-Stay-at-Home-Order.pdf
This press release was produced by the Pinellas County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.