Alcohol And Food Service Hours To Be Limited In Palm Beach County Due To Rise In Coronavirus Cases

From the City of West Palm Beach:

July 14, 2020

Palm Beach County has issued Order No. 2020-014 which restricts hours for alcohol and food service and, also, restricts operating hours for certain businesses and venues. The order applies to incorporated and unincorporated Palm Beach County and is effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 16, 2020.

In restricting hours for alcohol and food service, the Palm Beach County order states, in part: “No establishment permitted to serve alcohol for on-site consumption, whether indoor or outdoor, shall serve alcohol between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. No establishment permitted to serve food for on-site consumption, whether indoor or outdoor, shall serve food between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.” The order does not prohibit the delivery, drive-through, pick-up, or take-out services, for off-site consumption.

In addition to restricting hours for alcohol and food service, the Palm Beach County order restricts operating hours for certain businesses and venues, as follows: “The following businesses and venues, to the extent they have been authorized to legally operate, shall be closed between the hours of 11:00 p.m. an 5:00 a.m.: amusement parks; hookah and smoking bars and lounges; kava, kratom and similar bars and lounges; banquet halls; and ballrooms.”

To read the order in its entirety, please visit: https://www.wpb.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=2330.

This press release was produced by the City of West Palm Beach. The views expressed are the author's own.