{"id":"MET-BOS-007","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Boston, Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"BOS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools","authority":"Licensing Board authority over common victualler and alcoholic beverages licenses (M.G.L. c. 138, c. 140); BPHC public health emergency","instrument":"City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubs","title":"Public health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-03-15","effective":"2020-03-15 (\u0027Effective immediately\u0027); BPS closed Mar. 17, 2020","end":"Licensing Board rules \u0027in effect until the Licensing Board issues a notice that they are lifted\u0027; overtaken by the Governor\u0027s Mar. 15, 2020 order barring on-premises consumption from Mar. 17, 2020","startDate":"2020-03-15","endDate":"2020-03-15","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CAP","CURF","ALC","SCH","EMER"],"addressees":["all restaurants, bar rooms and night clubs in Boston","Boston Public Schools families","beer gardens"],"clause":"Effective immediately, the Licensing Board for the City of Boston is requiring all restaurants... bar rooms and night clubs in the city to reduce overall capacity by 50 percent, remove tables and chairs to reflect that reduced capacity, and follow the guidelines around social distancing. All licensed establishments will not be allowed to have lines outside, and hours across the board will be reduced to close at 11:00 p.m.... If any of these new regulations are violated, the licensed establishment will be shut down for 30 days.... As of today, beer gardens will not be opening until the declared public health emergency is over.","enforcement":"30-day closure of the licensed establishment for violation","functions":["DR dining room capacity","BA bar service and hours","WF workforce (school closure)","CB customers"],"notes":"Also records the districtwide BPS closure from Tuesday March 17, 2020 with 72 percent of students dependent on school meals; St. Patrick\u0027s Day voluntary closures of South Boston establishments.","sourceUrl":"https://www.boston.gov/news/public-health-emergency-declared-details-bps-restrictions-restaurants-bars-clubs","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210416221731/https://www.boston.gov/news/public-health-emergency-declared-details-bps-restrictions-restaurants-bars-clubs","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":111909,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-BOS","url":"/library/MET-BOS-007","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-BOS-007","citation":"Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools, City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubs (Ex. MET-BOS-007)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["SEC-06-GM-041","SEC-17-GM-091"]}