{"id":"WV-074","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (Commissioner Fredric L. Wooton), at the direction of the Governor","authority":"Proclamation of Mar. 16, 2020 (delegation to agencies); EO 2-20; W. Va. Code 15-5-6(c)(7) [as cited]; W. Va. Code 11-16-1 et seq.; 60-8-3; 175 CSR 4 sec. 6.6.b (suspended in part)","instrument":"Administrative Notice for 175 CSR 4 (filed with the Secretary of State)","title":"Authorization of off-premises beer and wine sales by Class A on-premises licensees closed to on-premises consumption under EO 2-20; temporary suspension of 175 CSR 4 sec. 6.6.b","dateIssued":"2020-03-18","effective":"2020-03-18","end":"For \u0027the entire period of the State of Emergency which was declared on March 16, 2020 unless earlier terminated\u0027","startDate":"2020-03-18","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["ALC","CLOSE"],"addressees":["all Class A licensees (taverns, private clubs, private wine restaurants)"],"clause":"As of 12:00 A.M. on March 18, 2020, the Governor directed all bars and restaurants to cease all on-premises consumption of food or drink or occupancy of their licensed premises, other than picking up food or drink for only take-away orders... the WVABCA hereby advises that... all Class A licensees... are authorized to sell nonintoxicating beer at retail for consumption \u0027off\u0027 the licensed premises... The sale of such nonintoxicating beer or \u0027beer\u0027 for off-premises consumption shall be only in sealed original containers, such as bottles or cans... This does not authorize beer deliveries by the licensee or third parties to consumers.... the Governor suspends 175 CSR 4 6.6.b... [permitting sale of] sealed, never consumed bottles of wine for off premises consumption to customers who have purchased food or a meal provided that no more than one bottle per each person twenty-one years of age or older...","enforcement":"ABCA licensing and rule","functions":["BA bar and alcohol service (on-premises barred; sealed-container take-away only, no delivery)","TO takeout"],"notes":"The regulator\u0027s own statement of the March 18, 2020 closure; the one-bottle-per-adult limit and the no-delivery rule are the conditions of the only alcohol trade left to bars.","sourceUrl":"https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/ABCA-FILING-MARCH-2020.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200505164757/https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/ABCA-FILING-MARCH-2020.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":191625,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WV","url":"/library/WV-074","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WV-074","citation":"West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (Commissioner Fredric L. Wooton), at the direction of the Governor, Administrative Notice for 175 CSR 4 (filed with the Secretary of State) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. WV-074)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":["WV-002"]}