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Ex. AL-028 Order Primary source read

Emergency Rule 20-X-6-.20ER, Emergency Hours of Operation

Emergency order requiring all on-premises ABC licensees to cease alcohol service and sales between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board · Alabama (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Alabama
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Ala. Code §§ 28-3-2, 28-3-47; § 41-22-5(b)
Issued
2020-07-27 July 27, 2020
Effective
2020-08-01
End
120-day emergency rule (to about November 29, 2020); rescission date not verified (read as 2020-11-29)
In force
Aug. 1, 2020 to Nov. 29, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Curfew and hoursAlcohol and bars
Addressees
  • all on-premises ABC licensees (bars, restaurants, clubs, hotels)
Functions reached
  • BA bar and alcohol service (hours)
  • DR late-night dining
  • FB hotel food and beverage
  • AM casinos and venues
Collection
Alabama AL

Operative words

All on-premises ABC licensees shall cease the service and/or sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption between the hours of 11:00pm until 6:00am the following day. Consumption on-premises shall cease not later than 11:30pm. Any ABC licensee found to be in violation of this emergency order shall be subject to immediate suspension of their ABC license pursuant to Code of Alabama 1975 § 28-3A-24(b) and § 41-22-19(d).

Enforcement

Immediate license suspension, Ala. Code §§ 28-3A-24(b), 41-22-19(d)

Notes

Alabama's statewide alcohol curfew for the Delta-free late-summer 2020 surge; a sector-regulator order limiting commerce by hour.

Retrieval note

OCR read; certification gives effective date August 1, 2020, history 'Filed July 27, 2020'.