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Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 9

Health Order and Directive No. 9 (no bar seating or standing; alcohol only with food to seated customers; two-hour limit; 10:00 p.m. close)

Shelby County Health Department · Shelby County, Tennessee (County)

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Jurisdiction
Shelby County, Tennessee · Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville · Tennessee
Level
County
Authority
Emergency management and public health emergency authority of Shelby County and its Health Department; Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-2-609
Issued
2020-07-24 July 24, 2020
Effective
2020-07-26 12:00 a.m. (read as 2020-07-26)
In force
July 26, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • full-service restaurants
  • all businesses
  • schools and institutions of higher education
  • detention facilities
Functions reached
  • REV bar service ended
  • REV alcohol tied to seated food service
  • REV 10:00 p.m. closure
  • SF two-hour table turnover
  • CB masks
Collection
Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville MET-BNA

Operative words

There shall be no standing room or seating at a physical bar. Alcohol may only be served with food and to customers who are seated at a table. Food service at a table for each customer/group should not exceed two hours.... any curb-side, drive-thru, or delivery services may continue, but any such sales of alcoholic beverages must end at 10:00 p.m. All restaurants shall close at 10:00 p.m.... Only staff needed to close, open, clean, or operate curb-side/delivery services shall be in any restaurant between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.

Enforcement

Health Department directive; incorporates the Face Mask Health Order and Directive by reference

Notes

Music must be kept at a decibel level permitting regular conversation; occupancy limits must not exceed 50 percent; institutions of higher education follow the incorporated reopening guidance.

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