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

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Boston, Massachusetts · Boston · Massachusetts

Level

City

Authority

Licensing Board authority over common victualler and alcoholic beverages licenses (M.G.L. c. 138, c. 140); BPHC public health emergency

Issued

2020-03-15 Mar. 15, 2020

Effective

2020-03-15 ('Effective immediately'); BPS closed Mar. 17, 2020 (read as 2020-03-15)

End

Licensing Board rules 'in effect until the Licensing Board issues a notice that they are lifted'; overtaken by the Governor's Mar. 15, 2020 order barring on-premises consumption from Mar. 17, 2020 (read as 2020-03-15)

In force

Mar. 15, 2020 to Mar. 15, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars

Addressees

• all restaurants, bar rooms and night clubs in Boston
• Boston Public Schools families
• beer gardens

Functions reached

• DR dining room capacity
• BA bar service and hours
• WF workforce (school closure)
• CB customers

Collection

Boston MET-BOS

Operative words

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

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