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Hillsborough County Administrator Order Establishing COVID-19 Limitations on Hours and On-Premise Consumption of Food and Beverages in Restaurants, Bars, Private Clubs and Other Establishments

Hillsborough County Administrator Order Establishing COVID-19 Limitations on Hours and On-Premise Consumption of Food and Beverages in Restaurants, Bars, Private Clubs and Other Establishments

County Administrator Michael S. Merrill under EPG delegation · Hillsborough County, Florida (copy hosted by the City of Tampa) (County)

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Jurisdiction
Hillsborough County, Florida (copy hosted by the City of Tampa) · Tampa Bay · Florida
Level
County
Authority
Fla. Stat. sec. 252.38; EPG Executive Order of Mar. 12, 2020; Hillsborough County Code ch. 22, art. 2, sec. 22-28
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17 12:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-17)
End
2020-03-19 (rescinded and replaced by the Mar. 19 order, Ex. 002) (read as 2020-03-19)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to Mar. 19, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitCurfew and hours
Addressees
  • all restaurants, bars, private clubs or other establishments offering food or drink for on-premises consumption in Hillsborough County
Functions reached
  • DR dining room (50% occupancy; 10 p.m. close)
  • BA bar
  • TO takeout permitted
  • KT kitchen hours
Collection
Tampa Bay MET-TPA

Operative words

All restaurants, bars, private clubs or other establishments that offer food or drink for sale for on-premises consumption shall close for business daily at or before 10:00 PM. Any restaurant, bar, private club or other establishment that offers food or drink for sale shall limit their occupancy load by 50% for the on-premises consumption of food or drink during all hours of operation. Such establishments may continue to offer food and non-alcoholic beverages for take-out and by delivery

Enforcement

Hillsborough County Code ch. 22, art. 2, sec. 22-28 (Emergency Management Ordinance penalties)

Notes

The first business-closure instrument in the metro, one day before EO 20-68

Retrieval note

Text read; executed Mar. 16, 2020. [bytes=120099].