The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Oregon
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- ORS ch. 471; EO 20-65 and OHA freeze guidance (EO 20-66 para. 10(c) directs OLCC enforcement)
- Issued
- 2020-11-20 Nov. 20, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-11-18 (freeze period) (read as 2020-11-18)
- End
- 2020-12-02 (freeze); OLCC guidance continued under the risk-level framework (read as 2020-12-02)
- In force
- Nov. 18, 2020 to Dec. 2, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureAlcohol and bars
- Addressees
- OLCC licensees: restaurants, bars, breweries, brewpubs, wineries, tasting rooms, distilleries, retailers
- Functions reached
- BA bar and alcohol service (no on-premises consumption)
- DR dining
- TO take-out and delivery of alcohol (ORS ch. 471 limits)
- RT tasting rooms closed
- Collection
- Oregon OR
Operative words
On November 17, 2020, Governor Kate Brown issued Executive Order 20-65: Temporary Freeze to Address Surge in COVID-19 cases. On November 17, 2020, Oregon Health Authority issued guidance related to the freeze period. Here are the most relevant of those resources for alcohol licensees: OHA's Statewide Freeze Guidance - Restaurants, Bars, Breweries, Brewpubs, Wineries, Tasting Rooms and Distilleries; OHA's Statewide Freeze Guidance - Retail Stores; OHA's Statewide Freeze Guidance - Self-Service Operations
Enforcement
OLCC administrative sanctions against licenses; EO 20-66 para. 10(c)
Notes
Regulator's own implementation guidance for licensees during the freeze; to-go cocktails were later authorized by SB 1801 (Dec. 2020, enrolled text retrieved but not saved as an exhibit).