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- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Order announced under the Mar. 6, 2020 Proclamation; codified in § 2 of the Mar. 19, 2020 closure order (PA-002)
- Issued
- 2020-03-15 Mar. 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-16 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-03-16)
- End
- Extended statewide Mar. 17 (PA-081) and codified Mar. 19 (PA-002) (read as 2020-06-30)
- In force
- Mar. 16, 2020 to June 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureAlcohol and bars
- Addressees
- restaurants and bars in the four southeastern counties
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Pennsylvania PA
Operative words
Governor Tom Wolf today ordered all restaurants and bars to close their dine-in facilities at 12:01 AM on Monday, March 16 in [Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties]... carry-out, delivery, and drive-through food and beverage service may continue to do so, but eating and drinking inside restaurants and [bars is temporarily prohibited]... The administration has strongly urged non-essential businesses in the four counties to close during their county-specific mitigation [periods]...
Enforcement
Announced as an order; enforced from Mar. 19, 2020 under PA-002 § 2
Notes
The first Pennsylvania dine-in closure, three days before the statewide closure order.
Retrieval noteRendered archived page dated March 15, 2020; text read.