Alabama is restricting alcohol sales after 11 p.m. in bars, restaurants, and country clubs in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19
A bartender serves a drink to a customer at a bar in Austin, Texas on May 22, 2020, the day bars in the city reopened from a coronavirus lockdown.Alabama's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Monday voted unanimously to restrict sales of alcohol in an effort to contain the coronavirus.
Under the new restrictions, which passed by unanimous decision, alcohol sales cannot be conducted in Alabama after 11:00 p.m. for on-premise locations such as restaurants, country clubs, and bars,Drinks will also need to be removed from the table by 11:30 p.m., according to the new rules. "The primary mission of the Alabama ABC Board is to protect the health, safety and welfare of our citizens and we take this mission very seriously," said ABC Board Chairperson Col. Alan Spencer in a. "We are very sensitive to the economic impact this rule will have. This is a gut-wrenching decision we are making today, but it is also gut-wrenching to see the number of Alabamians who are suffering from this disease.
to ABC Administrator Mac Gipson, but the deadline got moved back after hearing from restaurant and bar owners alike.
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