Restaurants, now open, and with permits to serve alcohol are reminded to guide patrons to order meals, otherwise, or they may be taken as operating as a bar.<\/p>\n
Bars are still not permitted to operate with CNMI under the Yellow level vulnerability scale. <\/p>\n
Further, restaurants which have attached bars should not allow guests to sit at the attached bar until such time that bars are allowed to operate.<\/p>\n
The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. reiterates that during level Yellow, bars are to remain closed, while restaurants may open for dine-in at 25% of originally permitted occupancy. <\/p>\n
\u201cRestaurants [that] hold a permit to serve alcohol may continue to do so; however, any restaurant serving food only incidental to the consumption of alcohol may be construed to be operating as a bar\u2026which are not allowed to operate at this time,\u201d said a CHCC advisory.<\/p>\n
To make certain that their restaurant is not operating as a bar, managers and owners are recommended to guide patrons to order meals, and not only alcoholic beverages, while at the restaurant. <\/p>\n
Restaurants that will be found to be non-compliant may be closed. <\/p>\n
Individuals who believe a restaurant is operating out of compliance with the rules, you may contact 664-4677 to alert regulators. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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