Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill making pandemic drinks-to-go permanent
COLUMBUS – Carryout cocktails will continue in Ohio after the threat of the novel coronavirus is gone.
Gov. Mike DeWine signed a pair of alcohol-related bills on Tuesday. One made permanent a rule allowing bars and restaurants to sell drinks with to-go meal orders. Carry-out drinks were approved in early April as a way to support the struggling bar and restaurant industry after dining rooms were closed in March.
The new law allows customers to order up to three drinks to go with a food order. Drinks must be sealed before sale and cannot be consumed on the premises.
Bars and restaurants were forced to close their dining rooms in March, have been limited in how many people they can serve since May and were barred from sales after 10 p.m. since July. A recent Ohio Restaurant Association survey of restaurant owners and operators found 4 out of 5 won’t break even this year. Half don’t expect their business to survive into 2021 if conditions don’t change.
Read more: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2020/10/13/ohio-gov-mike-dewine-signs-bills-pandemic-alcohol-sales/3515968001/
(Columbus Dispatch)
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