Following Executive Order 28 of Governor Abbott, which closed the bars to stem the resurgence of COVID-19, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission issued a new legal waiver approved by the Governor, which allows restaurants and “some bars” with a combined license of beverages to sell combined beverages, known as “drinks containing combined and sealed distilled spirits through the company itself” , to carry and remove Fix a prohibited act in the past. The governor’s action temporarily waives this law.
Under Abbott’s extended exemption, places to eat can sell drinks combined with takeaways and deliveries with the following protection settings: The place to eat will have to combine the drink on site, combining distilled spirits with other beverages and/or toppings.
The place to eat will have to seal the combined drink on the site with duct tape or a sticker indicating the call of the place to eat and the “alcoholic beverage”. The sealed combined beverage must be placed in a sealed bag with a zipper.
Mixed beverages shall be transported in the passenger domain of a vehicle. (Open boxes are illegal).
The Texas Restaurant Association created the Texas Restaurant Survival Plan, an eight-point state plan that combines CARES help with policy reforms, adding an expanded takeaway alcohol exemption. “With restaurants that employ more than 1.3 million Texas and account for 51% of the dollar of food, we simply can’t allow those critical businesses to shut down permanently,” said Emily Williams Knight, PRESIDENT and CEO of TRA. “Today’s announcement is a vital step forward, providing many hope, so we are very grateful to Governor Abbott and our partners in the distilled distillate sector for helping us provide restaurants with the essential relief they need.”
In addition, from an industry publication, TRA stated, “Expanding the alcohol takeout exemption is a component of the Texas food place survival plan and is a first step, but we also want subsidies, deportation coverage, and liability coverage to help. Crisis. TRA will continue to lead the restaurant industry through this crisis and advocate for the recovery it deserves.”
[Editor’s note: The Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) is not a bankruptcy of the National Restaurant Association as outlined in the article. TRA is its own entity. Fixed the error.]
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