Limited-Time Mitigation Order, Bureau of Liquor Control, and Worker Health and Safety Order Enforcement
Limited-Time Mitigation Order
On December 10, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced
temporary COVID-19 mitigation measures. The order, ended January 4, 2021, and was enforceable through actions brought under the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 and the Administrative Code of 1929.
Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania Department of State, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry and local law enforcement enforced violations of all orders. Enforcement action by the Pennsylvania State Police is outlined below.
Limited-Time Mitigation Order
(ended January 4, 2021)
A
| 1
| 0
|
B
| 4
| 0
|
C
| 0
| 0
|
D
| 2
| 0
|
E
| 0
| 0
|
F
| 2
| 0
|
G
| 5
| 0
|
H
| 1
| 0
|
J
| 2
| 0
|
K
| 1
| 0
|
L
| 5
| 0
|
M
| 0
| 0
|
N
| 1
| 0
|
P
| 1
| 0
|
R
| 1
| 0
|
TOTAL
|
26
|
0
|
Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement
Restaurants were permitted to resume bar service and the sale of alcohol without the purchase of food on
April 4. Additionally, establishments are now permitted to operate at 75 percent capacity (provided they self-certify and agree to comply with health and safety guidelines), and the previous curfew for removing alcohol drinks from tables was lifted.
Targeted restrictions such as mask-wearing and social distancing between patrons remain in effect and will continue to be enforced.
BLCE Checks, Warnings & Violations (ended April 15, 2021)
|
1-Philadelphia | 15,681
| 224
| 51
|
|
2-Wilkes-Barre |
13,088 | 233
| 175
|
|
3-Harrisburg | 4,732
| 278
| 121
|
|
4-Pittsburgh | 18,815
| 661
| 191
|
5-Altoona
| 10,029
| 204
| 62
|
|
6-Williamsport | 4,238
| 196
| 49
|
|
7-Punxsutawney | 3,624
| 345
| 148
|
|
8-Erie | 3,588
| 297
| 94
|
|
9-Allentown | 9,397
| 389
| 141
|
|
TOTAL |
83,192 |
2,827 |
1,032 |
Worker Health and Safety Order
On April 19, 2020, Governor Wolf and Dr. Rachel Levine signed an order directing protections for critical workers who are employed at businesses that are authorized to maintain in-person operations during the COVID-19 disaster.
Health & Safety Measures Enforcement
(ended April 15, 2021)
| A | 1
| 0 |
| B | 1
| 0 |
| C | 5
| 0 |
| D | 5
| 0 |
| E | 3
| 0 |
| F | 2
| 0 |
| G | 11
| 0 |
| H | 11
| 0 |
| J | 9
| 0 |
| K | 3
| 0 |
| L | 19
| 0 |
| M | 5
| 0 |
| N | 1
| 0 |
| P | 1
| 0 |
| R | 2
| 0 |
T
| 0 | 0 |
|
TOTAL |
79 |
0
|