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Oregon’s new plan to allow restaurants and bars to sell cocktails to go is only temporary and state regulators are keeping an eye out for problems.
At a one-day special session on Dec. 21, Oregon legislators changed state statutes to allow bars and restaurants to sell wine and cocktails to go. The idea came from other states and is an effort to help the foodservice economy weather the pandemic.
But the new law is not a free-for-all. There are limits on the number of alcoholic drinks customers can take out, and they need to pair their drink order with a food order from the same establishment.