By John Finnerty jfinnerty@cnhi.com Dec 24, 2020
Dec 24, 2020
Department of Agriculture inspectors visited 180 restaurants across the state that are still offering indoor dining in defiance of a statewide ban last week.
Inspectors issued 40 orders to close after the proprietors refused to voluntarily comply. If those orders are ignored, the state can go to Commonwealth Court to get a judge to order the restaurants to comply with the public health restriction, said Shannon Powers, a Department of Agriculture spokeswoman.
Inspectors are focused on using an âeducation-first modelâ aimed at getting business owners to voluntarily comply with the public health orders, the Department of Agriculture said in a statement.