Three more restaurants that have reopened now face legal action
The Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed lawsuits against them.
Author:
Google Streetview
Three more restaurants are now facing enforcement action for reopening for dine-in service in contravention of the state s COVID-19 law.
Cork in Anoka and Cornerstone Cafe in Monticello are the subject of lawsuits by the Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for violating Gov. Walz s Executive Order 20-99 prohibiting dine-in service due to widespread COVID-19 levels.
And the Minnesota Department of Health has issued a cease-and-desist order to The Interchange in Albert Lea for doing the same, as well as Alibi Drinkery in Lakeville, which has already been the subject of enforcement action by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and a lawsuit from the AG s office.
2 Minnesota bars face liquor license suspensions hours after reopening in defiance of executive order kesq.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kesq.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lakeville bar has license suspended after opening to large, maskless crowd
The State of Minnesota also suspended the license of a Princeton bar, with another facing a suspension.
Author:
Google
The State of Minnesota has suspended the license of two bars that opened Wednesday in defiance of the COVID-19 dine-in shutdown, while another is facing a license suspension for opening this past Friday.
Alibi Drinkery in Lakeville and Neighbors on the Rum in Princeton have been served with 60-day liquor license suspensions for blatantly violating Gov. Walz s executive order, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division (DPS-AGED).
Businesses Facing License Suspensions, Fines
UNDATED The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division has notified a pair of businesses that they face a 60-day suspension of their liquor licenses for opening early.
Neighbors on the Rum in Princeton and Alibi Drinkery in Lakeville were found to be allegedly in violation of the governor s executive order. The state says they have documented evidence that they both opened for on-site consumption including police reports and media reports showing large crowds. DPS plans to suspend their liquor licenses for 60 days pending a hearing before a judge.
Meanwhile, local law enforcement visited several bars and restaurants that had announced they were planning on opening including the Pizza Depot in Becker but they found them to be closed.