Citing Pandemic, Monongalia County Restricts Liquor Sales To In-State Residents

[TexasTowelie]

Citing an influx of Pennsylvania residents crossing into West Virginia, the Monongalia County Board of Health has announced it is limiting liquor sales to in-state residents only. The order was issued Saturday, Aptil 4, and went into effect at noon the same day. Other border counties have begun to adopt similar policies.

More than two weeks earlier, on March 19, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolfe ordered that all state liquor stores be closed through an executive order.

As of Saturday at 8 p.m., Pennsylvania is reporting 10,017 cases of COVID-19, while West Virginia officials have confirmed 282 cases — 40 of which are in Monongalia County. Local officials say the new restriction is aimed at stopping interstate spread.

Monongalia County Order Limits Who Can Buy, How Liquor Stores Can Operate

The measure puts various restrictions on the sale of liquors in Monongalia County and outlines specific practices retailers must follow — all under the threat of the closure of a business.

Read more: https://www.wvpublic.org/post/citing-pandemic-monongalia-county-restricts-liquor-sales-state-residents

[elleng]

1. HAHAHAHA!

Pennsylvania residents seem to have problems entering and exiting Delaware too!!!

Delco travelers crossing border to buy alcohol at Delaware Total Wine stopped by state troopers
Police are reminding shoppers of the required self-quarantine period for any out-of-state visitors. . .

Pennsylvania residents are crossing from Delco to neighboring Delaware en mass, to one store in particular, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday. The Total Wine and Spirits store located in Claymont, Delaware has been packed with out-of-state customers.

https://www.phillyvoice.com/delaware-liquor-stores-delco-pennsylvania-total-wine-and-spirits-state-troopers-travel-restrictions-coronavirus-covid-19/

[NPS-Retired]

2. Local Police States

Unelected Local Health Departments making laws what could go wrong with that!!

[Control-Z]

3. Did anyone else read the headline and think it was about how much liquor in-state residents

were allowed to buy/drink? I was trying to figure out how they would keep track of residents' alcohol consumption. Haha. I'm just that nutty from this trumpVirus.