What are additional things restaurants, taverns, and bars can do to promote safety?
  • Encourage or require all patrons to be seated while eating and/or drinking. Six-foot distancing is recommended to be maintained between different parties, as measured from back of chair to back of chair. This includes booths, which may necessitate closing off every other booth space in certain layouts.
  • Encourage or require customers and employees to wear masks while not actively engaged in consuming food or beverages. This includes waiting to be seated, entering/exiting the establishment, and using restrooms or other facilities in the restaurant.
  • Patrons who are exhibiting symptoms should not be allowed to dine.
  • Employees who are exhibiting symptoms should not be allowed to work.
  • Establishments must notify Clay County Public Health Center if any employee or customer is known to have tested positive for COVID-19.
  • Require employees to wear protective face coverings at all times.
  • Clean and sanitize all dining surfaces, including tables, chairs and highchairs between customers.
  • Cleaning and sanitizing of frequently touched surfaces like doors, door handles, service counters, restrooms and waiting areas must be completed at a minimum of every 90 minutes.
  • Restaurants must adhere to all requirements set forth in the Clay County Food Code, including handwashing frequency, employee health guidelines and proper sanitization of surfaces.
  • Restaurants are encouraged to emphasize carry-out and delivery services, to minimize contact among people.
  • Single-service menus that can be thrown away after one use are encouraged, but if cost-prohibitive, all menus are to be cleaned and sanitized between every customer.

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2. Are there mask requirements in Clay County?
3. What are things businesses can do to keep employees and customers safe?
4. What are additional things restaurants, taverns, and bars can do to promote safety?
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