HB 349 w/ HA 1 — Session Law

… econd Modification on March 18, 2020, which closed all restaurants, bars, and taverns only allowing them to provide food and beverage service through take-out or drive through service and off premises delivery. This Modification permitte …

… oom with a valid on-premise license to sell alcoholic beverages as part of transactions for take-out or drive through food service so long as the cost for the alcohol did not exceed 40% of the establishment’s total sales transactions. ( …

… d §§ 524 and 541, Title 4 regarding the notice and protest provisions related to the expansion of outdoor seating for food and drink establishments. This Modification permitted all food and drink establishments to expand their outdoor seat …

… sions related to the expansion of outdoor seating for food and drink establishments. This Modification permitted all food and drink establishments to expand their outdoor seating for serving food and drinks if certain requirement s were me …

… lishments. This Modification permitted all food and drink establishments to expand their outdoor seating for serving food and drinks if certain requirement s were met. The permission granted for expansion for outdoor seating under the Mod …

… s on July 30, 2020, unless expressly extended by the State of Emergency Order or modified by the Delaware Code. (5) Food and drink establishments suffered significant losses as a result of their closures due to COVID- 19. Restaurants have …

… r closures due to COVID- 19. Restaurants have lost nearly 3 times more jobs than any other industry. In April alone, food and drink establishments in Delaware lost more than $160 million in sales. (6) Between February and April 2020, Del …

… ments in Delaware lost more than $160 million in sales. (6) Between February and April 2020, Delaware lost 66% of its food or drink establishment jobs making this State the 3 rd highest in the nation. (7) It was estimated that 50,000 peo …