New state restrictions on some businesses due to rising Sonoma County coronavirus cases

The state Department of Public Health has ordered new restrictions on bars, restaurants and other indoor business operations in Sonoma County as part of statewide actions to slow the increased spread of the coronavirus.
The restrictions took effect at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, July 13 and will remain in place until the state takes further action, which will be no earlier than Aug. 2.
The following business types will not be allowed to operate indoor activities:
- Restaurants
- Wineries/tasting rooms
- Bars, clubs, breweries, brewpubs and distilleries
- Movie theaters
- Family entertainment centers (for example: bowling alleys and arcades)
- Zoos and museums
- Cardrooms
The state order permits affected businesses to offer limited outside services:
- Outdoor dining and take-out service.
- Wineries and tasting rooms may operate outdoors without being required to serve food.
- Bars, clubs, breweries, brewpubs and distilleries may serve alcohol outdoors, but only in the same transaction as a meal.
The state has provided details for continued outdoor operations as specified below:
- Dine-in restaurants must close indoor seating to customers. During this closure all dine-in restaurants may continue to utilize outdoor seating and must comply with the guidance for dine-in restaurants. Restaurants should continue to encourage takeout and delivery service whenever possible.
- Wineries and tasting rooms must close indoor services to customers. During this closure all wineries and tasting rooms must comply with the guidance for restaurants, wineries, and bars.
- Family entertainment centers and movie theaters must close indoor services and attractions to customers.
- Family entertainment centers may continue to provide outdoor services to customers, and must comply with the guidance for movie theaters and family entertainment centers.
- Drive-in movie theaters may continue to operate and should follow additional applicable guidance for retailers of Drive-In Movie Theaters.
- Indoor attractions at zoos and museums must close to visitors.
- Zoos and museums may continue to operate outdoor attractions and must follow the guidance for zoos, museums.
- Cardrooms must close indoor services to customers and must follow the guidance for cardrooms.
Read the press release from the County of Sonoma
Read the press release from the State of California