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Jan 09, 2021 10:12 AM EST
The owners of over 20 Arkansas bars filed a lawsuit against the state, seeking to thwart COVID-19 restrictions. According to the lawsuit, the Arkansas Department of Health made an arbitrary decision when it commanded bars to close at 11 P.M.
Bar owners sue over closing directive
The lawsuit seeks a directive by over a dozen Fayetteville bars, including such acclaimed spots as Maxine s Taproom, against the Health Department order approved by Governor Asa Hutchinson and implemented by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.
The businesses state they are being irremediably harmed by the order.
Nineteen bars on Dickson Street have joined forces to issue a lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Health, the Governor s office, and the Alcohol and Beverage Control Commission to petition the imposed curfew, reported KNWA.
Bar owners sue Arkansas over coronavirus curfew Share Updated: 6:29 PM CST Jan 7, 2021 Share Updated: 6:29 PM CST Jan 7, 2021 The owners of more than a dozen Arkansas bars filed a lawsuit against the state, seeking to have some COVID-19 restrictions thrown out.The lawsuit, filed in Pulaski County, claims the Arkansas Department of Health acted arbitrarily when it ordered bars to close at 11 p.m. The lawsuit includes a graph from the ADH showing the lowest number of active cases by associated activity in Arkansas is Bars with the highest being Public School Districts, but that bars were the only business type regulated under the directive.The suit states the bars are losing a significant amount of money by having to close hours earlier than previously required.Aaron Schauer, the owner of The Piano Bar in Fayetteville, said the bar owners want to be able to be open for their regular hours. I m hoping that the injunction is granted as soon as possible so w