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Restaurant inspections with critical violations, as conducted by the Guernsey County Health Department, in the month of February.

UpdatedThu, Feb 4, 2021 at 3:04 pm ET Replies(119) Three more restaurants were shut down by the Department of Agriculture in Pennsylvania. ( Jan Hetfleisch/Getty Images) PENNSYLVANIA — Enforcement of restaurants in violation of COVID-19 protocols continues in Pennsylvania, but the number of new establishments willing to stand in open defiance seems to be diminishing. Just three restaurants were ordered to be shut down by the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Food Safety over the most recent enforcement period, covering the week from Jan. 25 to Jan. 31. That's tied for the the smallest ...

The state Department of Agriculture shut down 21 restaurants last week for violating COVID mitigation orders. While restaurants were allowed to reopen Jan. 4 following a three-week shutdown ordered by Gov. Tom Wolf, they still must abide by capacity limits of 25% to 50%, masking of employees, and limits on alcohol sales.  Each of the restaurants ordered to be shut down were found to be operating in violation of the orders, and management refused to make corrections while an inspector was present, officials said.  The Department of Agriculture inspects restaurants only in counties that do n...

Three Lancaster County restaurants are among 24 businesses the state ordered to close last week for violations of COVID-19 mitigation requirements. The “closed by notice” orders from the state Department of Agriculture were issued for the week ending Jan. 10. A three-week ban on indoor dining was not in place then, but there are still limits on indoor dining as well as masking requirements for employees, among other continuing rules. Lancaster city, which does its own restaurant inspections, did not issue any closure orders last week. An agriculture department spokeswoman said the 2...

Two dozen more Pa. restaurants receive closure notices for defying COVID orders Updated Jan 13, 2021; Posted Jan 13, 2021 The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced another round of closure notices for restaurants. File photo by Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.comTHE PATRIOT-NEWS Facebook Share More restaurants in Pennsylvania have been ordered to close for not following the state’s COVID-19 enforcement orders. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced today 24 restaurants received closure notices for defying Gov. Tom Wolf’s measures. The inspections took place Jan....