Pa Restaurants Able to Increase Indoor Capacity to 50 %, No Alcohol Sales after 10 pm Starting Sept. 21, 2020

(Harrisburg, Pa.) Restaurants in Pennsylvania will be able to increase their indoor capacity from 25% to 50% starting Sept. 21, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday. Restaurants will have to strictly follow all public health safety guidelines and orders through a self-certification process.

Restaurants that self-certify will appear in the Open & Certified Pennsylvania searchable online database, which people will have access to so they can find certified businesses in their area. Gov. Wolf also announced that starting Sept. 21 restaurants will not be allowed to sell alcohol past 10 p.m.

The self-certification documents and information about the Open & Certified Pennsylvania program can be found online starting September 21 and will contain the following:

  • A list of requirements contained in the current restaurant industry guidanceand enforcement efforts
  • A statement that the owner has reviewed and agrees to follow these requirements
  • The business’ maximum indoor occupancy number based on the fire code
  • A statement that the owner understands that the certification is subject to penalties for unsworn falsification to authorities

Any restaurant that wishes to increase to 50% indoor capacity on Sept. 21 must complete the online self-certification process by Oct. 5.