List of business types ordered to close in Alabama, including public parks

by: WHNT Staff

Posted: Mar 27, 2020 / 12:54 PM CDT / Updated: Mar 27, 2020 / 12:54 PM CDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ordered the closure of some businesses in order to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Her order also narrowed the permitted non-work gatherings to no more than 10 people, down from 25.

Businesses like nail salons, day spas, gyms and concert venues would be ordered to close until April 17.

On Twitter, Governor Ivey released a copy of the order which spells out what types of businesses are included.

Rather than shutting the entire state down, I propose a different solution. Today, I join Dr. Harris in announcing a specific list of businesses that will close until April 17. View the amended State Health Order: https://t.co/2FFyNYcFDk. #alpolitics #TogetherAL @ALPublicHealth pic.twitter.com/NdrpTW6YCz
— Governor Kay Ivey (@GovernorKayIvey) March 27, 2020

The order goes into effect on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. And it identifies the non-essential businesses and venues as such:

Entertainment Venues

Night Clubs
Bowling alleys
arcades
Concert venues
Theaters, auditoriums and performing arts centers
Tourist attractions (including museums and planetariums)
Racetracks
Indoor children’s play areas
Adult entertainment venues
Casinos
Bingo halls
Venues operated by social clubs

Athletic Facilities

Fitness centers and commercial gyms
Spas and public or commercial swimming pools
Yoga, Barre and spin facilities
Spectator sports
Sports that involve interaction with another person of closer than 6 feet
Activities that require use of shared sporting apparatus and equipment
Activities on commercial or public playground equipment

Close-contact service providers

Barber shops
Hair salons
Waxing salons
Threading salons
Nail salons and spas
Body-art facilities and tattoo services
Tanning salons
Massage-therapy establishments and massage servies

Retail stores

Furniture and home-furnishing stores
Clothing, shoe and clothing-accessory stores
Jewelry, luggage and leather goods stores
Department stores
Sporting goods stores
Book, craft and music stores

State health officer Scott Harris read the order in its entirety. He said specifically the order does not include gun stores. The governor’s office has gone as far as saying “if it’s not on the list, it’s not closed.”

“Folks this is incredibly disappointing news to deliver,” Ivey said. “But this is a matter of life and death.”