Health departments across the state of Kentucky can now cite businesses that are not complying with the mandate to wear masks.
WKYT-TV reports the health departments across the Commonwealth are receiving the citations through early next week and will start handing them out. They add the first offense is just a warning, but after that businesses will be ordered to pay fines of $50 for a second offense, $75 for a third offense, and $100 for fourth and subsequent offenses.
The wording of the citation says “hereby issued a citation for non-compliance with the executive order 2020 586,” and goes on to state that the business must pay a fine to their local health department.
The citations can be made to restaurants, convenience stores, or anywhere that serves food.