Several Schuylkill County businesses have been cited by the state police liquor control board enforcement office in Wilkes-Barre for violating the state liquor code.

Wabash LLC, 50-52 Mauch Chunk St., Tamaqua, was cited for failure to abide by the order and mandates of the governor and/or secretary of health, related to businesses in the restaurant and retail food service industry permitted to operate during the COVID-19 disaster emergency in that the business served or sold food and/or alcohol intended for consumption inside the premises or allowed the consumption of food and/or alcohol inside the premises on Dec. 31, 2020.

Rosie’s Tavern & Grill Inc., trading as Rosie’s Tavern & Grill Inc., 22 Coal St., Middleport, was cited for four violations. They included:

• Failure to abide by the order and mandates of the governor and/or secretary of health, related to businesses in the restaurant and retail food service industry permitted to operate during the COVID -19 disaster emergency in that the business allowed while entering, exiting or otherwise traveling throughout the establishment, did not provide face masks for employees to wear at work or did not require employees to wear face masks at all times while at the establishment and sold and/or served alcohol to a patron for on-premises consumption in a transaction that did not include a meal on Oct. 1 and 2, 2020.

• Failed to abide the order stated above by not providing face masks for employees to wear at work or did not require employees to wear face masks at all times while at the establishment on Oct. 3, 2020.

• Failed to abide by the order stated not requiring employees to wear face masks and also did not require all customers to wear face masks while entering, exiting or otherwise traveling throughout the establishment and allowed a patron to be served or seated at the bar, sold and/or served alcohol to a patron for on-premises consumption after 11 p.m. on Oct. 30, 2020.

• Failed to abide by the order stated not providing masks for employees to wear at work or did not require employees to wear face masks while entering, exiting or otherwise traveling throughout the establishment, sold and/or served alcohol to a patron for on-premises consumption in a transaction that did not include a meal and sold, furnished or gave alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption after 11 p.m. on Nov. 14, 2020.

• Dottiewhite LLC, trading as Kneppers Inn, 1986 West Penn Pike, New Ringgold, failed to abide by the order and mandates of the governor and/or secretary of health, related to businesses in the restaurant and retail food service industry permitted to operate during the COVID -19 disaster emergency in that business served or sold food and/or alcohol intended for consumption inside the premises or allowed the consumption of food and/or alcohol inside the premises on Dec. 31, 2020.

• DW’s Deli & Hoagie Inc., also known as The Garage Bar, 330 E. Grand Ave., Tower City, failed to abide by the order and mandates of the governor and/or secretary of health, related to businesses in the restaurant and retail food service industry permitted to operate during the COVID-19 disaster emergency in that served or sold food and/or alcohol intended for consumption inside the premises or allowed the consumption of food and/or alcohol inside the premises on Dec. 31, 2020.

• Pocono Enterprise Co., trading as Pocono Enterprise, also known as Mulligan’s, 316-318 S. Main St., Shenandoah, failed to abide by the order and mandates of the governor and/or secretary of health, related to businesses in the restaurant and retail food service industry permitted to operate during the COVID -19 disaster emergency in that served or sold food and/or alcohol intended for consumption inside the premises or allowed the consumption of food and/or alcohol inside the premises on Dec. 31, 2020.

These charges will be brought before an administrative law judge who has the authority to impose penalties ranging from $50-$1,000 for minor offenses and up to $5,000 for more serious offenses. In addition, the judge can also impose a license suspension or revocation based on the severity of the charge brought.