Friday begins mask mandate crackdown in Las Vegas area

Friday begins mask mandate crackdown in Las Vegas area

Business license agents are stepping up their enforcement of Gov.

Steve Sisolak's mask mandate this Fourth of July weekend, beginning Friday.

STARTING TODAY-- BUSINESSLICENSE AGENTS IN CLARK COUNTYWILL BE STEPPING UP ENFORCEMENTAROUND THE VALLEY.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR NINAPORCIUNCULA JOINS US LIVE TOEXPLAIN WHAT THEY WILL BELOOKING FOR.STARTING TODAY UNTIL SUNDAY...COUNTY STAFF WILL BE GOING TOALL TYPES OF BUSINESSESINCLUDING:POOLS...BARS....RESTA URANTS...AND...RETAIL STORES TOCRACKDOWN ON THE MASK MANDATE.BUSINESSES IN UNINCORPORATEDCLARK COUNTY THAT ARE NOT INCOMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW SAFETYREQUIREMENTS MAY BE GIVEN AWRITTEN WARNING, A FINE,CITATION, OR HAVE THEIRBUSINESS LICENSE SUSPENDED ANDIMMEDIATELY CLOSED.AGENTS WILL BE MAKING SURE THEGOVERNOR'S DIRECTIVES ON FACECOVERINGS, SOCIAL DISTANCING,AND SANITIZING ARE BEINGFOLLOWED.COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAIN MARILYNKIRKPATRICK SAID..."BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE HAD SOMETIME TO GET FACE COVERINGS FORTHEIR EMPLOYEES AND ADJUSTTHEIR OPERATIONS TO BE INCOMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW SAFETYREQUIREMENTS.WITH OUT OF STATE TRAVELERSALSO EXPECTED TO COME IN THISWEEKEND AND WOULD LIKELY BEPATRONIZING MANY OF THEVALLEY'S BUSINESSES, GOVERNORSTEVE SISOLAK STRESSED EVERYONESHOULD FOLLOW HEALTHGUIDELINES-"WEARING A MASK WORKS.THIS IS NOT PARTISAN.IT'S NOT POLITICAL.IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO ANDIT SAVES LIVES."IF YOU SEE A BUSINESS THAT ISNOT COMPLYING WITH THE MASKMANDATE...CLARK COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY YOUCAN FILE A COMPLAING BY SENDINGAN EMAIL ATCCBLENFORCEMENT@CLARKCOUNTYNV.GOV OR CALL (702)455-6562.NP 13, AN.HARRAH'S LAUGHLIN SAYS SEVEN OFITS TEAM MEMBERS HAVE TESTEDPOSITIVEFOR COVID-19 SINCE REOPENING ON