TODAY: Clark County increases enforcement on face mask mandate

TODAY: Clark County increases enforcement on face mask mandate

Beginning Friday, businesses in unincorporated Clark County that are not in compliance with the new safety requirements may be given a written warning, a fine, citation, or have their business license suspended and immediately closed.

PROTOCOLS SET BY THE STATE.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-1:09 IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THATTHIS FOURTH OF JULY, DO NOTGATHER IN LARGE GROUPS, YOUPRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING, YOUWASH YOUR HANDS, AND YOU WEAR AMASK, 1:17IF 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 ANWRAP//ADLIBIF YOU PLAN TO HEAD TO THECALIFORNIA COAST FOR THEHOLIDAY