WAAY 31's Breken Terry was live after asking the governor's office what is an essential or non-essential business
Question today.
The governor's office would only send these attachments.
It shows broad categories of essential vs non-essential businesses.
Ivey's office said if someplace isn't on the non essential list, it can remain open.
That means places such as carwashes, golf courses, pawn shops and liquor stores are still open.
Ivey's office said it focused on businesses like tourist attractions, nail salons, and entertainment venues.
The department of health deemed them as highly transmittable areas.
But that means hundreds of thousands of people in alabama are still able to go to work even though they may not work in an industry a lot of people consider non- essential.
Today, huntsville mayor tommy battle specifically mentioned big box stores remaining open and said not all of them are practicing social distancing.
Ivey's office would only say they're not considered non-essential.
None of the governors orders limit how many people can go into a businesses at one time but the state wants groups of ten or less to be around each other and even then practice social
Are plumbers and heating & air companies essential businesses? One talks to us today about his encounter with police.
The West Allis Police Department shut down a Hobby Lobby store Monday morning after deeming it a non-essential business.
