Metro enforcing nonessential business orders in Clark County

Metro said most businesses are listening to the rules but some citations have been issued.

THESE RULES WERE ENACTEDQUICKLY.... SO....THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFUSIONAS TO....WHO..... NEEDS TO CLOSE.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER....LEAH PEZZETTI JOINS US NOWLIVE....WITH AN UPDATE....ON THIS EVER CHANGING PROCESS.LEAH...IT'S JUST THAT - ALWAYSCHANGING.IT'S NOT QUITE AS BLACK ANDWHITE AS ESSENTIAL AND NONESSENTIAL - SO OFFICIALS ARETRYING TO CLARIFY FOR ALLOF THOSE GRAY AREA STORES.IT HAPPENED FAIRLY QUICKLY -GOVERNOR SISOLAK TELLING NONESSENTIAL BUSINESSES TO CLOSEWITHIN 24 HOURS AND IT'STAKEN LONGER THAN THAT TOUNDERSTAND.12:11:46 THIS IS SOMETHING THATTHE GOVERNOR FELT STRONGLYABOUT AND NEEDED TO GET OUTRIGHT AWAY SO OBVIOUSLY THEREHAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF GRAYAREA THAT WE'RE TRYING TOEVALUATE, GET CLARIFICATION ON,AND IT'S AN EVOLVING PROCESSLIEUTENANT NATE CHIO SAYS HISTEAM IS ENFORCING THESE NEWRULES WHICH ARE ALWAYSCHANGING.FOR EXAMPLE - LIQUOR STORESNEED TO CLOSE - BUT NEW RULESMAKE IT SO RESTAURANTS CAN ALSOSELL DRINKS WITH THEIR TO-GOFOOD.FURNITURE STORES ANDLANDSCAPING STORES HAVE BEENDEEMED ESSENTIAL.AND SPORTING GOODS STORES CANBE OPEN IF THEY SELL GUNSSTATE LEGISLATION SAYS THEY CANREMAIN OPEN TO SELL ONLY THOSEITEMS - BUT CAN'T SELL ANYTHINGELSE.12:15:19 THEY CAN HAVE THEIRFIREARM SALES OPEN TO PURCHASEGUNS, AMMO, THINGS LIKE THAT,HOWEVER THE REST OF THE STORENEEDS TO BE CLOSED AND TOCLARIFY - NONESSENTIALBUSINESSES DON'T NEED TO BEBOARDED UP - THEY JUST HAVE TOBE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.EMPLOYEES CAN WORK INSIDE THENONESSENTIAL BUSINESS AND YOUNEED TO GO TO YOUR BUSINESS TOCONDUCT INVENTORY OR PROVIDESECURITY OR DO WHATEVER YOUNEED TO DO INSIDE YOUR OWNANOTHER INTERESTING ONE IS PETGROOMERS.THAT TYPE OF BUSINESS HAS BEENDEEMED NONESSENTIAL IF IT'SBRICK AND MORTAR - BUT IF YOUHAVE A MOBILE UNIT AND CANTRAVEL TO PEOPLE SAFELY -THAT'S FINE IN THE EYES OF THESTATE.THAT'S FINE IN THE EYES OF THESTATE.BOTTOM LINE - USE COMMON SENSE.IF THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE INACONFINED SPACE - DON'T DO IT.IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING SOCIALDISTANCING RULES YOU'RE IN AMUCH BETTER PLACE.REPORTING LIVE LEAH PEZZETTI 13ACTION NEWSTONIGHT....SOME LOCAL RESTAURANTS AREFINDING CREATIVE WAYS....TO STAY OPEN AND HELP THE