Sailfish Brewery owner says state making it hard to stay in business

The owner of Sailfish Brewery in Fort Pierce says the state is making it difficult for businesses like his to stay open.

SHUTDOWN - MANY AREA BREWEOWNERS SAY THEY'VE BEENSTRUGGLING TO STAY IN BUSINESSWITH NEW REGULATIONS.

WPNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S MATTSCZESNY SHARES THEIR FIGHT OTHE TREASURE COAST.<< 123417“HAVING THIS CLOSEIS A DETRIMENTAL IMPACT TO OURBUSINESS.DAVID BUSHEA HAS HADTO CLOSE HIS SAILFISH BREWERIN FORT PIERCE FOR A THIRDTIME SINCE MARCHÃTHIS LATESCLOSUREÃCOMING AFTER THESTATEAND PROFESSIONAL REGULATIONTOLD HIMÃBECAUSE OF COVIDRULESÃHIS FOOD LICENSE WASNOT ENOUGHÃHE NOW NEEDS ARESTAURANT LICENSEÃ123533“IWOULDNBUT YOU CAN GET BEHIND THINGSTHAT HAVE LOGIC I CANNOT WRAPMY MIND OVER WHATRIGHT NOW” WHATIS WHAT IS HAPPENING CFTBREWERIES ALL OVER FLORIDA &CHANGING GUIDELINES AND RUSÃOWNERS SAYÃHAS THEMREELING.

232“WE THINK ITUNFAIR BECAUSE ITS ARBITRARYTHAT BREWERIES ARE TARGETED”ROB REGAN IS WITH THE FLORIDACRAFT BREWERS GUILD &REPRESETNING OVER 300 CRAFTBREWERIES IN WHAT HAS BECOME A3 BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRINTHE STATE.

447“EVERYONE ISSUFFERING IHALF 50 PERCENT OF THE BREWERSARE SUFFERING TREMENDOUSLYWHERE THEYCLOSING THEIR DOORS” INBOYNTON BEACHÃTHE OWNER OFCOPPERPOINT BREWING SAYS HEHAD TO INVEST IN A FOOD TRUCKJUST TO KEEP HIS DOORS OPEN.IN FORT PIERCEÃDAVID BUSHEAÃHAS HIS PIZZA OVENS OFF &UNTIL HELICENSE AND THE GREEN LIGHTOOPEN UP AGAIN.

123252“TO COINA TERM, ITS MAKING IT UPSYOU GO AND ITS JUST EVERY TIMEITFRUSTRATION WITH THE STATE ISYOU IMPOSE THESE REGULATIONSBUT PROVIDE NO CURE METHOD ORMECHANISM AND ROAD MAP TO OPENBACK UP AGAIN” IN RTPIERCE, MS, WPTV NC 5.