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The governor was here in Orlando and he says he is ready to take action. Just one day after yanking the liquor license for a UCF area bar, Governor Ron DeSantis says the Department of Business and Professional Regulation isn't afraid to do it again. I guess he'll be kind of the grim reaper in terms of business licenses because there's not going to be any tolerance for it. We have ABT officers that are going to be out from now on from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. checking on these bars of aggression. Thank you for allowing me to be here with you, Governor. I'll be very brief. After discovering that there were some flagrant violations with the Knights Pub, based on contact tracing, it was very easy. Thirteen employees. We had 28 patrons that tested positive and due to their advertisements, we pulled their liquor license last night. I have contacted several sheriffs who want to continue to do that throughout the state. This is simple. Like the Governor said, those that are in flagrant violation, we have ABT officers that are going to be out from now on from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. checking on these bars of restaurants that are in violation of this, and we are going to issue a warning to those that are trying to do the best they can, but that's not what we're talking about. Like I said, those that were flagrant, we'll be suspending their license. We started this actually last week, right now, last week. We're going to continue this until we get this right. Thanks. Thanks, Secretary. Look, it's just not worth it to try to just go totally beyond these guidelines. I mean, they're in place for a reason. They were done basic on consultation with folks in the medical business communities, the community as a whole, so that we would be able to have low-risk environments operating. If you're not willing to do that, then you're going to get a visit here from, I guess he'll be kind of the grim reaper in terms of business licenses because there's not going to be any tolerance.
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