These Businesses, Services Must Close At 9:30 Beginning Friday

BOSTON — Thousands of businesses in Massachusetts will have to close or restrict service at 9:30 p.m. beginning Friday under a new executive order signed Monday by Gov. Charlie Baker.

Restaurants will still be allowed to operate for takeout and delivery, but dine-in service must stop at 9:30 p.m. Other businesses can have employees inside, but cannot allow the public to enter or conduct on-premise business.

Liquor stores and other retail stores must also stop liquor sales at 9:30 p.m. Recreational marijuana sales will also end then; medical marijuana sales may continue.

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Here is a list of the businesses and services affected by the early closures:

• Restaurants, which can still offer food and non-alcoholic beverages for takeout and delivery after 9:30 p.m.
• Arcades and other indoor and outdoor recreation
• Indoor and outdoor events
• Indoor and outdoor theaters, movie theaters, and performance venues
• Drive-in movie theaters
• Youth and adult amateur sports activities
• Golf facilities
• Recreational boating and boating businesses
• Outdoor recreational experiences and educational activities
• Casinos, horse racing tracks, and simulcast facilities
• Driving and flight schools
• Zoos, botanical gardens, wildlife reserves, and nature centers
• Close contact personal services
• Fitness centers and health clubs
• Indoor and outdoor pools (public and semi-public swimming pools)
• Museums/cultural and historical facilities/guided tours