Anne Arundel County Leaves Governor’s COVID Changes in Place, Maintains Social Gathering Restrictions

The below announcement also applies to businesses located within the City of Annapolis. 

County Executive Steuart Pittman announced yesterday that Anne Arundel County will align with new state policy lifting capacity limits on restaurants, retail establishments, religious institutions and certain other facilities. Governor Larry Hogan’s order yesterday lifted capacity limits and also revoked local jurisdictions’ authority to issue more restrictive local orders under the state’s authority, rendering the county’s most recent executive order #43 null and void as of 5 pm Friday, March 12.

In advance of Friday, County Executive Pittman will sign a new executive order that will retain the county’s social gathering limits at a maximum of 10 persons indoors and 25 persons outdoors. The executive order will also keep the county’s restrictions on third-party food delivery services, preventing their charges from exceeding 15 percent of the purchase price of an online restaurant order. All other COVID restrictions will align with the most recent state executive order. Executive Order #45 will be available on the county’s Road to Recovery website once signed by the County Executive.

*NOTE- the above order states "Foodservice Establishments shall not serve customers who are not seated."