As coronavirus numbers climb across Florida, state officials banned the consumption of alcohol at bars statewide. Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn said the local police department won’t enforce that rule because he says the state’s job."The mayor of Ocala is not telling bars to open.
It is not the responsibility of the Ocala Police Department to check if bars are open or closed," Guinn said. It's been almost a week since the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation ordered bars to shut down again to stop the spread of COVID-19.