shivamogga excise deputy commissioner captain ajit kumar held a meeting with liquor shop owners on sunday and instructed them to sell only 11l of liquor per person once shops open here on monday hence a person can buy a 750ml bottle and a 375ml bottlespeaking to the media ajit said the state government has issued guidelines to open liquor shops from monday we have made the necessary arrangements and instructed liquor shop licence holders about guidelines to be followed on sunday according to the state excise departments guidelines the liquor sold to an individual cannot exceed 23l after holding discussions with liquor shop owners we have reduced the quantity that can be sold to each customer he saidthe shops can remain open between 9 am to 7 pm a liquor shop should have only two or three workers at a time along with the owner owners should arrange personal security and barricades five people who are maintaining social distancing can buy liquor at a time the sales staff should wear face masks and gloves he saidshivamogga superintendent of police k m shantharaju said liquor shop owners cannot break rules they must not sell in bulk or sell above the mrp