In-N-Out, a burger chain mainly located on the West Coast, will forbid its employees from wearing face masks in several states where its locations are.

The states where In-N-Out employees cannot wear face masks under this new guideline are Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, and Utah. Employees who fail to adhere to this guideline could face termination, according to a report.

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The new guideline is intended to “emphasize the importance of customer service and the ability to show our Associate's smiles and other facial features,” according to employee memos posted online.

Additionally, employees working at Oregon and California locations, where most In-N-Out locations are, will only wear company-approved N-95 masks if they choose to do so.

The new rule goes into effect on Aug. 14. It comes approximately four months after President Joe Biden signed a bill ending the COVID-19 national emergency.

This is not the first time the fast-food chain has made the news over face masks, as one of its locations in San Francisco briefly closed in October 2021 after defying the city's health order requiring workers to ask customers eating inside to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19. Arnold Wensinger, In-N-Out's legal and business officer, told the Washington Examiner the restaurant chose to ignore the order, calling it a "clear governmental overreach."

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"We refuse to become the vaccination police for any government," Wensinger said. "It is unreasonable, invasive, and unsafe to force our restaurant associates to segregate customers into those who may be served and those who may not, whether based on the documentation they carry or any other reason."

The Washington Examiner has contacted In-N-Out for additional comment.