{"id":"DUT-NE-031","kind":"duty","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Omaha, Nebraska","state":"NE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Omaha City Council (emergency ordinance), approved by Mayor Jean Stothert","authority":"Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha § 2.13; Omaha Municipal Code ch. 12, art. III, §§ 12-41 to 12-51","instrument":"Emergency Ordinance No. 42309, Prevention of COVID-19 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-072; not re-saved)","title":"Duty of every entity maintaining premises open to the public to require face coverings","dateIssued":"2020-08-11","effective":"2020-08-11 (immediately upon passage)","end":"2021-05-25 11:59 p.m. (Ord. 42435; Ex. NE-075)","startDate":"2020-08-11","endDate":"2021-05-25","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["COND","MASK"],"addressees":["owners or persons in control of premises open to the general public; persons generally"],"clause":"Any individual or entity which maintains premises that are open to the general public... shall require all individuals age five (5) and older to wear a face covering over their mouth and nose while indoors in said premises... Sec. 12-49. Any individual or person who is found to have violated any of the provisions of this Article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each offense","enforcement":"Misdemeanor, fine up to $100 per instance (sec. 12-49); injunctive relief and abatement by the City Attorney (sec. 12-50)","functions":[],"notes":"Every business open to the public in Omaha had to require indoor face coverings of everyone aged five and older and post signs, on pain of a misdemeanor for each offense and injunctive relief; the City\u0027s duty on premises operators ran from August 11, 2020 to May 25, 2021.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1678922,"grade":"secondary","character":"order_operating_condition","description":"","collection":"DUT-NE","url":"/library/DUT-NE-031","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-NE-031","citation":"Omaha City Council (emergency ordinance), approved by Mayor Jean Stothert, Emergency Ordinance No. 42309, Prevention of COVID-19 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-072; not re-saved) (Aug. 11, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NE-031)","stateName":"Nebraska","related":["NE-075"]}