{"id":"MET-BOS-063","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Somerville, Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"BOS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress, Director of Health and Human Services)","authority":"G.L. c. 111, ss. 95-105; 310 CMR 11.05; 105 CMR 300.200; G.L. c. 111, s. 30; local State of Emergency of March 15, 2020","instrument":"Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate (indoor public mask mandate)","title":"City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate","dateIssued":"2021-08-19","effective":"2021-08-20 12:01 a.m.","end":"Not within the period (in force through Sept. 30, 2021)","startDate":"2021-08-20","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["any individual age two or older in any indoor public location: grocery stores, pharmacies and other retail stores, public transportation, taxis, livery and ride-sharing vehicles, hotels, motels, event venues and private clubs hosting indoor events or performances","all businesses, healthcare facilities and establishments open to the public (signage)","employees and other workers"],"clause":"1. Except as provided in Paragraph 3, effective at 12:01 a.m., August 20, 2021, any individual who is age two (2) or older, and not otherwise exempt per CDC guidelines, shall be required to cover their nose and mouth with a clean mask or face-covering... when in or at any indoor public location. For the purposes of this section, public location is defined as any place open to the public, including, but not limited to, grocery stores, pharmacies, and other retail stores, public transportation, taxis, livery, and other ride sharing vehicles, and any location, including hotels, motels, event venues, and private clubs that hosts indoor events or performances. If a customer, patron, or attendee refuses to wear a mask or cloth face covering for non-medical reasons, the operator of a facility, business, or event may decline entry to the individual. 2. All businesses, healthcare facilities and any other establishment open to the public must post a notice at entry requiring those entering to wear a face-covering or mask","enforcement":"Board of Health order and regulation (the City\u0027s index lists it as an order mandating face coverings in indoor public locations; penalty provisions on pages not read)","functions":["SF retail","LG hotels and motels","MC event venues and private clubs","TV public transportation, taxis, livery, ride-share","WF employees","CB customers"],"notes":"Recites the CDC\u0027s July 27, 2021 recommendation; issued while the State had no mask order.","sourceUrl":"https://www.somervillema.gov/sites/default/files/COVID-19-Mask-Order-Proposed-8.21.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":179291,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-BOS","url":"/library/MET-BOS-063","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-BOS-063","citation":"Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress, Director of Health and Human Services), Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate (indoor public mask mandate) (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-063)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["SEC-14-GM-021"]}