{"id":"MET-CLT-020","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Mecklenburg County","state":"NC","metro":"CLT","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Mecklenburg County Health Director","authority":"G.S. ch. 130A (local health director); issued \u0027in accordance with, and incorporates by reference\u0027 EO 116 and the local state of emergency","instrument":"Order for Prohibiting Mass Gatherings","title":"Order for Prohibiting Mass Gatherings (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2020-03-17","effective":"2020-03-16 8:00 a.m.","end":"2020-04-12 (superseded Mar. 26, 2020 by the Stay at Home Order, Ex. MET-CLT-018)","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-04-12","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","CLOSE","EVT"],"addressees":["all persons and venues in Mecklenburg County","gyms, fitness centers, health clubs, theaters"],"clause":"this Order prohibits all indoor public and private gatherings and outdoor gatherings within an enclosed space of 50 persons or more anywhere in Mecklenburg County beginning at 8 a.m. on March 16, 2020 and continuing for four weeks through April 12, 2020... b. Gyms, fitness centers, health clubs and theaters will cease operations immediately.","enforcement":"G.S. 130A-25 misdemeanor (health director order)","functions":["GATH events","FC facilities closed (gyms, theaters)","PE performances","MK events"],"notes":"Exempts airport, worship, transit, offices, hotels, retail, hospitals from the 50-person definition","sourceUrl":"https://www.mecknc.gov/news/Documents/Order%20Prohibiting%20Mass%20Gatherings.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200612102550/https://www.mecknc.gov/news/Documents/Order%20Prohibiting%20Mass%20Gatherings.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":2024712,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-CLT","url":"/library/MET-CLT-020","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-CLT-020","citation":"Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Mecklenburg County Health Director, Order for Prohibiting Mass Gatherings (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-020)","stateName":"North Carolina","related":["MET-CLT-018"]}