{"id":"MET-DFW-039","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Tarrant County, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"DFW","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code § 418.108","instrument":"First Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency","title":"First Amended Declaration (gatherings 50; restaurants take-out; bars, theaters, gyms closed; 50 percent/125 occupancy caps)","dateIssued":"2020-03-18","effective":"2020-03-18","end":"2020-03-21 (superseded by MET-DFW-040); seven days unless renewed","startDate":"2020-03-18","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","CLOSE","CAP","ALC","EVT"],"addressees":["the public","restaurants","bars, lounges, taverns, amusement, bingo halls, theaters, gyms, private clubs","event centers, hotel meeting spaces and ballrooms, retail stores, convenience stores, plazas, places of worship, malls"],"clause":"4. This Declaration hereby limits the size of gatherings to no more than 50 people and mandates the cancellation of all such gatherings of more than 50 people until further notice... 6. This Declaration hereby orders the closure of the following: bars, lounges, or taverns; commercial amusement establishment, bingo halls; theaters; gyms; and private clubs. 7. This Declaration hereby limits the occupancy of the following locations to 50% occupancy as set forth on the business\u0027s certificate(s) of occupancy or 125 individuals, whichever is less: a. Event Centers; b. Hotel Meeting Spaces, and Ballrooms; c. Retail Stores; d. Convenience Stores; e. Plazas; f. Places of Worship; and g. Malls","enforcement":"\u0027authorizes the use of all lawfully available enforcement tools\u0027 (§ 8); Gov\u0027t Code § 418.173","functions":["GATH","DR","BA","FC","PE","MC hotel meetings","SF retail","ML malls","WS worship","CB"],"notes":"Recites the County Judge\u0027s Mar. 13 declaration and the Commissioners Court\u0027s Mar. 17 renewal","sourceUrl":"http://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/public-health/PH%20DOCUMENTS/Epi/Coronavirus/Tarrant_County_Emergency_Declaration_3-18-20.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200629113219/http://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/public-health/PH%20DOCUMENTS/Epi/Coronavirus/Tarrant_County_Emergency_Declaration_3-18-20.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":63302,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-DFW","url":"/library/MET-DFW-039","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-DFW-039","citation":"Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, First Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-039)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-DFW-040","MET-DFW-041","MET-DFW-042","MET-DFW-043","MET-DFW-044","MET-DFW-046","MET-DFW-047"]}