{"id":"MET-LA-001","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Los Angeles County Public Health Jurisdiction (all cities and unincorporated areas except Long Beach and Pasadena)","state":"CA","metro":"LA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"County of Los Angeles Health Officer (Muntu Davis, M.D., M.P.H.), Department of Public Health","authority":"Cal. Health \u0026 Safety Code secs. 101040, 101085, 120175; enforcement Cal. Health \u0026 Safety Code sec. 120295; L.A. County Code sec. 11.02.080","instrument":"Order of the Health Officer, Temporary Prohibition of Group Events and Gatherings and Closure of Certain Businesses (signed Mar. 16, 2020)","title":"Order of the Health Officer for Control of COVID-19: Temporary Prohibition of Group Events and Gatherings, Required Social Distancing Measures, Closure of Certain Businesses","dateIssued":"2020-03-16","effective":"2020-03-16 11:59 p.m.","end":"2020-03-21 (amended and superseded by the Mar. 19 and Mar. 21, 2020 Safer at Home orders, which extended the closures to Apr. 19, 2020)","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","CLOSE","ALC","EVT"],"addressees":["bars and nightclubs","restaurants (dine-in)","gyms and fitness centers","movie theaters, live performance theaters, bowling alleys, arcades","event organizers and venues"],"clause":"[Scanned signed order; no text layer. Its terms are recited in the Mar. 21, 2020 order (Ex. MET-LA-003): \u0027this Order extends the closure of certain businesses required by the Health Officer\u0027s March 16, 2020 Order to April 19, 2020,\u0027 the closures being \u0027(i) Bars and Nightclubs that do not serve food; (ii) Gyms and fitness centers; (iii) Movie Theaters, Drive-In Theaters, Live Performance Theaters, Concert Halls, Arenas and Stadiums; (iv) Bowling Alleys and Arcades; and (v) Wineries, Breweries and Tap Rooms that provide tastings,\u0027 and the prohibition of gatherings of 50 or more.]","enforcement":"Violation is a crime punishable by fine, imprisonment or both (Cal. Health \u0026 Safety Code sec. 120295; L.A. County Code sec. 11.02.080)","functions":["DR dining room","BA bar","FC facilities","PE performances","GATH events","CB customer base"],"notes":"First County closure order; restaurants limited to take-out, delivery and drive-thru; gatherings of 50+ prohibited; mirrored by Long Beach (Ex. MET-LA-041) and the City (Ex. MET-LA-027) on Mar. 15-16, 2020","sourceUrl":"http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/COVID-19_TemporaryProhibitionofGroupEventsandGatheringsandClosureofCertainBusiness_HealthOfficerOrder_20200316_Signed.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200317175030/http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/COVID-19_TemporaryProhibitionofGroupEventsandGatheringsandClosureofCertainBusiness_HealthOfficerOrder_20200316_Signed.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":315108,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-LA","url":"/library/MET-LA-001","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-LA-001","citation":"County of Los Angeles Health Officer (Muntu Davis, M.D., M.P.H.), Department of Public Health, Order of the Health Officer, Temporary Prohibition of Group Events and Gatherings and Closure of Certain Businesses (signed Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-LA-001)","stateName":"California","related":["MET-LA-041","MET-LA-027","MET-LA-003","SEC-06-GM-007","SEC-06-GM-030","SEC-06-GM-045","SEC-06-GM-063","SEC-17-GM-019","SEC-17-GM-027","SEC-17-GM-029","SEC-17-GM-031","SEC-25-005"]}