{"id":"MS-051","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Mississippi","state":"MS","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Tate Reeves","authority":"Mississippi Emergency Management Law, Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-1 et seq.","instrument":"Executive Order 1549","title":"Repeal of the Safe Recovery Order and the county face-covering mandate; business rules become recommendations; school face coverings and arena and K-12 caps remain mandatory","dateIssued":"2021-03-02","effective":"2021-03-03 17:00","end":"2021-03-31 17:00 as issued; extended by EO 1550 to Apr. 30, 2021; rescinded by EO 1551 effective 5:00 p.m. Apr. 30, 2021","startDate":"2021-03-03","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["SCH","MASK","CAP","EVT","EMER"],"addressees":["all persons","businesses and non-profits","close-contact personal care services","indoor arenas","schools","K-12 event venues"],"clause":"Repeal: Executive Order 1535 and Executive Order 1536 and all amendments thereto are rescinded and shall stand repealed. Duration: This Executive Order shall be effective at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, and shall remain in full force and effect until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021... All business and non-profit entities operating within the State of Mississippi are encouraged to make reasonable, good-faith efforts to comply with the CDC\u0027s and Mississippi State Department of Health\u0027s regulations and guidelines... Indoor Arenas: Attendance at events held in indoor arenas, including college and university arenas, shall be limited as follows:... Bowl/Arena ticketed seating shall be limited to a maximum of 50% of seating capacity... Face Coverings: Every person in Mississippi shall wear a face covering, covering the nose and mouth, while inside a school building or classroom, or when outdoors on a school campus whenever it is not possible to maintain social distancing.","enforcement":"Mandatory clauses (arenas; schools; K-12 events) enforceable under the Emergency Management Law; business clauses are recommendations","functions":["IN school masks","EVT arenas 50 percent","AC K-12 indoor events","SL personal care (encouraged)"],"notes":"This is the instrument that ended the general business restrictions. Husch Blackwell: the order \u0027allowed local authorities stricter restrictions but not to prevent essential business operations\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/executiveorders/ExecutiveOrders/1549.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210303214902/https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/executiveorders/ExecutiveOrders/1549.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":406527,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MS","url":"/library/MS-051","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MS-051","citation":"Governor Tate Reeves, Executive Order 1549 (Mar. 2, 2021) (Ex. MS-051)","stateName":"Mississippi","related":["DUT-MS-012","MS-050","MS-052","MS-049","MS-053","MS-048","MS-046","MS-047"]}