{"id":"MT-048","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Yellowstone County, Montana","state":"MT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone","authority":"Mont. Code Ann. Title 50, ch. 2, part 1; 50-2-118","instrument":"Order of Health Officer October 12, 2020 (12:30 a.m. close for bars and restaurants; 25-person gathering cap; masks and distancing required)","title":"Order of Health Officer, October 12, 2020","dateIssued":"2020-10-12","effective":"2020-10-14 8:00 a.m. MDT","end":"2020-11-09 11:59 p.m. by its terms; amended Oct. 14 (MT-049); extended through Dec. 9, 2020 by the Nov. 6 order (MT-050); superseded by the Nov. 19 order (MT-052)","startDate":"2020-10-14","endDate":"2020-11-09","quarters":["2020Q4"],"types":["CURF","GATH","CAP","MASK","ALC","EVT"],"addressees":["all restaurants, food courts, cafes, coffee houses, bars, brew pubs, taverns, breweries, microbreweries, distilleries, wineries, tasting rooms, special licensees, clubs and casinos","all businesses, organizations and private gatherings","houses of worship"],"clause":"Effective at 8:00 AM MDT on October 14, 2020 for a period of time up to and through 11:59PM MST on November 9, 2020 the following shall be required, subject to any noted exceptions: All restaurants, food courts, cafes, coffee houses, bars, brew pubs, taverns, breweries, microbreweries, distilleries, wineries, tasting rooms, special licensees, clubs and casinos shall be required to close for inside business no later than 12:30 AM as issued under Governor\u0027s directives.... Drive-through and delivery for food service only can continue past 12:30 AM. Except as otherwise indicated below, all group physical gatherings, including but not limited to all businesses, organizations, and private gatherings shall be limited to no more than 25 individuals, regardless of the ability to physically distance or location. This restriction applies to both indoor and outdoor events. Mask use and physical distancing requirements issued under Governor\u0027s directives remain in force and compliance is required under this Order.... Houses of worship may exceed group size of 25, subject to a limit of 50% of the facility\u0027s capacity and compliance with physical distancing and masking requirements.","enforcement":"Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-118, -123, -124; \u0027compliance is required under this Order\u0027","functions":["DR dining room (12:30 a.m. close)","BA bar","AM casinos","GATH events (25 regardless of distancing)","BQ banquets and events","WS worship (50 percent)","MK","CB"],"notes":"Triggered by cases exceeding 50 per 100,000 per day for the MMWR week ended Oct. 10, 2020; the first Montana jurisdiction to cap gatherings at 25 regardless of distancing","sourceUrl":"https://covid.riverstonehealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Health-Officer-Order-of-10-12-2020-final-signed.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":6746995,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MT","url":"/library/MT-048","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MT-048","citation":"John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer October 12, 2020 (12:30 a.m. close for bars and restaurants; 25-person gathering cap; masks and distancing required) (Oct. 12, 2020) (Ex. MT-048)","stateName":"Montana","related":["MT-049","MT-050","MT-052","MT-051","MT-074","MT-053","MT-054"]}