{"id":"MT-085","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Lewis and Clark County (Helena), Montana","state":"MT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer","authority":"Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-402, -403 (local emergency); 50-2-116, -118","instrument":"County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)","title":"Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rules","dateIssued":"2020-03-13","effective":"2020-03-13","end":"Emergency declaration rescinded July 2021 (KTVH: \u0027The emergency declaration began on March 13, 2020\u0027); rules unenforced from May 2021","startDate":"2020-03-13","endDate":"2020-03-13","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMER","MASK","GATH"],"addressees":["residents and businesses of Lewis and Clark County"],"clause":"The emergency declaration began on March 13, 2020, in response to COVID surging in the county, requesting residents to stay home and to wear a mask (KTVH)","enforcement":"Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-124 (rules); rescinded after HB 257","functions":["MASK","GATH","CB"],"notes":"Helena Independent Record headlines (\u0027Lewis \u0026 Clark Co. tightens public health rules ahead of change in governor\u0027, Jan. 2021; \u0027Lewis and Clark County no longer enforcing mask mandate\u0027, May 2021; \u0027Despite changes statewide, county\u0027s public health rules will remain\u0027, Jan. 2021) were located but the articles are paywalled and were not read","sourceUrl":"https://www.ktvh.com/news/helena-news/lewis-and-clark-co-removes-covid-19-emergency-declaration","snapshot":"","fileExists":false,"fileBytes":0,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MT","url":"/library/MT-085","exhibitUrl":null,"citation":"Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer, County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MT-085)","stateName":"Montana","related":["DUT-MT-005","DUT-MT-027"]}