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Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-030 Context (guidance or announcement) Confirmed from a secondary source

New York State Parks website 'COVID-19 Update' (all campgrounds, cabins, cottages and pavilions/shelters closed through April 30; all playgrounds, athletic courts and sport fields closed; all 2020 camping and pavilion reservations suspended), as captured Mar. 31, 2020

New York State Parks COVID-19 Update (Mar. 31, 2020)

New York State Parks · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State agency) (State)

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Jurisdiction
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State agency) · New York
Level
State
Authority
N.Y. Parks, Rec. & Hist. Preserv. Law § 3.09 (powers of the commissioner) (pin to be verified); Executive Order 202 series (NY State file)
Issued
2020-03-31 Mar. 31, 2020
Effective
2020-03-31 (closures announced from mid-March 2020) (read as 2020-03-31)
End
Campgrounds reopened in stages from June 2020 (not verified); reservations for the 2020 season were suspended 'until further notice' (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 31, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering cap
Addressees
  • campers and reservation holders
  • pavilion and shelter renters (group events)
  • the public
Functions reached
  • LG lodging (all State campgrounds, cabins and cottages closed)
  • GATH group pavilions and shelters closed (events)
  • CB customer base
  • AM athletic facilities
Character
context
Collection
State agriculture, parks and wildlife agencies AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE

Operative words

Park facilities may be closed to prevent community spread of COVID-19... all State Park playgrounds, athletic courts and sport fields are closed.... Due to the global health crisis, all campgrounds, cabins, cottages, and pavilions/shelters are CLOSED to visitation through April 30. All visitors with reservations will be issued a full refund.... New York State has suspended all new camping, cabin and cottage and pavilion/shelter reservations for the 2020 season until further notice.

Enforcement

Closure of State facilities; 9 NYCRR park rules (pin to be verified)

Notes

Reaches the State's largest park system (about 180 parks and 35 historic sites) and every group event booked at a State park pavilion.

Retrieval note

Agency website capture; file date is the capture date.

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