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Ohio Expositions Commission announcement, 'The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceled' (fair dates July 29 - Aug. 9, 2020)

The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceled

Ohio Expositions Commission · Ohio Expositions Commission (State agency, Ohio Rev. Code ch. 991) (State)

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Context, not an order

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Jurisdiction
Ohio Expositions Commission (State agency, Ohio Rev. Code ch. 991) · Ohio
Level
State
Authority
Ohio Rev. Code § 991.02 ('There is hereby created the Ohio expositions commission') (read) and § 991.03 (powers to conduct the Ohio State Fair) (pin to be verified); Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order (Ex. OH-020) and gathering limits
Issued
2020-05-21 May 21, 2020
Effective
2020-05-21
End
2020-08-09 (cancelled fair dates); the 2021 fair was limited to livestock and junior exhibitions (read as 2020-08-09)
In force
May 21, 2020 to Aug. 9, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Gathering capEvents and venues
Addressees
  • fairgoers, exhibitors, vendors, entertainers and contractors of the Ohio State Fair
Functions reached
  • EVT events
  • MK exhibition and vendor sales
  • CB fairgoers
  • GS concessionaires, carnival and grandstand contractors
  • BQ food vendors
Character
context
Collection
State agriculture, parks and wildlife agencies AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE

Operative words

May 21, 2020. Today, the Ohio Expositions Commission announced that it will cancel the 2020 Ohio State Fair, originally scheduled for July 29 - August 9 in [Columbus].

Enforcement

Cancellation by the State commission operating the fair

Notes

Pairs with the Ohio Department of Health's county-fair orders limiting fairs to junior fair activities (Exs. OH-100, OH-008).

Retrieval note

The Commission's own dated announcement (May 21, 2020) appears on the captured page.