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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (Washington) - tribal government
- Level
- Tribal
- Authority
- T-10-61; T-064-20
- Issued
- 2020-06-26 June 26, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-06-26
- End
- Until the Mar. 13, 2020 Declaration of Emergency is lifted; expressly preserved by PSO No. 6 (Dec. 11, 2020); masks required in every phase of the 2021 Reopening Plan; in force through Sept. 30, 2021 on the record available (end date not verified)
- In force
- June 26, 2020 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all individuals within the Yakama Reservation or off-Reservation trust allotments
- all business within the Yakama Reservation and on off-Reservation trust allotments, whether licensed by the Yakama Nation or the State of Washington
- Functions reached
- EMP employer duty to refuse service to unmasked customers ($500 per violation)
- SF sales floor
- DR dining
- CB customers
- WF workforce
- Collection
- Tribal governments AGY-TRIBAL
Operative words
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Yakama Nation Tribal Council Executive Committee, acting in accordance with T-10-61 and T-064-20, that until further notice all individuals within the Yakama Reservation or off-Reservation trust allotments must wear a face covering or mask over their noses and mouths when in any indoor public setting.... BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, all business within the Yakama Reservation and on off-Reservation trust allotments, whether licensed by the Yakama Nation or the State of Washington, are directed not to serve onsite customers, whether inside or outside the business premises, who are not wearing a face covering or mask over their noses and mouths... BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, under the authority delegated in T-064-20, this Public Safety Order is enforceable by a civil fine of $50 per violation against individuals and $500 per violation against businesses, and is enforceable in the Yakama Nation Tribal Court. The Yakama Nation Police Department is directed to issue civil citations to all individuals and businesses who fail to comply with this Public Safety Order, regardless of whether the individual is Indian or non-Indian, and regardless of whether the business is licensed by the Yakama Nation or the State of Washington.
Enforcement
Civil fine of $50 per violation (individuals) and $500 per violation (businesses); Yakama Nation Police citations; Yakama Nation Tribal Court
Notes
Binds State-licensed businesses in Toppenish, Wapato and White Swan; issued when Yakima County had the highest per-capita infection rate in the western United States (recital)
Retrieval noteScanned; pages 1-2 read from rendered images.