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Ex. AR-055 Order Primary source read

ADH Directive Regarding Large Indoor Venues (amended May 11, 2020; effective May 18; Phase 2 June 15, 2020)

Indoor venues: 66 percent with an approved plan; twelve-foot performer separation; masking

Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health · Arkansas (State)

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Jurisdiction
Arkansas
Level
State
Authority
Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-109 to -110
Issued
2020-05-11 May 11, 2020
Effective
2020-05-18; 2020-06-15 (Phase 2) (read as 2020-05-18)
End
Amended Jan. 2, 2021 (Ex. AR-066); guidance Feb. 26, 2021 (Ex. AR-067) (read as 2021-01-02)
In force
May 18, 2020 to Jan. 2, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues
Addressees
  • auditoriums, lecture halls, movie theaters, theaters, museums, arenas, sports venues, race tracks, stadiums, gymnasiums, auction houses, amusement centers, barns, exhibit halls, convention centers, funeral homes, bowling alleys, trampoline parks
Functions reached
  • PE performances and cinemas
  • MC meetings and conventions
  • MK trade shows
  • FH funeral homes
  • AM amusement
  • GATH
  • CB
Collection
Arkansas AR

Operative words

This directive covers indoor venues for commercial, community, or civic events and activities where an audience, spectators, or a gathering of people are present, such as at concerts, weddings, plays, movies, lectures, presentations, conferences, conventions, sporting events, races, fundraisers, trade shows, and festivals.... A venue may increase the number of attendees at an event to up to 66 percent capacity for the facility with a plan approved by the Secretary of Health.... One hundred (100) people or fewer in attendance are allowed without a requirement to submit a plan. The performers/players/contestants must be separated from the audience by at least 12 feet and must be limited in number to fifty (50) or fewer.

Enforcement

Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-101 misdemeanor; plan approval by the Secretary; EO 20-25 par. 11

Notes

Names conventions and trade shows expressly.

Retrieval note

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