The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Connecticut
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 19a-131a and 28-9
- Issued
- 2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-16 (gatherings immediately; restaurants, OTB, gyms and theaters at 8:00 p.m.) (read as 2020-03-16)
- End
- Through Apr. 30, 2020; extended by EO 7PP to June 20, 2020; section 2 (indoor dining) repealed June 17, 2020 by EO 7ZZ s.4 except the alcohol-with-food rule, which continued to May 20, 2021; section 4 (gyms, theaters) repealed June 17, 2020 by EO 7ZZ s.7 (read as 2021-06-30)
- In force
- Mar. 16, 2020 to June 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
- Addressees
- the public
- restaurants and eating establishments
- bars, private clubs and every on-premises liquor permittee
- off-track betting facilities
- gyms, fitness centers, studios
- movie theaters
- Functions reached
- DR dining room
- BA bar and alcohol
- FC fitness facilities
- PE cinemas
- GATH 50-person cap including worship
- BQ banquets
- Collection
- Connecticut CT
Operative words
Effective at 8 p.m. on March 16, 2020 and through April 30, 2020, unless earlier modified, extended, or terminated by me, any restaurant or eating establishment and any location licensed for on-premise consumption of alcoholic liquor in the State of Connecticut, except for Class III and Class II Tribal Gaming enterprises, shall only serve food or non-alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption.... any indoor gym, fitness center, or similar facility or studio offering in-person fitness, sporting or recreational opportunities or instructions, and all movie theaters shall cease all operations.
Enforcement
Conn. Gen. Stat. section 28-22; DCP liquor permit enforcement (Title 30)
Notes
Paragraph 1 cut the gathering ban to 50 and, unlike EO 7, included 'religious, spiritual or worship gatherings of such size'.