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Ex. ID-073 Order Primary source read

Public Health Emergency Order No. 20-09

Closure of Bars; Group Size Limitation; and Airport and Public Meeting Restrictions

Mayor Lauren McLean · City of Boise, Idaho (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Boise, Idaho · Idaho
Level
City
Authority
Boise City Code §§ 1-15-05, 1-15-08 (emergency powers ordinance of Mar. 17/Apr. 7, 2020); Idaho Code tit. 50, chs. 3 and 6; Idaho Const. art. XII, § 2; local disaster emergency declared Mar. 16, 2020
Issued
2020-06-23 June 23, 2020
Effective
2020-06-24 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-06-24)
End
Amended June 25, 2020; continued with Order 20-10 (July 4) and superseded by Orders 20-11 and 20-12 (Aug.-Sept. 2020) (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
June 24, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all bars, taverns, nightclubs, private liquor clubs, taprooms, tasting rooms, mobile bars, cabarets and saloons in Boise
  • all businesses eligible to reopen
  • individuals
  • Boise Airport terminal public areas
  • City commissions, committees and boards
Functions reached
  • BA bars closed
  • GATH >50 prohibited
  • TV airport access restricted
  • CRT city boards suspended
  • EMP compliance with Stage 4 requirements made mandatory
Collection
Idaho ID

Operative words

Section 3. Businesses - Required Compliance. With the exception of bars... all businesses that are eligible to reopen pursuant to the Stay Healthy Guidelines - Stage Four must comply with all social distancing and sanitation recommendations and requirements... Section 5. Group Gatherings. Public and private gatherings of individuals in groups of more than fifty (50) are prohibited.... Section 6. Access to the public areas of the Boise Airport terminal is restricted to [ticketed passengers and listed categories]. Section 7. Public Meetings. All meetings of Boise City commissions, committees, and boards are suspended except as provided... Section 8. All bars, taverns, nightclubs, private liquor clubs, taprooms, tasting rooms, mobile bars, cabarets, and saloons, as well as all other licensed premises for by the glass sales of alcoholic beverages... within the Boise City limits shall close to members, guests, patrons, customers, and the general public for on site consumption.

Enforcement

Section 9: violations of the CDH Order 'may be guilty of a misdemeanor... in accordance with Idaho Code, Sections 56-1003(7)(c) and 39-419'; Boise City Code § 1-15-10 misdemeanor for knowing violation of the Order

Notes

Recites the Boise chain: local disaster emergency Mar. 16, 2020 (Council ratified Mar. 17); emergency powers ordinance Mar. 17/Apr. 7, 2020; Orders 20-01 (Amended and Restated Apr. 30, 2020), 20-05, 20-06 (Reopening Stage Two), 20-07 (Reopening Stage Three, eff. May 30, 2020), 20-08 (Reopening Stage Four); CDH cluster of 37 cases traced to downtown bars June 5-6, 2020.

Retrieval note

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