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COVID-19 Order No. 21

Order Extending the Closing of Certain Workplaces and the Prohibition on Gatherings of More Than 10 People (Extending the Operation of COVID-19 Order No. 13)

Governor Charles D. Baker · Massachusetts (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Massachusetts
Level
State
Authority
St. 1950, c. 639, ss. 7, 8, 8A
Issued
2020-03-31 Mar. 31, 2020
Effective
2020-03-31; revised Exhibit A effective noon April 1, 2020 (read as 2020-03-31)
End
May 4, 2020; superseded by Order No. 30 (Apr. 28, 2020) (read as 2020-05-04)
In force
Mar. 31, 2020 to May 4, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capSupply chain
Addressees
  • all businesses and organizations
  • MassDOT (construction guidance)
Functions reached
  • all non-essential premises
  • JS public works construction sites (MassDOT guidance)
Collection
Massachusetts MA

Operative words

The provisions of the March 23, 2020 Order... ("COVID-19 Order No. 13") are hereby extended until May 4, 2020. Accordingly, all businesses and other organizations that do not provide COVID-19 Essential Services shall not re-open their bricks-and-mortar premises to workers, customers, or the public before May 4, 2020. Gatherings of more than 10 people also remain prohibited until May 4, 2020. Effective at 12:00 noon on April 1, 2020, Exhibit A of the previously issued COVID-19 Order No. 13 is hereby replaced with the attached, updated Exhibit A.

Enforcement

DPH and boards of health continue to enforce Order No. 13 (criminal penalty under c. 639, s. 8, or $300 civil fine)

Notes

Revised Essential Services list tracked CISA's March 28, 2020 guidance; MassDOT directed to issue safety and enforcement procedures for public works construction.

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