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Executive Order 14 FY 20/21

An Order to Implement Phase Four of the Restarting Maine's Economy Plan

Governor Janet T. Mills · Maine (State)

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Jurisdiction
Maine
Level
State
Authority
37-B M.R.S. §§ 741(3)(H), 742(1)(C)(2), (8), (12)
Issued
2020-10-06 Oct. 6, 2020
Effective
2020-10-13
End
§ I(B)(1)-(2) repealed Nov. 4, 2020 (EO 16 § I(D)); § I(A)(1), (2), (4) repealed May 24, 2021 (EO 39); § I(A)(3) (schools and child care masks) to June 30, 2021 (read as 2020-11-04)
In force
Oct. 13, 2020 to Nov. 4, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
Addressees
  • seated venues: restaurants, bars, tasting rooms, houses of worship, social clubs, school cafeterias
  • retail over 50,000 sq. ft.
  • lodging
  • government buildings
  • schools and child care
Functions reached
  • DR dining room 50%/100
  • BA bars (reopening date deferred)
  • WS worship 50%/100
  • PE theaters
  • FC gyms 50
  • SF retail masking
  • IN schools
  • EC child care
Collection
Maine ME

Operative words

I.A.2. Retail stores with over 50,000 square feet of shopping space..., eating establishments, bars, tasting rooms, social clubs, and lodging operations and accommodations... shall implement measures requiring customers and employees to wear face coverings in publicly accessible areas consistent with guidance.... 3. Face coverings are required for all persons age 5 and older in all school and childcare settings, both public and private.... B. INDOOR GATHERINGS... 1. For establishments that provide and require seating for all invitees, the indoor gathering limit is 50% of the facility's permitted occupancy limit or 100 persons, whichever is less. For the purposes of this section, such establishments include restaurants, bars, tasting rooms, houses of worship, social clubs, school cafeterias, and other establishments identified in the Restarting Plan. 2. For establishments that do not provide and require seating for all invitees, the indoor gathering limit is 50.... IV. This Order takes effect October 13, 2020 and shall remain in effect until rescinded. Bars and tasting rooms are subject to an activity-specific reopening date under interpretive guidance from Maine CDC, DHHS, and DECD.

Enforcement

§ III: 'This Order is subject to all available methods of enforcement.'

Notes

Scanned order (no text layer); read by rendering. Stage 4 release of Oct. 6, 2020 anticipated indoor bar service Nov. 2, 2020, later withheld (ME-082).