Emergency Order requiring face coverings in essential businesses, on employees, in building common areas; retail occupancy limits; ice cream trucks prohibited

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Salem, Massachusetts · Boston · Massachusetts

Level

City

Authority

310 CMR 11.05; 105 CMR 300.200; G.L. c. 111, s. 31; Salem Public Health Emergency of March 20, 2020

Issued

2020-04-09 Apr. 9, 2020

Effective

2020-04-12 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-04-12)

End

'Until notice is given... that the Public Health Emergency no longer exists' (not verified; superseded in part by State Order No. 31) (read as 2020-09-30)

In force

Apr. 12, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all members of the public entering any essential business
• all employees of all essential businesses
• essential retail establishments (occupancy)
• residents of multi-unit buildings
• ice cream trucks

Functions reached

• SF retail occupancy (40 percent by reference to the DPH grocery order) and non-essential departments closed
• WF employees masked
• TO takeout customers masked
• RP ice cream trucks barred

Collection

Boston MET-BOS

Operative words

1) All members of the public entering any essential business as defined by Governor Baker's Covid-19 Executive Orders... must wear a cloth face covering... 3) All employees of all essential businesses shall wear a face covering over their mouth and nose when interacting with the public and within six feet of a co-worker.... 5) a. Essential retail establishments... must limit the number of customers and staff inside the establishment at any given time so that social distancing of six feet may be maintained. All retail establishments must establish maximum occupancy loads in accordance with the 'Guidance for Grocery Stores' issued by the Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health on April 7, 2020.... c. Any portions of the store requiring extra staffing solely dedicated to services that are deemed nonessential... shall be closed. d. Reusable shopping bags are prohibited.... 6) Operation of Ice Cream Trucks is Prohibited.

Enforcement

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