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Health Commissioner's Order (Salad Bars and Buffets)

Health Commissioner's Order: All salad bars and buffets in food service operations and retail food establishments be closed

Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner, Columbus Board of Health (Columbus Public Health) · City of Columbus and City of Worthington, Ohio (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Columbus and City of Worthington, Ohio · Columbus · Ohio
Level
City
Authority
Declaration of Public Health Emergency of Mar. 13, 2020 (Res. 20-08); Columbus Health Code § 775.04(a)(1); R.C. ch. 3707
Issued
2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17 (immediately) (read as 2020-03-17)
End
By its terms, until the public health emergency declaration of Mar. 13, 2020 is terminated unless otherwise renewed; superseded in practice by the ODH Dine Safe Ohio orders (2020) and the State's rescissions (June 2, 2021) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • food service operations
  • retail food establishments
Functions reached
  • DR dining room (buffet and salad-bar service)
  • KT kitchen and food supply
  • SF grocery sales floor (self-service bars)
  • CB
Collection
Columbus MET-CMH

Operative words

1. All salad bars and buffets in food service operations and retail food establishments be closed. 2. The entire jurisdictions of the cities of Columbus and Worthington are subject to this Order. This Order shall take effect immediately and remain in full force and effect until the public health emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 has been terminated unless otherwise renewed by the Board of Health and/or the Health Commissioner.

Enforcement

Columbus Health Code ch. 775 and R.C. ch. 3707 (health commissioner's orders); enforced by Columbus Public Health food-protection inspectors

Notes

Issued two days after the ODH carry-out-only order of Mar. 15, 2020 and one day after the Governor closed dine-in service; the local order reached grocery and retail food establishments that the State order did not close.

Retrieval note

Text-bearing PDF signed Mar. 17, 2020; recitals record the Franklin County Emergency Operations Center activation of Mar. 13, 2020.