The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- City of Fort Worth, Texas · Dallas-Fort Worth · Texas
- Level
- City
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code § 418.108(f), (g); Tex. Health & Safety Code § 122.006; harmonized with GA-14
- Issued
- 2020-04-06 Apr. 6, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-07 1:00 p.m. (read as 2020-04-07)
- End
- 2020-04-30; Seventh Amended Declaration Apr. 23, 2020 (MET-DFW-063); superseded by the Resolution of May 1, 2020 (MET-DFW-064) (read as 2020-04-30)
- In force
- Apr. 7, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation
- Addressees
- all persons residing in Fort Worth
- all businesses
- hospitals and dental offices
- nursing homes
- houses of worship
- Functions reached
- CB
- SF
- OP telework compelled
- GATH
- SX/PR
- WF
- WS
- Collection
- Dallas-Fort Worth MET-DFW
Operative words
8. All persons currently residing within the City of Fort Worth shall stay at home, except as allowed by this Declaration... 9. All businesses operating in City of Fort Worth, except Essential Businesses as defined herein, shall not allow members of the public to occupy business premises. Non-essential businesses may continue Minimum Basic Operations, as outlined below, so long as the businesses strictly adhere to the following: (1) minimize in-person contact with people who are not in the same household; (2) maintain Social Distancing; (3) utilize remote teleworking to the greatest extent possible; and (4) minimize the number of employees needed to operate at a basic level... 11. All public or private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or living unit are prohibited... 12. All elective medical, surgical, and dental procedures are prohibited anywhere in City of Fort Worth... 21. This Declaration shall take effect at 1pm on April 7, 2020, and shall remain in effect until April 30, 2020
Enforcement
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 122.006 fines; Gov't Code § 418.173
Notes
Scan; OCR read. Twelve pages; recites GA-14 and the Tarrant County Executive Order of Apr. 3; TDEM essential-services list incorporated