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Ex. MET-DFW-094 Order Primary source read

Notice: Federal face mask order enforced (Feb. 2, 2021)

Trinity Metro enforcement of the CDC conveyance mask order from 11:59 p.m. Feb. 1, 2021

Trinity Metro · Trinity Metro service area (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Trinity Metro service area · Dallas-Fort Worth · Texas
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
CDC Order, 86 Fed. Reg. 8025 (Feb. 3, 2021) (42 U.S.C. § 264); Executive Order 13998
Issued
2021-02-02 Feb. 2, 2021
Effective
2021-02-01 11:59 p.m. (read as 2021-02-01)
End
The CDC order was in force through Sept. 30, 2021 (vacated Apr. 18, 2022) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Feb. 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all persons on Trinity Metro vehicles and in its facilities
Functions reached
  • WF commuting
  • TR
Collection
Dallas-Fort Worth MET-DFW

Operative words

The CDC mask order went into effect at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 1... All persons on board Trinity Metro vehicles are required to wear a mask for their travel duration. Trinity Metro operators will now:... Instruct persons that federal law requires wearing a mask on the vehicle and failure to comply constitutes a violation of federal law

Enforcement

Federal law (CDC order); removal from vehicles and property

Notes

Local application of the federal order that governed every DART, TRE and DCTA vehicle through 2021Q3 (FED file)