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Ex. MET-LA-009 Order Primary source read

Reopening Safer at Work and in the Community, Moving the County into Stage 3 (Revised Order Issued July 18, 2020)

Reopening Safer at Work and in the Community for Control of COVID-19: Moving the County of Los Angeles into Stage 3 of California's Pandemic Resilience Roadmap (schools closed to in-person learning; indoor operations closed)

County of Los Angeles Health Officer · Los Angeles County Public Health Jurisdiction (County)

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Jurisdiction
Los Angeles County Public Health Jurisdiction · Los Angeles · California
Level
County
Authority
Cal. Health & Safety Code secs. 101040, 101085, 120175; State Public Health Officer orders of July 13 and July 17, 2020 recited
Issued
2020-07-18 July 18, 2020
Effective
2020-07-18 (immediately) 'until further notice' (read as 2020-07-18)
End
Revised Aug. 12, Sept. 2, Sept. 4, Oct. 2, 5, 6, 14 and 23, 2020 (Ex. MET-LA-010) (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
July 18, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • K-12 schools and school districts
  • restaurants (indoor dining)
  • bars, breweries, wineries
  • gyms, personal care, hair salons (indoor)
  • non-essential office-based businesses
  • indoor malls
  • all businesses (posted protocols, exposure reporting)
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (schools closed; exposed employees quarantined)
  • OF non-essential offices closed
  • DR indoor dining closed
  • FC gyms closed
  • SL personal care closed
  • ML malls closed
  • GATH
  • SCH
Collection
Los Angeles MET-LA

Operative words

7. The Health Officer orders the closure of the following types of higher-risk businesses... a) Lounges and nightclubs; b) Bars, breweries, tasting rooms, craft distilleries, and wineries... d) Public entertainment venues: movie theaters, live performance theaters, concert venues, theme parks, and festivals; e) Family entertainment centers... f) All restaurants, but only for indoor, in-person onsite dining until further notice; g) Cardrooms...; i) Indoor portions and exhibits of museums, zoos and aquariums...; k) All events and gatherings, unless specifically allowed by this Order.... g) Schools (K-12) and School Districts. The State Public Health Officer requires all public and private schools (K-12) and school districts within the County of Los Angeles to remain closed to in-person learning until the County of Los Angeles has been off of the State's County Monitoring List for 14 consecutive days. Schools (K-12) and School Districts may conduct distance learning only.

Enforcement

Cal. Health & Safety Code sec. 120295; L.A. County Code sec. 11.02.080

Notes

Appendices T1/T2 (K-12 protocols), J (film/TV), N (pro sports), P (hotels), R (personal care), L (gyms), E (malls); employers must report clusters and 'require the immediate self-quarantine of all employees that had a workplace exposure'

Retrieval note

17 pages; paragraphs 7 and 9 read in full.