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Ex. MET-MIA-007 Order Primary source read

Miami-Dade County Emergency Order 17-20

Occupancy and food-safety requirements for essential establishments providing unpackaged food

County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez · Miami-Dade County, Florida (County)

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Jurisdiction
Miami-Dade County, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
Level
County
Authority
s. 252.38(3)(a), Fla. Stat.; Fla. EO 20-89 and 20-91 (recited); Code of Miami-Dade County ch. 8B-7
Issued
2020-04-02 Apr. 2, 2020
Effective
2020-04-02 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-04-02)
End
Overtaken by the New Normal orders (May 18, 2020); not separately cancelled in the exhibits (read as 2020-05-18)
In force
Apr. 2, 2020 to May 18, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • essential commercial and retail establishments providing unpackaged food for consumption (grocery stores, restaurants under EO 07-20 s. 2(b), (m))
  • all essential businesses (encouragements)
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor (50 percent occupancy)
  • KT kitchen and food supply
  • CB customer base
  • MK promotions (sampling banned)
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

1. In order to ensure compliance with the CDC social distancing requirements, all essential commercial and retail establishments as defined in Emergency Order 07-20 which provide unpackaged food for consumption... shall: a) limit capacity and monitor entrances and exits to reduce their maximum occupancy load by 50 percent in those areas where food is sold; b) close all salad bars and other self-serve food stations with the exception of prepackaged, "grab and go" items; and c) not distribute free samples or conduct tastings.

Enforcement

Code of Miami-Dade County ch. 8B (recited); supplemental to prior orders

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