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Ex. MET-MIA-011 Order Primary source read

Miami-Dade County Emergency Order 26-20

Closure of movie theaters, concert houses, auditoriums, playhouses, bowling alleys, arcades, indoor amusement facilities and casinos

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) and s. 252.46, Fla. Stat.; Code of Miami-Dade County ss. 8B-7(2)(f), (o)
Issued
2020-07-02 July 2, 2020
Effective
2020-07-03 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-07-03)
End
Amended July 3 (outdoor amusement, adult theaters, cabarets, unlicensed massage closed from July 4), July 9 (banquet halls and ballrooms closed; gym masks; restaurants outdoor-only 6 a.m.-10 p.m.; short-term rental caps) and Aug. 5, 2020; repealed by Emergency Order 28-20 effective Aug. 31, 2020 (read as 2020-08-05)
In force
July 3, 2020 to Aug. 5, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
Addressees
  • movie theaters, concert houses, auditoriums, playhouses, bowling alleys, arcades, indoor amusement facilities, casinos (except on sovereign tribal land)
  • by amendment: banquet halls, ballrooms, restaurants and cafeterias, gyms, short-term vacation rentals
Functions reached
  • PE performances and cinemas
  • AM amusement, bowling, arcades, casinos
  • BQ banquets and ballrooms (Am. 2)
  • DR dining room (outdoor-only by Am. 2)
  • LG short-term rentals (Am. 2)
  • CB customer base
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

1. Commencing at 12:01 a.m., Friday, July 3, 2020 and notwithstanding any other emergency order to the contrary, all of the following shall be closed in Miami-Dade County: (a) movie theaters, (b) concert houses, (c) auditoriums, (d) playhouses, (e) bowling alleys, (f) arcades, (g) indoor amusement facilities, (h) casinos (except casinos on sovereign tribal land). 2. The provisions of this order shall serve as minimum standards. Municipalities may impose more stringent standards within their jurisdictions.

Enforcement

Code of Miami-Dade County ch. 8B; s. 252.46, Fla. Stat. (recited)

Notes

Recital: nearly 40,000 County residents positive and 1,000 dead; 'hospital capacity and medical availability is diminishing... which will limit the ability of hospitals to perform discretionary medical procedures'

Retrieval note

Text layer read in full; amendment contents from the County index (MET-MIA-018).

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