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Ex. MET-MKE-001 Order Primary source read

Order of the Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County Imposing a Countywide Moratorium on Mass Gatherings of 250 or More People

Countywide moratorium on mass gatherings of 250 or more people to mitigate the spread of COVID-19

Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County) · Dane County and City of Madison, Wisconsin (County)

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Jurisdiction
Dane County and City of Madison, Wisconsin · Milwaukee and Madison · Wisconsin
Level
County
Authority
Wis. Stat. § 252.03
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
Effective
2020-03-13 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-13)
End
2020-03-14 (superseded by the March 14, 2020 order; the March 15 order then set the threshold at 50) (read as 2020-03-14)
In force
Mar. 13, 2020 to Mar. 14, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capEvents and venues
Addressees
  • the public
  • event operators
  • venues
Functions reached
  • GATH events
  • EVT venues and performances
  • MK marketing events
  • CB customer base
Collection
Milwaukee and Madison MET-MKE

Operative words

Effective as of 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020, and continuing until further notice, public and private Mass Gatherings... are hereby prohibited in the City of Madison and Dane County.

Enforcement

Violation of or failure to comply with this Order is a crime punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both (Wis. Stats. §§ 252.03, 252.25) (recited in the order)

Notes

First local COVID-19 order in the metro;

Retrieval note

Raw Wayback capture of the PHMDC PDF.

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