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Emergency Executive Order No. 225

Key to NYC: Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Indoor Entertainment, Recreation, Dining and Fitness Settings

Mayor Bill de Blasio · New York City (City)

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Jurisdiction
New York City · New York
Level
City
Authority
N.Y. Executive Law s. 24; N.Y.C. Charter; Administrative Code; common-law emergency authority (recited); Health Code enforcement
Issued
2021-08-16 Aug. 16, 2021
Effective
August 17, 2021 (s. 11), except the penalty section (s. 9), effective September 13, 2021 (read as 2021-08-17)
End
Restated in full by EEO 228 s. 4 (Aug. 25, 2021), EEO 239 s. 2 (Sept. 14, 2021) and EEO 250 s. 2 (Sept. 24, 2021); continued into 2022 (post-period; ended Mar. 7, 2022, not verified here) (read as 2021-08-25)
In force
Aug. 17, 2021 to Aug. 25, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Capacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • covered entities operating indoor entertainment and recreational settings (movie theaters, music and concert venues, adult entertainment, casinos, botanical gardens, commercial event and party venues, museums, aquariums, zoos, professional sports arenas and indoor stadiums, convention centers and exhibition halls, performing arts theaters, bowling alleys, arcades, indoor play areas, pool and billiard halls, recreational game centers)
  • indoor food services (indoor dining areas of letter-graded food service establishments, indoor food courts, catering establishments serving indoors, indoor portions of Agriculture and Markets-regulated establishments)
  • indoor gyms and fitness settings
  • patrons, full- and part-time employees, interns, volunteers and contractors
Functions reached
  • DR dining room (every indoor patron and worker)
  • BA bars
  • BQ banquets, catering and events
  • FC gyms and studios
  • CL classes
  • PE theaters, cinemas, concert venues, performing arts
  • SP arenas and stadiums
  • AM bowling, arcades, play areas, billiards
  • MC meetings, conventions and exhibition halls
  • HR hiring (vaccination as condition of entry for every employee and contractor)
  • WF workforce
  • CB customer base
Collection
New York City MET-NYC

Operative words

Section 1. I hereby order that a covered entity shall not permit a patron, full- or part-time employee, intern, volunteer, or contractor to enter a covered premises without displaying proof of vaccination and identification bearing the same identifying information as the proof of vaccination.

Enforcement

s. 9 (from Sept. 13, 2021): fine, penalty and forfeiture of not less than $1,000 for a first violation, not less than $2,000 for a second within twelve months, not less than $5,000 for each further violation within twelve months; enforceable by DOHMH and other agencies under Health Code ss. 3.07 and 3.11 with a standard penalty of $1,000 or default penalty of $2,000

Notes

Exempts pre-K to grade 12 schools, houses of worship, child care programs, senior centers and community centers (EEO 228 s. 4(f)(2)). Recites that 56 percent of City residents were fully vaccinated on Aug. 16, 2021. The first proof-of-vaccination mandate for private indoor commerce in the United States.

Retrieval note

Same text also posted by DOHMH at nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/covid/covid-19-key-to-nyc-executive-order-081621.pdf.

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