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Ex. MET-SLC-050 Order Primary source read

Public Health Order (Utah County), March 18, 2020

Public Health Order, Utah County, Utah: gatherings of more than ten prohibited; restaurants, bars and food service establishments closed to the public; business protocols; long-term care

Utah County Health Department Executive Director / Local Health Officer Ralph L. Clegg · Utah County, Utah (Provo, Orem, Lehi, American Fork and every municipality) (County)

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Jurisdiction
Utah County, Utah (Provo, Orem, Lehi, American Fork and every municipality) · Salt Lake City · Utah
Level
County
Authority
Utah Code 26A-1-114
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
2020-03-18 (food service 11:00 p.m. MDT) (read as 2020-03-18)
End
2020-04-01 by its terms; replaced Mar. 23, 2020 by the Revised Public Health Order (read as 2020-04-01)
In force
Mar. 18, 2020 to Apr. 1, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • everyone in Utah County
  • all food service, restaurants, bars, taverns, nightclubs, private liquor clubs and saloons
  • all establishments
  • care facilities
Functions reached
  • GATH 10
  • DR dining rooms closed
  • TO curbside/drive-through
  • HR daily symptom exclusion; cash-handling cleansing
  • OP 'employers should encourage their employees to work remotely'
  • VS long-term care access per CMS
  • MK signage
Collection
Salt Lake City MET-SLC

Operative words

WHEREAS, to combat the spread of COVID-19, Utah and various counties, including concurrently with this declaration, Utah County, have declared local public health emergencies... Section 1. General Prohibitions. Effective immediately, the following prohibitions shall apply throughout Utah County: Gatherings of more than ten individuals are prohibited. Section 2. Restaurants, Bars, and Food Service Establishments. Effective at 11:00pm (MDT) on March 18, 2020, all food service, restaurants, self-serve buffets, salad bars, unpackaged self-serve food services, bars, taverns, nightclubs, private liquor clubs, and saloons in Utah County shall immediately close to members, guests, patrons, customers, and the general public.... Section 4. General Protocols for Businesses. Effective immediately, all establishments shall comply with the following regulations: Implement social distancing (six feet) measures in all areas... Management shall and must ensure on a daily basis that no employee that presents symptoms of illness... will be permitted to work.... Section 8. Duration. This Order shall remain in effect through April 1, 2020, unless further extended.

Enforcement

Violations of food-service restrictions 'shall result in the immediate closure of individual businesses and establishments to all business activity'

Notes

Recites Utah County's concurrent declaration of a local public health emergency (Mar. 18, 2020)

Retrieval note

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