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Ex. MET-STL-006 Order Primary source read

Health Commissioner's Order No. 5 (Stay Home - Essential Activities Only Order)

Stay Home - Essential Activities Only Order

Fredrick Echols, M.D., Director of Health and Hospitals/Health Commissioner · City of St. Louis, Missouri (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of St. Louis, Missouri · St. Louis · Missouri
Level
City
Authority
Charter of the City of St. Louis art. XIII, § 14-C(c); 19 CSR 20-20.050(c)
Issued
2020-03-21 Mar. 21, 2020
Effective
2020-03-23 6:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-23)
End
By its terms 6:00 p.m. Apr. 22, 2020; withdrawn and replaced by Order No. 7 (Apr. 16, 2020), which ran until replaced by Order No. 8 effective May 18, 2020 (read as 2020-04-22)
In force
Mar. 23, 2020 to Apr. 22, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap
Addressees
  • all individuals living within the City
  • all businesses
  • essential businesses (conditions)
Functions reached
  • CB customer base under stay-home
  • SF premises closed to the public
  • OP office closed; remote work only
  • WF workforce confined to home
  • GATH
  • SC suppliers in the City closed
Collection
St. Louis MET-STL

Operative words

All individuals living within the City of St. Louis are ordered to remain at home except as needed for the following activities [obtaining medical supplies, food and household goods, outdoor exercise with six-foot distancing, and authorized work].... My intent is to ensure that the maximum number of people stay at home to slow the spread of COVID-19. [Non-exempt businesses must cease operations other than maintaining inventory, security, payroll and remote work.]

Enforcement

No penalty clause in the order; RSMo § 192.320

Notes

Exempt categories included healthcare, grocery, restaurants (takeout only), utilities, gas stations, banks, hardware stores, laundromats, hotels, professional services, construction, child care for first responders and government agencies. The order covered the whole City of St. Louis and ran concurrently with the St. Louis County stay-at-home order (Ex. MET-STL-044).

Retrieval note

Scanned PDF; text read from the City's web posting of Order No. 5 and its FAQ page. Bracketed words paraphrase the enumerated list.

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