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Health Commissioner's Order No. 3 (2021) (Mask Mandate, continued) [POST-PERIOD]

Order continuing the indoor and public-transportation face-covering requirement, effective upon approval of the local governing board, for 30 days subject to extension

Fredrick L. Echols, M.D., Acting 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); RSMo § 67.265
Issued
2021-10-01 Oct. 1, 2021
Effective
Immediately upon approval of the local governing board, for 30 calendar days subject to extension (read as 2021-10-01)
End
Post-period; later continued by Orders Nos. 4-8 (Nov. 2021-Feb. 2022) listed on the City's orders page
In force
Oct. 1, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
Limitation types
Face-covering requirement
Addressees
  • all individuals age 5 and older
  • indoor and enclosed public buildings and spaces
  • public transportation vessels
Functions reached
  • SF
  • DR
  • SL
  • WF
  • TV
  • OP
  • CB
Collection
St. Louis MET-STL

Operative words

This Order No. 3 shall become effective immediately upon approval of the local governing board and will continue to be in effect for 30 calendar days, subject to extension.... According to the CDC, both Missouri and the City of St. Louis remain 'high transmission' areas as of September 24, 2021.... 1. Individuals, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, age 5 and older shall be required to properly wear a face covering... while in indoor and enclosed public buildings and spaces, and public transportation vessels in the City of St. Louis.

Enforcement

No penalty clause in the order; RSMo § 192.320

Notes

Post-period exhibit saved to show that the City's mask requirement was continuous through and beyond September 30, 2021; it recites the CDC 'high transmission' status of the City as of September 24, 2021.

Retrieval note

Post-period.