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Ex. MS-069 Order Primary source read

Fourth Resolution of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the control of contagious and infectious diseases

Adopting EO 1477; face coverings required of employees and customers over six in all businesses open to the public, April 28 - May 11, 2020; curfew continued

Mayor and Board of Aldermen · City of Starkville, Mississippi (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Starkville, Mississippi · Mississippi
Level
City
Authority
Miss. Code Ann. 21-19-3, 45-17-1 et seq.
Issued
2020-04-28 Apr. 28, 2020
Effective
2020-04-28 08:00 (read as 2020-04-28)
End
2020-05-11 08:00 (aligned with EO 1477; extended with it) (read as 2020-05-11)
In force
Apr. 28, 2020 to May 11, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all businesses open to the public
  • employees and customers
Functions reached
  • SF masks and door monitors
  • WF
  • CURF
  • EMP
Collection
Mississippi MS

Operative words

Section 3: All businesses open to the public shall require their employees and customers over the age of 6 years old to wear face coverings effective 8:00 a.m. on April 28, 2020, through 8:00 a.m. on May 11, 2020, to align with the timeframe of the Governor's Safer at Home Executive Order 1477. Employees and customers shall properly wear face coverings insuring coverage over the mouth and nose. Management must provide adequate supervision, including door monitors, to ensure that employees and customers entering the store comply with face coverings, and to prohibit entrance to those not wearing face coverings. Section 4: A general curfew shall continue in the City limits of Starkville from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m.... through 5a.m. on May 11, 2020.

Enforcement

Section 6: penalties per the March 20, 2020 ordinance

Notes

One of the earliest municipal mask mandates in Mississippi.

Retrieval note

Adoption date recorded from the effective date (Apr. 28, 2020; the resolution recites EO 1477 'signed... on April 24, 2020'); confirm from the exhibit's adoption clause.