Order of Health Officer October 12, 2020 (12:30 a.m. close for bars and restaurants; 25-person gathering cap; masks and distancing required)

The record

Jurisdiction

Yellowstone County, Montana · Montana

Level

County

Authority

Mont. Code Ann. Title 50, ch. 2, part 1; 50-2-118

Issued

2020-10-12 Oct. 12, 2020

Effective

2020-10-14 8:00 a.m. MDT (read as 2020-10-14)

End

2020-11-09 11:59 p.m. by its terms; amended Oct. 14 (MT-049); extended through Dec. 9, 2020 by the Nov. 6 order (MT-050); superseded by the Nov. 19 order (MT-052) (read as 2020-11-09)

In force

Oct. 14, 2020 to Nov. 9, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues

Addressees

• all restaurants, food courts, cafes, coffee houses, bars, brew pubs, taverns, breweries, microbreweries, distilleries, wineries, tasting rooms, special licensees, clubs and casinos
• all businesses, organizations and private gatherings
• houses of worship

Functions reached

• DR dining room (12:30 a.m. close)
• BA bar
• AM casinos
• GATH events (25 regardless of distancing)
• BQ banquets and events
• WS worship (50 percent)
• MK
• CB

Collection

Montana MT

Operative words

Effective at 8:00 AM MDT on October 14, 2020 for a period of time up to and through 11:59PM MST on November 9, 2020 the following shall be required, subject to any noted exceptions: All restaurants, food courts, cafes, coffee houses, bars, brew pubs, taverns, breweries, microbreweries, distilleries, wineries, tasting rooms, special licensees, clubs and casinos shall be required to close for inside business no later than 12:30 AM as issued under Governor's directives.... Drive-through and delivery for food service only can continue past 12:30 AM. Except as otherwise indicated below, all group physical gatherings, including but not limited to all businesses, organizations, and private gatherings shall be limited to no more than 25 individuals, regardless of the ability to physically distance or location. This restriction applies to both indoor and outdoor events. Mask use and physical distancing requirements issued under Governor's directives remain in force and compliance is required under this Order.... Houses of worship may exceed group size of 25, subject to a limit of 50% of the facility's capacity and compliance with physical distancing and masking requirements.

Enforcement

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