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Ex. MT-078 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Health Officer Order closing bars and prohibiting dine-in restaurant service (drive-through, takeout and delivery permitted)

Missoula City-County Health Officer Order of March 16, 2020

Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Missoula City-County Health Department · Missoula County (Missoula), Montana (County)

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Jurisdiction
Missoula County (Missoula), Montana · Montana
Level
County
Authority
Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-118
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17
End
2020-03-24 8:00 a.m. by its terms; overtaken by the Governor's Mar. 20 and Mar. 24 Directives (read as 2020-03-24)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to Mar. 24, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureAlcohol and bars
Addressees
  • bars
  • restaurants
Functions reached
  • DR
  • BA
  • TO (permitted)
Collection
Montana MT

Operative words

Bars were closed entirely; dine-in restaurant service was prohibited; drive-thru, takeout, and delivery services remained permitted; exemptions applied to essential food services including nursing homes, university dining, and hospitals (KPAX report of the order, effective Tuesday, March 17 through 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 24)

Enforcement

Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-118, -123, -124

Notes

Issued the same day as Gallatin's and Yellowstone's orders