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Ex. MT-080 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Missoula County bar and restaurant restrictions: 50 percent capacity and eight per table (October 2020); 10 p.m. closing (December 2020); Board revision of Jan. 21, 2021 (effective Jan. 22, 2021: capacity cap removed, 2 a.m. closing, eight per table, table service only, six-foot spacing, gaming machines spaced, masks except while eating or drinking)

Missoula City-County Board of Health bar and restaurant rules, October 2020 to February 2021

Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer · Missoula County, Montana (County)

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Jurisdiction
Missoula County, Montana · Montana
Level
County
Authority
Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116; 50-2-118
Issued
2021-01-21 Jan. 21, 2021
Effective
2021-01-22 (revision); earlier terms October and December 2020 (read as 2021-01-22)
End
Capacity limits removed Feb. 18, 2021 (MT-081); rules rescinded May 10, 2021 (MT-082) (read as 2021-02-18)
In force
Jan. 22, 2021 to Feb. 18, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars
Addressees
  • restaurants, bars and casinos in Missoula County (about 70 establishments in the Revive Missoula coalition)
Functions reached
  • DR
  • BA
  • AM casinos
  • GATH
Collection
Montana MT

Operative words

Prior restrictions: closing time 10 p.m. (extended in December 2020), capacity limit 50%; new terms effective Friday, January 22, 2021: closing time extended to 2 a.m.; the 50% cap removed; groups must maintain 6-foot distance; up to 8 people per table; table service only; signage required at entrances; gaming machines spaced 6 feet apart; no mingling between tables; masks required at all times except while eating or drinking (KHQ, Jan. 21, 2021)

Enforcement

Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-124

Notes

The October 2020 order (50 percent; eight per table) is reported by NBC Montana and KPAX; its exact date is not verified

Retrieval note

Exhibit is the final/archived version; quarters before its date rest on predecessor versions not in the library; quote only for the version's own period; earlier periods are verified_secondary.