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Ex. NJ-047 Order Primary source read

Executive Order No. 239 (2021)

Percentage capacity limits removed for food and beverage, retail, personal care, health clubs, recreation and casinos (six-foot spacing retained); indoor social gatherings 50; indoor commercial gatherings, catered events and theaters 250; religious services without percentage cap; outdoor gathering numerical limit removed; large indoor venues 30 percent; interstate indoor youth sports resume

Governor Philip D. Murphy · New Jersey (State)

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Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Level
State
Authority
N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.
Issued
2021-05-12 May 12, 2021
Effective
2021-05-19 at 6:00 a.m. (read as 2021-05-19)
End
Six-foot spacing and indoor-gathering distancing rescinded May 28, 2021 (EO 242 paras. 4-6); indoor gathering numerical limits rescinded June 4, 2021 (EO 242 para. 16) (read as 2021-05-28)
In force
May 19, 2021 to May 28, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
Addressees
  • food or beverage establishments
  • retail, personal care, health clubs, recreation, casinos
  • every gathering
  • commercial gatherings including trade expositions and conferences
  • entertainment centers
Functions reached
  • SF/DR/SL/FC/AM capacity governed by six-foot spacing rather than percentages
  • EV/MK trade shows and conferences capped at 250 per room
  • BQ catered events 250
  • PE theaters 250
  • WS worship distanced
Collection
New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Para. 1: food or beverage establishments "are not subject to any percentage-based capacity limit but shall limit capacity to a number that ensures all patrons can remain six feet apart from all other patrons at all times, except for those patrons with whom they are sharing a table". Para. 2: retail, personal care, health clubs, recreation and casinos "are not subject to any percentage-based capacity limit but shall limit occupancy to a number that ensures that all patrons or groups of patrons entering the facility together can remain six feet apart". Para. 3: indoor social gatherings "limited to 50 persons per room". Para. 5: "The number of individuals at any commercial gathering and other gatherings hosted in a public space by an operating entity, including, but not limited to, trade expositions, conferences, and events hosted by senior centers, shall not exceed 250 persons per room". Para. 9: indoor gatherings require face coverings and six feet of distance. Para. 12: outdoor numerical limit rescinded; attendees "required to be six feet apart".

Enforcement

Para. 21: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50

Notes

The "second phase" of easing: percentages gone, six-foot spacing kept; a 250-person cap on trade shows and conferences remained until June 4, 2021.

Retrieval note

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