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Order of the Governor Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (Mar. 19, 2020), sec. 1 and sec. 2

Closure of all businesses that are not life sustaining (Mar. 19, 2020; list amended Mar. 20, 24, Apr. 20, May 19, 2020)

Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health Rachel Levine · Pennsylvania (State)

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Jurisdiction
Pennsylvania
Level
State
Authority
35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f); 35 P.S. § 521.5; 71 P.S. §§ 532, 1402
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19 8:00 p.m.; enforcement from Mar. 21 (12:01 a.m.)/Mar. 23, 2020 (read as 2020-03-19)
End
Suspended county by county under the May 7 and May 27, 2020 reopening orders (yellow phase May 8, 15, 22, 29, June 5, 2020) (read as 2020-05-27)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to May 27, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Business closureTelework mandate
Addressees
  • all businesses not life sustaining
Functions reached
  • PF
  • WH
  • SC
  • DS
  • EN
  • EV
  • HR
  • WF
  • CB
Collection
Manufacturing SEC-10

Operative words

No person or entity shall operate a place of business in the Commonwealth that is not a life sustaining business regardless of whether the business is open to members of the public. This prohibition does not apply to virtual or telework operations (e.g., work from home)... [List, NAICS 31-33:] Motor Vehicle Manufacturing No; Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing No; Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing No; Industrial Machinery Manufacturing No; Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing No; Electrical Equipment Manufacturing No; Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing No; Office Furniture Manufacturing No; Semiconductor and Other Electrical Component Manufacturing Yes; Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing Yes; Iron and Steel Mills Yes; Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing Yes

Enforcement

35 P.S. § 521.20; 71 P.S. § 1409; citations, license suspension, closure

Notes

DCED waiver process; the list marked 'No' for most durable-goods manufacturing

Retrieval note

Cite Ex. PA-002, PA-003, PA-004.

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