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Ex. SEC-18-025 Order Primary source read

Executive Order GA-21

Relating to the expanded reopening of services as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster

Governor Greg Abbott · Texas (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Texas
Level
State
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418, §§ 418.012,.016,.018
Issued
2020-05-05 May 5, 2020
Effective
2020-05-05; salons from May 8, 2020 12:01 a.m.; offices, manufacturing, gyms May 18 (read as 2020-05-05)
End
superseded by GA-23 (May 18, 2020) and GA-26 (June 3, 2020) (read as 2020-05-18)
In force
May 5, 2020 to May 18, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • cosmetology salons, hair salons, barber shops, nail salons/shops, tanning salons
  • the public
  • reopened services
Functions reached
  • SL (closed to May 8; six feet between stations thereafter; massage and tattoo still to be avoided until GA-23)
  • CB
  • OP (offices 25 percent from May 18)
Collection
Personal Care and Other Services SEC-18

Operative words

12. Starting at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 8, 2020: a. Cosmetology salons, hair salons, barber shops, nail salons/shops, and other establishments where licensed cosmetologists or barbers practice their trade; provided, however, that all such salons, shops, and establishments must ensure at least six feet of social distancing between operating work stations. b. Tanning salons; provided, however, that all such salons must ensure at least six feet of social distancing between operating work stations.... People shall avoid visiting bars, massage establishments, tattoo studios, piercing [studios]...

Enforcement

Tex. Gov't Code § 418.173 (fine up to $1,000; jail confinement removed by GA-22 of May 5, 2020)

Notes

GA-21 ¶ 12.a is the sector clause; the Open Texas 'Minimum Standard Health Protocols' checklists for cosmetology salons were recommended, the six-foot station rule was mandatory.

Retrieval note

Paragraph 12 read at text lines 238-262; the massage/tattoo avoidance clause at line 316.

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