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Ex. SEC-19-043 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 2020-70

Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life (rescission of Executive Order 2020-59)

Governor Gretchen Whitmer · Michigan (State)

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Jurisdiction
Michigan
Level
State
Authority
MCL 30.403; MCL 10.31-.33
Issued
2020-05-01 May 1, 2020
Effective
2020-05-01; outdoor work, construction and real estate from 12:01 a.m. May 7, 2020 (read as 2020-05-01)
End
2020-05-15 11:59 p.m. as written; superseded by EO 2020-77 (May 7) and EO 2020-92/96 (May 18-21); stay-home rescinded by EO 2020-110 June 1, 2020 (read as 2020-05-15)
In force
May 1, 2020 to May 15, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all individuals
  • all businesses and operations
  • outdoor-work, construction and real-estate workers
Functions reached
  • LS landscaping and grounds (continued under sec. 10(c); all other outdoor work from May 7 under sec. 10(f))
  • PL trade and outdoor placements
  • OP written preparedness plan
  • CB
  • WF
Collection
Staffing and Support Services SEC-19

Operative words

This work is permitted to resume on May 7, 2020, and includes construction, real-estate activities, and work that is traditionally and primarily performed outdoors.... 10.... (c) Workers for garden stores, nurseries, and lawn care, pest control, and landscaping operations, subject to the enhanced social-distancing rules described in section 11(h) of this order.... (f) Effective at 12:01 am on May 7, 2020, and subject to the enhanced social-distancing rules described in section 11(h) of this order, workers who perform work that is traditionally and primarily performed outdoors, including but not limited to forestry workers, outdoor power equipment technicians, parking enforcement workers, and similar workers.... 11. Businesses, operations, and government agencies that remain open for in-person work must, at a minimum: (a) Develop a COVID-19 preparedness and response plan

Enforcement

Misdemeanor, MCL 10.33 and 30.405(3)

Notes

Completes the Michigan landscaping chronology: barred Mar. 24 - Apr. 24, 2020; permitted with enhanced distancing from Apr. 24; other outdoor work from May 7; written plans required of every open business.

Retrieval note

Scanned PDF; operative text read from the Governor's posted text.