The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Minn. Stat. §§ 4.035 subd. 2, 12.21, 12.31, 12.32; EO 20-01 peacetime emergency
- Issued
- 2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-23 (upon approval by the Executive Council; the postponement 'no later than March 23, 2020 at 5:00 pm') (read as 2020-03-23)
- End
- 2020-05-10 11:59 p.m. (rescinded with EO 20-09 by EO 20-51 ¶ 2, Ex. MN-018) (read as 2020-05-10)
- In force
- Mar. 23, 2020 to May 10, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersSupply chain
- Addressees
- veterinary practices
- veterinarians
- Functions reached
- CL clinical and surgical services suspended
- EM emergency care only
- SC PPE conservation
- CB clients (scheduled procedures cancelled)
- Collection
- Veterinary and Animal Services SEC-26
Operative words
Veterinary procedures use equipment, particularly personal protective equipment ('PPE'), which is vital to stop the spread of COVID-19.... Beginning no later than March 23, 2020 at 5:00 pm, and continuing for the duration of the peacetime emergency declared in Executive Order 20-01 or until this Executive Order is rescinded, all non-essential or elective surgeries and procedures, including non-emergent or elective dental care, whether medical, dental, or veterinary, that utilize PPE or ventilators must be postponed indefinitely.... d. In the context of veterinary medicine, threats to public health, threats to the health or safety of the animal's owner (e.g., in the case of service animals), and threats to the health or safety of the animal may also be considered.
Enforcement
Minn. Stat. § 12.45 (misdemeanor) as recited in EO 20-09 and EO 20-51; MDH and licensing-board enforcement under EO 20-51
Notes
Not saved'). Seven weeks of mandated postponement for every Minnesota veterinary practice; EO 20-51 then imposed plan, screening and owner-consent requirements on veterinary facilities to May 27, 2021.
Retrieval noteMinnesota Legislative Reference Library archive copy; text read in full. The Minnesota file's record of 'EO 20-17 (Mar. 24, 2020)' should read Mar. 23, 2020 (signed date on the order).