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Directive No. 2 of the Hamilton County Health Officer

Directive No. 2: face coverings required (continuation)

Hamilton County Health Officer (Paul Hendricks, M.D.); Office of the County Mayor (Jim Coppinger) · Hamilton County, Tennessee (Chattanooga) (County)

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Jurisdiction
Hamilton County, Tennessee (Chattanooga) · Tennessee
Level
County
Authority
Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 68-2-601 to -609; EO 38 ¶ 13.c; EO 54 ¶ 5
Issued
2020-09-08 Sept. 8, 2020
Effective
12:01 a.m. Sept. 8, 2020 (read as 2020-09-08)
End
Oct. 8, 2020 (succeeded by Directive No. 3) (read as 2020-10-08)
In force
Sept. 8, 2020 to Oct. 8, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons in Hamilton County; businesses
Functions reached
  • SF/EMP business enforcement duty continued
  • CB
  • WF
Collection
Tennessee TN

Operative words

WHEREAS, there has been evidence of decrease in the average number of new cases and hospitalizations since Health Directive No. 1 was put into effect on July 10, 2020, and continued efforts are needed to maintain this decrease. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dr. Paul Hendricks, MD, Hamilton County Health Officer, pursuant to the laws of the State of Tennessee, do hereby issue the following Health Directive No. 2: 1. Effective at 12:01 a.m. on September 8, 2020, all persons in Hamilton County shall wear a facial covering or mask which covers the mouth and nose at all times when indoors in all public and private buildings and when outdoors except under the following exceptions

Enforcement

Civil citations; Class C misdemeanor (as Directive No. 1)

Retrieval note

Scanned; first two pages read by OCR.