Executive Order 40-20

The record

Jurisdiction

West Virginia

Level

State

Authority

W. Va. Code 15-5-6 and 15-5-1

Issued

2020-05-22 May 22, 2020

Effective

2020-05-26 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-05-26)

End

Superseded by later amendments; formally terminated Apr. 20, 2021 (EO 12-21) (read as 2021-04-20)

In force

May 26, 2020 to Apr. 20, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars

Addressees

• restaurants, bars and other facilities that serve food and drink
• museums
• zoos
• places of public amusement (remain closed)

Functions reached

• BA bar service (50 percent)
• DR dining room (50 percent)
• AM attractions (museums, zoos open; amusements closed)
• PE theaters closed

Collection

West Virginia WV

Operative words

'c.... Restaurants, bars, and other facilities that prepare and serve food and/or drinks, but only for limited on-premises consumption of food and/or drinks on such property as the restaurant, bar, or other facility owns or has a right to occupy or use, or for consumption off-premises... in accordance with the applicable guidelines for restaurants, A Guide to Safely Opening our Restaurants Through Takeaway Service & Outdoor Dining and A Guide to Safely Opening Restaurants and Bars, both available at governor.wv.gov, including a limitation on indoor seating occupancy of 50% of such restaurant's, bar's, or other facility's seating capacity.' 'dd. Museums. Museums and similar businesses and facilities may resume operations, but must ensure that proper social distancing and hygiene practices are maintained.' 'ee. Zoos...' '4. Prohibited activities. All places of public amusement, whether indoors or outdoors, including but not limited to locations with amusement rides, carnivals, arcades, fairs, pool halls, bingo halls, children's play centers, playgrounds, bowling alleys, movie and other theaters (except for drive-in movie theaters...), concert and music halls, adult entertainment venues, racetracks (except... spectator-less horse races... and... outdoor motorsport or powersport racetracks... which shall not allow any in-person spectators...), and other similar businesses shall be closed.'

Enforcement