| Ex. MT-085 | County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rules | Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer | Lewis and Clark County (Helena), MontanaCounty | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MT-044 | Order of Health Officer March 20, 2020, Amendment of March 16, 2020 OrderOrder of Health Officer March 20, 2020 - Amendment of March 16, 2020 Order | John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone | Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty | Mar. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureGathering cap | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-063 | Amendments to Emergency Health Rule Relating to COVID-19, EHR-2020-001 (closures expanded and extended)Amendments to Emergency Health Rule Relating to COVID-19, EHR-2020-001 | Gallatin City-County Board of Health | Gallatin County, MontanaCounty | Mar. 26, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-068 | Emergency Local Health Rule Relating to COVID-19, EHR-2020-003, Phased Reopening: Phase OneEmergency Local Health Rule Relating to COVID-19, EHR-2020-003, Phased Reopening: Phase One | Gallatin City-County Board of Health (Becky Franks, Chair) | Gallatin County, MontanaCounty | May 1, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-069 | Order of Health Officer HO-2020-003, Phased Reopening: Phase OneOrder of Health Officer HO-2020-003, Phased Reopening: Phase One | Matt Kelley, Health Officer, Gallatin City-County Health Department | Gallatin County, MontanaCounty | May 1, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-079 | Countywide face covering rule (masks in all indoor public spaces and businesses; employers to enforce)Missoula City-County Board of Health mask rule, adopted and effective July 9, 2020 | Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer | Missoula County, MontanaCounty | July 9, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MT-076 | Emergency face covering rule (countywide mask mandate), adopted July 2020; extended Jan. 20, 2021 (to Apr. 20, 2021) and April 2021 (to May 27, 2021); enforcement lifted by the Health Officer May 14, 2021Gallatin City-County Board of Health local face covering emergency rule | Gallatin City-County Board of Health; Matt Kelley, Health Officer | Gallatin County, MontanaCounty | July 17, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MT-046 | Order of Health Officer August 18, 2020 (school-sanctioned sports and activities)Order of Health Officer August 18, 2020 | John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone | Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty | Aug. 18, 2020 | 2020 Q3 | Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-048 | Order of Health Officer October 12, 2020 (12:30 a.m. close for bars and restaurants; 25-person gathering cap; masks and distancing required)Order of Health Officer, October 12, 2020 | John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone | Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty | Oct. 12, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-049 | Order of Health Officer October 14, 2020 (amended order)Order of Health Officer, October 14, 2020 | John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone | Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty | Oct. 14, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-074 | Order of Local Public Health Officer, October 26, 2020 (Congregate Care)Non-congregate Care Order 10-26-2020 (RiverStone file title); 'The Local Public Health Officer's October 26, 2020 Order regarding Congregate… | John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone | Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty | Oct. 26, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Face-covering requirementHealth care orders | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MT-083 | Board of Health Order of Oct. 28, 2020 (effective Nov. 1, 2020): gatherings capped at 50; bars, restaurants, casinos, gyms, movie theaters at 50 percent capacity; places of worship 75 percent; 12:30 a.m. closing unchangedCascade City-County Board of Health COVID-19 Order, October 28, 2020 | Cascade City-County Board of Health | Cascade County (Great Falls), MontanaCounty | Oct. 28, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hours | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MT-050 | Order of Health Officer November 6, 2020 (extending the Oct. 12 and Oct. 14 orders through Dec. 9, 2020)Order of Health Officer, November 6, 2020 (State's file: Health-Officer-Order-11-6-2020-signed; RiverStone FAQ of Nov. 9 describes the… | John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone | Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty | Nov. 6, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-051 | Frequently Asked Questions: Yellowstone County Health Officer Order, November 9, 2020Frequently Asked Questions - Yellowstone County Health Officer Order - November 9, 2020 | RiverStone Health (Yellowstone County health department), explaining the Health Officer Order of Nov. 9, 2020 | Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty | Nov. 9, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hours | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MT-052 | Order of Health Officer November 19, 2020 (25-person cap; 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. closure of all places of assembly; 50 percent capacity; congregate care order continued)Order of Health Officer, November 19, 2020 | John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone | Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty | Nov. 19, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-084 | Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeksCascade City-County Health Officer Order of November 20, 2020, as continued and amended | Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments) | Cascade County, MontanaCounty | Nov. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MT-053 | Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer December 10, 2020Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer, December 10, 2020 | John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone | Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty | Dec. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-070 | Board of Health Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2021 (continuing the Board's Oct. 28, 2020 Order and the Health Officer's Nov. 20, 2020 Order)Cascade City-County Board of Health Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 | Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer) | Cascade County (Great Falls), MontanaCounty | Jan. 6, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MT-080 | Missoula County bar and restaurant restrictions: 50 percent capacity and eight per table (October 2020); 10 p.m. closing (December 2020); Board revision of Jan. 21, 2021 (effective Jan. 22, 2021: capacity cap removed, 2 a.m. closing, eight per table, table service only, six-foot spacing, gaming machines spaced, masks except while eating or drinking)Missoula City-County Board of Health bar and restaurant rules, October 2020 to February 2021 | Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer | Missoula County, MontanaCounty | Jan. 21, 2021 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MT-081 | Board of Health revision of COVID-19 mitigation requirements (Feb. 18, 2021): mask mandate retained; event capacities raised from 25 to 50 indoor and 100 outdoor; general business capacity limits removed except where needed for distancing; fitness facilities, pools, worship, personal care, restaurants and bars permitted with modificationsMissoula City-County Board of Health revision of Feb. 18, 2021 | Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer | Missoula County, MontanaCounty | Feb. 18, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MT-077 | Phase Two reopening emergency rule (bars, restaurants, casinos, breweries and distilleries closing at 10 p.m.; 50 percent capacity), as amended April 2021 (eight per table; bar-stool spacing 3 feet), and Board action removing the enforcement mechanism of the Quarantine and Isolation Rule and the nursing-home visitation rules (April 2021)Gallatin City-County Board of Health Phase Two reopening rule and April 2021 amendments | Gallatin City-County Board of Health | Gallatin County, MontanaCounty | Apr. 19, 2021 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolation | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MT-082 | Rescission of the Missoula County mask mandate (masks recommended in five settings)Missoula County mask mandate rescission, May 10, 2021 | Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Missoula City-County Health Department (under the Board's April 2021 direction) | Missoula County, MontanaCounty | May 10, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |