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Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-077Missouri State Fair 2020 (Aug. 13-23, 2020) schedule of cancellations: gate admission, carnival, grandstand, State Fair Arena, free entertainment, Budweiser Stage, special contests, exhibitor admission and the Governor's Ham Breakfast cancelled; youth-in-agriculture livestock competitions retained, as captured Aug. 7, 2020Missouri State Fair, Aug 13-23 2020: Canceled (all public events; youth livestock shows only)Missouri State Fair CommissionMissouri State Fair Commission, Missouri Department of Agriculture (State agency)StateAug. 7, 20202020 Q3Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-078Pennsylvania Farm Show website, '2021 PA Farm Show' (Secretary Redding's August 2020 announcement of a virtual 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show; the Jan. 9-16, 2021 in-person show, the nation's largest indoor agricultural exposition, cancelled), as captured Nov. 1, 20202021 PA Farm Show (virtual)Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (Secretary Russell Redding)Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (State agency; operator of the Pennsylvania Farm Show)StateNov. 1, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-076N.C. State Fair statement, 'N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020' (fair dates Oct. 15-25, 2020 cancelled; livestock and horse shows held separately under NCDHHS recommendations), as captured Sept. 3, 2020N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020N.C. State Fair, NCDA&CS (Commissioner Steve Troxler)North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, N.C. State Fair (State agency)StateJuly 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-066MDHHS release, 'Emergency Order Requiring Testing of Agricultural and Food Processing Employees Remains in Effect' (describing the Aug. 3, 2020 order's testing requirements for migrant housing camp operators and agricultural, meat, poultry, egg and greenhouse employers, the Aug. 24 compliance deadline and the W.D. Mich. denial of a temporary restraining order)Emergency Order Requiring Testing of Agricultural and Food Processing Employees Remains in EffectMDHHS Director Robert Gordon (release describing the Emergency Order of Aug. 3, 2020, Ex. MI-042)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (State agency), with the Department of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentStateAug. 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-104Cancellation of the 2020 Great New York State Fair (Aug. 21 - Sept. 7, 2020) ('Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner')Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner: 2020 State Fair CanceledGovernor Andrew Cuomo (announcement of July 6, 2020) and State Fair Director Troy WaffnerNew York State Department of Agriculture and Markets; The Great New York State Fair (State agency)StateJuly 6, 20202020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-003News release, 'Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-Use' (conditions of reopening)Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-UseTexas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentTexas Parks and Wildlife Department (State agency)StateApr. 20, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-005News Release NR20-037, 'All Commercial Ocean & Trail Tours and All Hawaii State Parks Now Closed'03/20/20 - All Commercial Ocean & Trail Tours and All Hawaii State Parks Now ClosedDLNR (Chair Suzanne Case); Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation; Division of Forestry and Wildlife; Division of State ParksHawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (State agency; Divisions of State Parks, Boating and Ocean Recreation, Forestry and Wildlife)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-006News Release NR20-047, 'All Hawaii Beaches Closed by Governor's Supplementary Proclamation'04/17/20 - All Hawaii Beaches Closed by Governor's Supplementary ProclamationDLNR; Governor David Ige (Fifth Supplementary Proclamation, Apr. 16, 2020, Ex. HI-006)Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (State agency), announcing the Governor's Fifth Supplementary ProclamationStateApr. 17, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-009News release, 'State Parks to Reduce Visitor Capacity During COVID-19 Pandemic' (capacity closures; walk-in prohibition; picnicking prohibited)State Parks to Reduce Visitor Capacity During COVID-19 PandemicConnecticut DEEP (Commissioner Katie Dykes), under Executive Order No. 7RConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (State agency)StateApr. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-010News release, 'DEEP Issues State Park Operations Plan Heading into Summer Season' (parks open with capacity limits, distancing and face coverings; inland swim areas closed; groups over five prohibited)State Parks Remain Open with Restrictions; Shoreline Swimming Areas Open; Inland Swimming Areas Closed, Capacity Limits and Social…Connecticut DEEPConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (State agency)StateMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-030New York State Parks website 'COVID-19 Update' (all campgrounds, cabins, cottages and pavilions/shelters closed through April 30; all playgrounds, athletic courts and sport fields closed; all 2020 camping and pavilion reservations suspended), as captured Mar. 31, 2020New York State Parks COVID-19 Update (Mar. 31, 2020)New York State ParksNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State agency)StateMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-071Oregon State Fair Council statement, 'The 2020 Oregon State Fair is canceled. No mass gatherings to be allowed during our fair dates.'The 2020 Oregon State Fair is canceledOregon State Fair Council, on the Governor's announcement of May 7, 2020 that mass gatherings are prohibited through SeptemberOregon State Fair Council (public corporation of the State of Oregon)StateMay 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-072Kansas State Fair Board announcement and 'Kansas State Fair Cancellation' FAQ (2020 Kansas State Fair, Sept. 11-20, 2020, cancelled)Kansas State Fair Cancellation (2020 Cancellation FAQs)Kansas State Fair BoardKansas State Fair Board (State agency)StateAug. 6, 20202020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-073Minnesota State Fair announcement, '2020 State Fair Canceled' (fair dates Aug. 27 - Sept. 7, 2020)2020 State Fair CanceledMinnesota State Agricultural Society, Board of ManagersMinnesota State Agricultural Society (public corporation of the State of Minnesota; operator of the Minnesota State Fair)StateJune 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-074Ohio Expositions Commission announcement, 'The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceled' (fair dates July 29 - Aug. 9, 2020)The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceledOhio Expositions CommissionOhio Expositions Commission (State agency, Ohio Rev. Code ch. 991)StateMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-075Iowa State Fair announcement and FAQ, 'The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021' (fair dates Aug. 13-23, 2020)The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021 (Fair Updates FAQ)Iowa State Fair BoardIowa State Fair Board (State authority, Iowa Code ch. 173)StateJune 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IL-018Executive Order 2020-42 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 40)Suspension of the statutory requirement to hold the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair (2020 fairs cancelled)Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateJune 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AL-013Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended April 3, 2020 (with technical revisions dated April 10, 2020) -- the Stay at Home OrderStay at Home OrderState Health Officer Scott Harris (announced by Governor Ivey)AlabamaStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. GA-010Executive Order 04.02.20.01Executive Order to Ensure a Safe & Healthy Georgia (statewide shelter in place)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. IL-005Executive Order 2020-10 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 8)Stay at Home; Social Distancing Requirements; Essential Businesses and Operations; Order ceasing evictionsGovernor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. KS-009Executive Order 20-16Establishing a Statewide 'Stay Home' Order in Conjunction with the Kansas Essential Function Framework for COVID-19 Response EffortsGovernor Laura KellyKansasStateMar. 28, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MS-006Executive Order 1463Gatherings above 10; dine-in suspended; visitation barred; telework encouraged; Essential Business or Operation defined; conflicting local…Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-009Stay at Home Directive (Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 providing measures to stay at home and designating certain essential functions)Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 providing measures to stay at home and designating certain essential functionsGovernor Steve BullockMontanaStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NC-005Executive Order No. 121Stay at Home Order and Strategic Directions for North Carolina in Response to Increasing COVID-19 CasesGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. NC-023Executive Order No. 181Implementing a Modified Stay at Home Order and Requiring Night-Time Business ClosuresGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateDec. 8, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read

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