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Ex. MET-BOS-121Nantucket Board of Health Emergency Order No. 13, island-wide face covering order (as described on the Town's Face Covering Orders page)Face Covering Orders (nantucket-ma.gov, captured Nov. 27, 2020): 'EMERGENCY ORDER No. 13... On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 the Board of Health…Nantucket Board of HealthTown and County of Nantucket, MassachusettsCityOct. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-093MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020Face Covering Enforcement Takes Effect November 6 (posted November 6, 2020)MBTAMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulatorNov. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (implementing the Governor's Order No. 31)StateMay 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-071MBTA notice of Apr. 30, 2021: face coverings continue to be required on MBTA vehicles, stations and platforms for all riders including the fully vaccinated; State civil fines end Apr. 30, 2021, denial of boarding and removal continueReminder: Face Coverings Continue To Be Required on MBTA Vehicles, Stations and PlatformsMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityStateApr. 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-021Second Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks or Cloth Face Coverings in All Public Places, Businesses, and in Common Areas of Residential BuildingsSecond Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks or Cloth Face Coverings in All Public Places, Businesses, and in…Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.) and City Manager (Louis A. DePasquale)City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCityJune 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-052Order of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health requiring face coverings in essential businesses and building common areasOrder of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health (face coverings), April 10, 2020Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone in conjunction with the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)City of Somerville, MassachusettsCityApr. 10, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-063Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate (indoor public mask mandate)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings MandateMayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress, Director of Health and Human Services)City of Somerville, MassachusettsCityAug. 19, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-160Emergency Order Regarding Use of Face Coverings in the Downtown B-5 District and All City Owned ParksCity of Salem, Massachusetts, Board of Health, Emergency Order Regarding Use of Face Coverings in the Downtown B-5 District and All City…Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent)City of Salem (Essex County), MassachusettsCityJuly 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-095MBTA reminder: face coverings required on all MBTA vehicles, stations and platforms regardless of vaccination status; refusal grounds for denial of boarding or removalReminder: Face Coverings Are Required on MBTA Vehicles, Stations, Platforms (posted May 14, 2021)MBTA (applying the CDC conveyance mask order, 86 Fed. Reg. 8025, and TSA security directives)Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulatorMay 14, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-029Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-050; cross-reference, not re-saved)DPH face-covering order for health care facilities and board-licensed practice locations, congregate care, shelters, houses of correction…Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the GovernorMassachusettsStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-013Order Requiring Face Coverings in the City of BostonOrder Requiring Face Coverings in the City of BostonBoston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita NievesCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityAug. 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-053Emergency Order Revising Face Coverings Mandate for Summer Months (universal mask mandate, $300 fine)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Revising Face Coverings Mandate for Summer MonthsMayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)City of Somerville, MassachusettsCityJune 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-050Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain SettingsOrder Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain SettingsCommissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the GovernorMassachusettsStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-092MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6 (posted May 5, 2020)MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31)Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulatorMay 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-024Third Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks or Cloth Face Coverings in All Public Places, Businesses, and in Common Areas of Residential BuildingsThird Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks..., Amended on September 25, 2020Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City ManagerCity of Cambridge, MassachusettsCitySept. 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-028Fourth Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks or Cloth Face Coverings in All Public Places, Businesses, and in Common Areas of Residential Buildings (the 'October 2, 2020 Mask Order')Fourth Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks..., Amended on October 2, 2020Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City ManagerCity of Cambridge, MassachusettsCityOct. 2, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-162Emergency Order requiring face coverings in essential businesses, on employees, in building common areas; retail occupancy limits; ice cream trucks prohibitedAdditional Emergency Order from the Salem Board of Health (April 9, 2020)Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent)City of Salem, MassachusettsCityApr. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058MBTA updated boarding protocols and resumption of standard fare collection effective July 20, 2020 (end of rear-door-only boarding instituted in March 2020; face coverings and operator-area distancing continue)Updated Boarding Protocols, Standard Fare Collection (effective Monday, July 20, 2020)Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityStateJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MA-046COVID-19 Order No. 67Further Revised Order Regarding Face CoveringsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateApr. 29, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-130Two Emergency Orders: (1) Mandating Face Coverings in Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; (2) Requiring Employers to Report Positive Cases in the WorkplaceCity of Worcester Enacts Two Emergency Orders: Mask Mandate in All Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; Order for Employers to…Medical Director Michael P. Hirsh, M.D., Worcester Division of Public Health (City of Worcester)City of Worcester (Worcester County), MassachusettsCitySept. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MA-024COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not PossibleGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MA-016COVID-19 Order No. 31Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not PossibleGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-025COVID-19 Order No. 55 (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-035; cross-reference, not re-saved)Revised Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public PlacesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateNov. 2, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MA-035COVID-19 Order No. 55Revised Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public PlacesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateNov. 2, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-084ABCC Advisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar ServiceAdvisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar Service (issued October 13, 2020)Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control CommissionMassachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorOct. 13, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read

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