The Record

The Orders Library

Name: The COVID Project Orders Library
Creator: The COVID Project

13,511 instruments indexed by The COVID Project: the orders of the fifty States and the District, forty metros, the federal layer and the agencies; the standing duties; the organizers' notices; the legal authorities. Filter by kind, State, limitation type, quarter and more; open the exhibit; download what you find.

Double quotes make a phrase ("stay at home"). An exhibit ID (TX-004) opens its record first.

The COVID Projectcovidproject.com/library

Filters:State: Minnesota Health care orders Business closure 2020 Q3 Clear all

24 instruments · showing 1–24

Sort Per page

Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MN-012	Minn. R. 4626.1795 (Food Code § 8-404.11, Ceasing Operations and Emergency Reporting)Minnesota Food Code: licensee shall immediately discontinue operations on an imminent health hazard	Minnesota Department of Health (Minnesota Food Code, Minn. R. ch. 4626)	MinnesotaState	Jan. 2, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-002	Emergency Regulation No. 2020-1Adopting Emergency Executive Order 20-04 (closure of bars, restaurants and other places of public accommodation) as a City emergency…	Mayor Jacob Frey	City of MinneapolisCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-003	Emergency Regulation No. 2020-3Amending Emergency Regulation 2020-1 to include adult day care centers among the closed places of public accommodation	Mayor Jacob Frey	City of MinneapolisCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-021	Emergency Executive Orders compendium (City page)City of Saint Paul Emergency Executive Orders 2020-1 through 2022-18 and the emergency declaration continuations (full text as published by…	Mayor Melvin Carter III (Office of the Mayor; Saint Paul Emergency Management)	City of Saint Paul, MinnesotaCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-24-011	Emergency Executive Order 20-12, Preserving Access to Human Services Programs During the COVID-19 Peacetime EmergencyPreserving Access to Human Services Programs During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz (Emergency Executive Order, approved by the Executive Council)	MinnesotaState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-006	Emergency Regulation No. 2020-8Amending Emergency Regulation 2020-1 to include licensed commercial pedal cars	Mayor Jacob Frey	City of MinneapolisCity	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. MN-007	Emergency Executive Order 20-16Directing Non-Hospital Entities to Inventory and Preserve Vital Medical Equipment During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MN-011	Minnesota EO 20-23 (Mar. 27, 2020; to May 27, 2021)Authorizing Minnesota Health-Related Licensing Boards to Modify Requirements During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz (authorizing the health-related licensing boards)	MinnesotaSector regulator	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. MN-043	Laws of Minnesota 2020, chapter 75, section 1Limited Off-Sale for Restaurants Closed by Executive Order ('An act relating to liquor; allowing certain on-sale licensees to make off-sales…	Minnesota Legislature (91st Legislature, 2020 Regular Session), S.F. No. 4489, signed by Governor Tim Walz April 17, 2020, 4:19 p.m.	MinnesotaState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-008	Emergency Regulation No. 2020-11Operational conditions on Licensed Congregate Health Care Facilities (limited entry, communal dining suspended, cohorting, staff face…	Mayor Jacob Frey	City of MinneapolisCity	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MN-018	Emergency Executive Order 20-51Requiring Facilities to Prioritize Surgeries and Procedures and Provide Safe Environment during COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-067	Emergency Executive Order 20-51Requiring Facilities to Safely Resume Elective Surgeries and Procedures That Utilize Personal Protective Equipment or Ventilators During the…	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-023	Emergency Executive Order 20-51Requiring Facilities to Prioritize Surgeries and Procedures and Provide Safe Environment during COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-020	Emergency Executive Order 20-51Requiring Facilities to Prioritize Surgeries and Procedures and Provide Safe Environment during COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MN-021	Emergency Executive Order 20-55Protecting the Rights and Health of At-Risk Populations during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	May 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeTelework mandateHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-011	Emergency Regulation No. 2020-15Rescinding Emergency Regulation 2020-3 (adult day care centers)	Mayor Jacob Frey	City of MinneapolisCity	July 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-012	Emergency Regulation No. 2020-16Rescinding Emergency Regulation 2020-11 (Licensed Congregate Health Care Facilities)	Mayor Jacob Frey	City of MinneapolisCity	July 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-013	Emergency Regulation No. 2020-17Bar areas in restaurants, nightclubs, breweries, distilleries, taprooms and indoor spaces of entertainment ordered closed; counter service…	Mayor Jacob Frey	City of MinneapolisCity	July 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-009	Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025)Adoption of Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards by Reference (29 C.F.R. parts 1904, 1910 and others, with the listed Federal…	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655	MinnesotaState	Oct. 30, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-001	Minn. Stat. § 144.12, subd. 1 (2020)Regulation, Enforcement, Licenses, Fees: Commissioner of Health's power to control communicable disease, disinfection and quarantine of…	Minnesota Legislature (codified; administered by the Commissioner of Health)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-004	Minn. Stat. § 144.99 (2020)Enforcement (Health Enforcement Consolidation Act): remedies, access, correction orders, administrative penalty orders, injunctive relief…	Minnesota Legislature (Health Enforcement Consolidation Act, Minn. Stat. §§ 144.989-144.993; administered by the Commissioner of Health)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-005	Minn. Stat. § 145A.04 (2020)Powers and Duties of Community Health Board: investigation, reporting and control of communicable diseases; removal and abatement of public…	Minnesota Legislature (Local Public Health Act, Minn. Stat. ch. 145A)	Minnesota (community health boards: counties, cities and multi-county boards statewide)State		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-006	Minn. Stat. ch. 12 (2020), Emergency ManagementEmergency Management Act: Governor's powers (§ 12.21), peacetime emergency declaration (§ 12.31 subd. 2), force and effect of orders (§…	Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Emergency Management Act of 1996, Minn. Stat. ch. 12, as amended)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-008	Minn. Stat. § 157.20 (2020)Inspection; Frequency; Risk Categories; Orders (food and beverage service establishments, hotels, motels, lodging establishments, resorts…	Minnesota Legislature (Minn. Stat. ch. 157, Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants; administered by the Commissioner of Health and delegated local agencies)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read

Minnesota Department of Health (Minnesota Food Code, Minn. R. ch. 4626), Minn. R. 4626.1795 (Food Code § 8-404.11, Ceasing Operations and Emergency Reporting) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-012)
Mayor Jacob Frey, Emergency Regulation No. 2020-1 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-002)
Mayor Jacob Frey, Emergency Regulation No. 2020-3 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-003)
Mayor Melvin Carter III (Office of the Mayor; Saint Paul Emergency Management), Emergency Executive Orders compendium (City page) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-021)
Governor Tim Walz (Emergency Executive Order, approved by the Executive Council), Emergency Executive Order 20-12, Preserving Access to Human Services Programs During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-24-011)
Mayor Jacob Frey, Emergency Regulation No. 2020-8 (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-006)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-16 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MN-007)
Governor Tim Walz (authorizing the health-related licensing boards), Minnesota EO 20-23 (Mar. 27, 2020; to May 27, 2021) (Ex. MN-011)
Minnesota Legislature (91st Legislature, 2020 Regular Session), S.F. No. 4489, signed by Governor Tim Walz April 17, 2020, 4:19 p.m, Laws of Minnesota 2020, chapter 75, section 1 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. MN-043)
Mayor Jacob Frey, Emergency Regulation No. 2020-11 (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-008)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-51 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MN-018)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-51 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-067)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-51 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-023)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-51 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-020)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-55 (May 13, 2020) (Ex. MN-021)
Mayor Jacob Frey, Emergency Regulation No. 2020-15 (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-011)
Mayor Jacob Frey, Emergency Regulation No. 2020-16 (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-012)
Mayor Jacob Frey, Emergency Regulation No. 2020-17 (July 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-013)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655, Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-009)
Minnesota Legislature (codified; administered by the Commissioner of Health), Minn. Stat. § 144.12, subd. 1 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-001)
Minnesota Legislature (Health Enforcement Consolidation Act, Minn. Stat. §§ 144.989-144.993; administered by the Commissioner of Health), Minn. Stat. § 144.99 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-004)
Minnesota Legislature (Local Public Health Act, Minn. Stat. ch. 145A), Minn. Stat. § 145A.04 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-005)
Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Emergency Management Act of 1996, Minn. Stat. ch. 12, as amended), Minn. Stat. ch. 12 (2020), Emergency Management (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-006)
Minnesota Legislature (Minn. Stat. ch. 157, Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants; administered by the Commissioner of Health and delegated local agencies), Minn. Stat. § 157.20 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-008)

The Orders Library

Results