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Ex. AR-001Executive Order 20-03Executive Order to Declare an Emergency, as Authorized by Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-114, and Order the Arkansas Department of Health to Take…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateMar. 11, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AR-035ADH Directive of March 19, 2020Directive closing schools through April 17, closing restaurant and bar dine-in service, gyms and indoor entertainment venues, moving State…Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-003Executive Order 20-13Executive Order to Amend Executive Order 20-03 Regarding the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19 for the Purpose of Imposing Further…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateApr. 4, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-046ADH Directive for Camps, Including Day and Overnight, and Faith-based Organizations (April 17, 2020)Directive cancelling summer camp operationsSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateApr. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AR-021In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 163 (per curiam)Per curiam extending the suspension of in-person proceedings through May 15, 2020 with a ten-person courtroom limit and face coveringsSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-054ADH Directive for Gym, Fitness Center, Athletic Club and Weight Room Reopening (effective May 4, 2020; Phase 2 June 15; amended June 22, 2020)Gym reopening with screening, masks, twelve-foot spacing and sanitationSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-056ADH Directive Regarding Large Outdoor Venues (amended May 11, 2020; effective May 4 for 50 or fewer, May 18 for 33 percent, June 15 for 66 percent)Outdoor venues: fifty persons, then 33 percent, then 66 percent with an approved planSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMay 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-084ADH Guidance on Reopening Places of Worship (effective May 4, 2020)Phase 1 conditions for resuming in-person worship (signage, masks for all congregants indoors, twelve-foot distance for unmasked speakers…Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMay 4, 20202020 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-005Executive Order 20-25Executive Order to Amend Executive Order 20-03... for the Purpose of Renewing the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Prevent the Spread…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateMay 5, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-053ADH Directive for Barber Shops, Body Art Establishments, Cosmetology Establishments, Massage Therapy Clinics/Spas, and Medical Spas (effective May 6, 2020; Phase 2 June 15, 2020)Personal-care reopening by appointment, then walk-ins, with screening, masking and distancingSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-051ADH Directive on Resuming Restaurant Dine-in Operations (effective May 11, 2020; revised May 18; Phase 2 revision June 15, 2020)Restaurant dine-in at one-third then 66 percent of seating with masking, distancing and service rulesSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMay 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-049ADH Directive for Reopening of Casinos during the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (effective May 18, 2020)Casino reopening at 33 percent capacity with an approved planSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMay 14, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-055ADH Directive Regarding Large Indoor Venues (amended May 11, 2020; effective May 18; Phase 2 June 15, 2020)Indoor venues: 66 percent with an approved plan; twelve-foot performer separation; maskingSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMay 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-058ADH Directive on Resuming Elective Dental Services (revised June 22, 2020)Dental resumption conditioned on screening, masking, aerosol controls, modified waiting rooms and longer appointmentsSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-085ADH Directive Regarding Summer Day Camps (effective May 18, 2020)Day camps: classes of ten or fewer, no outside adults, no field trips, masks for staff and campers ten and olderSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AR-052ADH Directive on Resuming Bar or Club Operations (effective May 26, 2020; Phase 2 revision June 15, 2020)Bars and clubs: closed from March 20, resumed May 26 with distancing, 66 percent from June 15Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-072ADH Directive for Community and School Sponsored Team Sports (effective June 1, 2020; amended July 23 and Aug. 10, 2020)Phased resumption of youth and adult team sports with screening, temperature checks, distancing and maskingSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJune 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-023In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (per curiam, June 11, 2020)Per curiam setting a fifty-person courtroom cap with masks and temperature checks and ending the jury-trial suspension June 30, 2020Supreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtJune 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-057ADH Directive for Reopening of Casinos, Phase 2 revision effective June 15, 2020Casinos at 66 percent with approved plan, contact tracing, screening and maskingSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorJune 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-007Executive Order 20-37Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateJune 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-008Executive Order 20-41Executive Order Pursuant to the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19, as Declared in Executive Order 20-37, for the Purpose of…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateJuly 3, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-016ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report)KATV, 'Little Rock bar linked to cluster of infections didn't follow health rules, state says' (July 6, 2020)Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock)ArkansasStateJuly 6, 20202020 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AR-009Executive Order 20-43Executive Order Pursuant to the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19, as Declared in Executive Order 20-37, for the Purpose of…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateJuly 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-060ADH Face Coverings Directive (issued July 18, 2020, effective July 20, 2020)Statewide face-covering requirement on every person in ArkansasSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJuly 18, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-071ADH Directive for Community and School Sponsored Music and Theater (effective Aug. 5, 2020; amended Aug. 14, 2020)Conditions for community and school music and theater: masks for everyone ten and older, six-foot spacing, screening, temperature checksSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateAug. 5, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read