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Ex. MT-043Order of Health Officer (closing bars, brew pubs, wineries and casinos; food service to takeout and delivery)Order of Health Officer, March 16, 2020John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone (RiverStone Health)Yellowstone County (Billings), MontanaCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-075Emergency Health Rule EHR-2020-001 (closure of bars, brew pubs, casinos and restaurant dining rooms extended to Apr. 3, 2020 and expanded to gyms, fitness facilities, athletic centers, workout studios, paintball parlors, ice rinks, indoor climbing, trampoline parks, indoor sporting arenas, cinemas and theatres)Emergency Health Rule 2020-001 Relating to COVID-19 (adopted at the Board's emergency meeting of March 18, 2020)Gallatin City-County Board of HealthGallatin County, MontanaCountyMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-005Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (closure of on-premises food and beverage service, casinos, gyms, theaters)Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 via food and beverage…Governor Steve BullockMontanaStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-035Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 providing for 14-day quarantine of travelers arriving in Montana from another State or country (described in the Governor's release of Mar. 30, 2020)Governor Bullock directs 14-day quarantine for travelers arriving in Montana from another state or countryGovernor Steve BullockMontanaStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-010Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (mandatory quarantine for travelers arriving from another state or country)Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing mandatory quarantine for certain travelers arriving in Montana from…Governor Steve BullockMontanaStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MT-026Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (state correctional and state-contracted correctional facilities)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 related to state correctional and state-contracted correctional facilitiesGovernor Steve BullockMontanaStateApr. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-064Order of Health Officer HO-2020-002, Quarantine and IsolationOrder of Health Officer HO-2020-002, Quarantine and Isolation, April 7, 2020Matt Kelley, Health Officer, Gallatin City-County Health DepartmentGallatin County, MontanaCountyApr. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Quarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-020State of Montana Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions, updated April 14, 2020, 10:30 a.m.Coronavirus FAQs (General Questions on Directive; Social Distancing Requirements for Essential Businesses; Travel and Quarantine; Essential…State of Montana, State Emergency Operations Center, Joint Information Center (JIC) (Office of the Governor; hosted at covid19.mt.gov)MontanaStateApr. 14, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MT-066Emergency Local Health Rule Relating to COVID-19, EHR-2020-002, Quarantine and IsolationEmergency Local Health Rule Relating to COVID-19, EHR-2020-002, Quarantine and IsolationGallatin City-County Board of HealthGallatin County, MontanaCountyApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Quarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MT-013Phase One Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing conditions for Phase One), with Appendix ADirective implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing…Governor Steve BullockMontanaStateApr. 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-014Phase Two Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and establishing conditions for Phase Two), with AppendicesDirective implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and establishing conditions for Phase TwoGovernor Steve BullockMontanaStateMay 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-046Order of Health Officer August 18, 2020 (school-sanctioned sports and activities)Order of Health Officer August 18, 2020John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyAug. 18, 20202020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-047Order of Health Officer September 3, 2020 (rescinding the Aug. 18 order; each County school to maintain a COVID-19 Plan)Order of Health Officer September 3, 2020John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountySept. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Schools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-038Governor's letter to the Association of Montana Public Health Officials (AMPHO) clarifying the Phase Two 50-person gathering limitationLetter to AMPHO, September 4, 2020 (Phase Two gathering limitation does not apply to school-related or youth activities)Governor Steve BullockMontanaStateSept. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-048Order 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, 2020John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyOct. 12, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-052Order 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, 2020John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of YellowstoneYellowstone County, MontanaCountyNov. 19, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-005Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-118Powers and duties of local health officersMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2)MontanaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-029Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116 (Powers and duties of local boards of health) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-073)Powers and duties of local boards of health, including the 2021 limits of subsection (5) and the enforcement saving clause of subsection (7)Montana Legislature (Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, as amended by Ch. 324 and Ch. 408, L. 2021 (HB 121, approved Apr. 16, 2021; HB 257, approved May 7, 2021))MontanaStateApr. 16, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MT-073Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local boards of health, as amended in 2021 (HB 121: governing-body control of emergency health orders; HB 257: local rules may not compel businesses to deny customer access)Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116. Powers and duties of local boards of health (MCA 2025 text with 2021 amendments)Montana Legislature (67th): HB 121 (approved Apr. 16, 2021) and HB 257 (approved May 7, 2021 after an amendatory veto); codified at Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(4)-(9) (amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 324, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 408, L. 2021)MontanaStateMay 7, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Events and venuesVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-077Phase 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 amendmentsGallatin City-County Board of HealthGallatin County, MontanaCountyApr. 19, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MT-001Mont. Code Ann. 50-1-202General powers and duties (Department of Public Health and Human Services)Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 1)MontanaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-003Mont. Code Ann. 50-1-204Quarantine and isolation measuresMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 1)MontanaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-017Mont. Code Ann. 50-50-105Diseased person not to handle foodMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 50, Food Establishments)MontanaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read