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Ex. DUT-PA-007Statute (Act of Apr. 27, 1905, P.L. 312, No. 218, creating the Department of Health)Department of Health Act of 1905, sections 8, 9 and 16 (duty to prevent and suppress disease; nuisance abatement and quarantine enforcement…General Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateApr. 27, 19052020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-002Statute (Act of Apr. 9, 1929, P.L. 177, No. 175, sec. 2102)The Administrative Code of 1929, section 2102, General Health Administration (powers and duties of the Department of Health)General Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateApr. 9, 19292020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-019Statute (Act of Apr. 9, 1929, P.L. 177, No. 175, sec. 2106)The Administrative Code of 1929, section 2106, Quarantines (powers and duties of the Department of Health)General Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateApr. 9, 19292020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-006Statute (Act of May 18, 1937, P.L. 654, No. 174)General Safety LawGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateMay 18, 19372020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-018Statute (Liquor Code, Act of Apr. 12, 1951, P.L. 90, No. 21, sec. 471)Liquor Code section 471, Revocation and Suspension of Licenses; FinesGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateApr. 12, 19512020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-001Statute (Act of Apr. 23, 1956 (1955), P.L. 1510, No. 500)Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955General Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateApr. 23, 19562020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-003Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Title 35, Part V, Chapter 73, sec. 7301)35 Pa.C.S. sec. 7301, General authority of GovernorGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateNov. 26, 19782020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-004Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Chapter 77, sec. 7707)35 Pa.C.S. sec. 7707, PenaltiesGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateNov. 26, 19782020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-005Regulation (28 Pa. Code ch. 27, subch. C, sec. 27.60)28 Pa. Code sec. 27.60, Disease control measuresPennsylvania Department of Health (regulation adopted with the Advisory Health Board)PennsylvaniaStateJan. 25, 20022020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-009Regulation (28 Pa. Code ch. 27, subch. A, sec. 27.8)28 Pa. Code sec. 27.8, Criminal penalties for violating the act or this chapterPennsylvania Department of Health (regulation adopted with the Advisory Health Board)PennsylvaniaStateJan. 25, 20022020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-013Statute (Retail Food Facility Safety Act, 3 Pa.C.S. ch. 57, subch. A)3 Pa.C.S. sec. 5708, Infectious personsGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateNov. 23, 20102020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-016Statute (Retail Food Facility Safety Act, 3 Pa.C.S. ch. 57, subch. A)3 Pa.C.S. sec. 5710, Retail food facility and employee cleanlinessGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateNov. 23, 20102020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-017Statute (Retail Food Facility Safety Act, 3 Pa.C.S. ch. 57, subch. A)3 Pa.C.S. sec. 5714, PenaltiesGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateNov. 23, 20102020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-014Regulation (7 Pa. Code ch. 46, subch. H, sec. 46.1144)7 Pa. Code sec. 46.1144, Conditions of retention: responsibilities of the retail food facility operatorPennsylvania Department of AgriculturePennsylvaniaStateApr. 11, 20142020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-043Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-082Press release: Wolf Administration Orders Restaurants and Bars to Close Dine-In Service in Mitigation Counties (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery)Wolf Administration Orders Restaurants and Bars to Close Dine-In Service in Mitigation Counties to Stop Spread of COVID-19Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release)PennsylvaniaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. PA-081Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the SpreadGov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in EffectGovernor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release)PennsylvaniaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. PA-117Closure of all Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores at the end of business Mar. 17, 2020 (indefinite); limited online sales resumed Apr. 1, 2020; curbside pickup from Apr. 20, 2020 (under the Governor's Apr. 20 amendment, PA-110); phased store reopening with the county phases from May 8, 2020PLCB store closures and phased reopening (Mar. 17 - June 2020)Pennsylvania Liquor Control BoardPennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-003Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life SustainingOrder of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life SustainingSecretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.PennsylvaniaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-09-007Industry Operation Guidance: Life-Sustaining Businesses list accompanying the Mar. 19, 2020 Orders closing all businesses that are not life sustainingLife-Sustaining Business list (version captured Mar. 20, 2020)Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health Rachel LevinePennsylvaniaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-010Enforcement guidance (letter)Business Closure Order Enforcement Guidance (letter to law enforcement executives and District Attorneys)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (letter to the law-enforcement community and District Attorneys, published by the Pennsylvania State Police)PennsylvaniaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. PA-052Order of the Governor to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical ResourcesOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical ResourcesGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-040Lifeline Service Schedule (release of Apr. 7, 2020)SEPTA Moves to Reduced 'Lifeline Service Schedule' Effective Thursday, April 9 - Operations Focused on Essential Travel; For Health and…SEPTA (General Manager Leslie S. Richards)Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) (Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties)Sector regulatorApr. 7, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-091MTA press release, Nov. 17, 2020: regional 'Mask Force' with PANYNJ, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and SEPTA; masks required by law on New York public transportation under EO 202.18 effective Apr. 17, 2020; $50 fine from Sept. 14, 2020; masks required at all Port Authority facilities; NJ TRANSIT face-covering requirement on vehicles, stations and platforms; SEPTA mask requirement (over 90 percent compliance); MTA voluntary employee screening programMTA Brings Port Authority, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and SEPTA on Board with Regional Mask ForceMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Chairman Patrick J. Foye, with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and SEPTANew York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (MTA, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak, SEPTA)StateNov. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-008Agency FAQ (published PDF)Frequently Asked Questions: Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for…Pennsylvania Department of HealthPennsylvaniaStateApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read