{"id":"AL-020","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Alabama","state":"AL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"State Health Officer Scott Harris","authority":"Ala. Code § 22-2-2(4)","instrument":"Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended May 8, 2020 (Safer at Home)","title":"Reopening of restaurants (party size 8, six feet between tables, employee masks, no self-service), close-contact providers and athletic facilities (50 percent) effective May 11, 2020; numerical gathering cap replaced by six-foot rule; entertainment venues remain closed","dateIssued":"2020-05-08","effective":"2020-05-11","end":"2020-05-22 5:00 p.m. by its terms; amended May 21, 2020 (Ex. AL-021)","startDate":"2020-05-11","endDate":"2020-05-22","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["EMP","TELE","CAP","CLOSE","GATH","SCH","HC","ALC","MASK","QUAR"],"addressees":["all employers","operators of establishments open to the public","retail stores","close-contact service providers","athletic facilities","entertainment venues (closed)","schools and child care (closed)","hospitals and long-term care facilities","restaurants, bars and breweries"],"clause":"3. Non-work related gatherings. Effective May 11, 2020, all non-work related gatherings of any size that cannot maintain a consistent six-foot distance between persons from different households are prohibited.... 7. Close-contact service providers. Effective May 11, 2020, close-contact service providers... shall comply with the following rules:... b. Facial coverings. Each employee shall wear a mask... 8. Athletic facilities... b. Limits on facility access. An athletic facility must limit facility occupancy to 50 percent of the normal occupancy load... 9. Higher-risk businesses and activities. Effective May 11, 2020, and notwithstanding any other provision of this order, the following businesses, venues, and activities shall not take place or be closed to spectators, audience members, or members of the public... 15. Restaurants and similar establishments. Effective May 11, 2020... d. Insofar as such establishments offer on-premises consumption of food or drink, they must limit the party size at tables to no more than eight persons and maintain at least six feet of separation between people seated at different tables, booths, chairs, or stools. e. Each employee shall wear a mask or other facial covering... f. Such establishments must disallow self-service by guests at drink stations, buffets, or salad bars.","enforcement":"Ala. Code § 22-2-2(4); preemption ¶ 17","functions":["DR dining room (capacity by spacing; party size 8)","BA","SL","FC","SF 50 percent","PE (closed)","OP/OF (remote working)","WF","GATH"],"notes":"First reopening step. Guidelines for restaurants, close-contact businesses, athletic facilities, worship and \u0027all businesses\u0027 are incorporated as \u0027strongly encouraged\u0027 documents; the numbered rules are mandatory.","sourceUrl":"https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/legal/assets/order-adph-cov-gatherings-050820.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":154464,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AL","url":"/library/AL-020","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AL-020","citation":"State Health Officer Scott Harris, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended May 8, 2020 (Safer at Home) (Ex. AL-020)","stateName":"Alabama","related":["AL-021","AL-017","DUT-AL-006","DUT-AL-008","AL-016","AL-011","AL-006","AL-005","AL-024","AL-003"]}