{"id":"DC-004","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"District of Columbia","state":"DC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Muriel Bowser","authority":"D.C. Home Rule Act sec. 422(11); D.C. Official Code 7-2304 and 7-2304.01; DCRA Civil Infractions Act of 1985","instrument":"Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-051","title":"Prohibition on Mass Gatherings During Public Health Emergency - Coronavirus (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2020-03-20","effective":"2020-03-20 (immediately)","end":"2020-04-24 by its terms; superseded to the extent of inconsistency by Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-053 (Mar. 24, 2020)","startDate":"2020-03-20","endDate":"2020-04-24","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","CLOSE","ALC","EVT"],"addressees":["the public","restaurants and taverns","nightclubs","health clubs","theaters","Department of Parks and Recreation facilities"],"clause":"Mass gatherings of fifty (50) or more persons are hereby prohibited anywhere in the District... [on-premises consumption at restaurants, taverns and] fast casual restaurants, is prohibited. Such businesses may operate only for takeout,... nightclubs, health clubs... and theaters in the District of Columbia shall continue their [suspension of operations]... [DPR recreation centers,] parks, and athletic fields, shall be closed to the public","enforcement":"all civil, criminal and administrative penalties authorized by law, including sanctions, penalties, or summary suspension of licensure for violating D.C. Official Code 7-2307","functions":["DR dining rooms closed","TO takeout only","GATH","FC fitness closed","PE theaters closed","SP fields closed"],"notes":"Supersedes Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-048; clarifies that grocery stores, malls and retail where close contact is unusual are not mass gatherings","sourceUrl":"https://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/u23/Mayor%60s%20Order%202020-51.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":160727,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"DC","url":"/library/DC-004","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DC-004","citation":"Mayor Muriel Bowser, Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-051 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. DC-004)","stateName":"District of Columbia","related":["SEC-04-GM-037","SEC-12-GM-051","SEC-12-GM-107","SEC-12-GM-122","SEC-13-GM-012","SEC-14-GM-001","SEC-14-GM-002","SEC-14-GM-005","SEC-14-GM-008","SEC-24-GM-006","DC-003","DC-018"]}