{"id":"DUT-MA-024","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Charles D. Baker","authority":"St. 1950, c. 639, ss. 7, 8, 8A","instrument":"COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved)","title":"Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not Possible","dateIssued":"2020-05-01","effective":"2020-05-06","end":"Rescinded 12:01 a.m. November 6, 2020 by Order No. 55 (Ex. MA-035)","startDate":"2020-05-06","endDate":"2020-11-06","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["MASK","EMP","COND"],"addressees":["persons generally; all workers and customers of businesses open to the public"],"clause":"any person over age two who is in a place open to the public in the Commonwealth, whether indoor or outdoor, and is unable to or does not maintain a distance of approximately six feet from every other person shall cover their mouth and nose with a mask or cloth face covering... This requirement applies to all workers and customers of businesses and other organizations open to the public","enforcement":"Civil fine up to $300 per violation under G.L. c. 40, s. 21D","functions":[],"notes":"Workplace infection-prevention and exposure-control requirement: face coverings for every worker and customer in a place open to the public where six feet cannot be kept, and at all times inside grocery stores, pharmacies and other retail stores and in taxis, ride-sharing and mass transit; a business could decline entry to a customer refusing a covering; enforced by DPH, local boards of health and authorized agents under G.L. c. 111, s. 30 with police.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mass.gov/doc/may-1-2020-masks-and-face-coverings/download","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":119680,"grade":"primary","character":"order_operating_condition","description":"","collection":"DUT-MA","url":"/library/DUT-MA-024","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MA-024","citation":"Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-024)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["MA-035","DUT-MA-025","MA-046","DUT-MA-029","DUT-MA-023","DUT-MA-021"]}