{"id":"MA-003","kind":"order","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. 2","title":"Order Prohibiting Gatherings of More Than 250 People","dateIssued":"2020-03-13","effective":"2020-03-13, immediately","end":"Rescinded March 17, 2020 by Order No. 5","startDate":"2020-03-13","endDate":"2020-03-17","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","EVT"],"addressees":["the public","event organizers","venues"],"clause":"Gatherings of over 250 people are prohibited throughout the Commonwealth. Gatherings subject to this Order include, without limitation, community, civic, public, leisure, faith-based events, sporting events with spectators, concerts, conventions, fundraisers, parades, fairs, festivals, and any similar event or activity that brings together 250 or more persons in a single room or single space at the same time in a venue such as an auditorium, stadium, arena, large conference room, meeting hall, theatre, or any other confined indoor or outdoor space.","enforcement":"DPH and local boards of health, with State or municipal police; penalties under St. 1950, c. 639, s. 8 (the order\u0027s text reads \u0027Chapter 631\u0027)","functions":["MK/EV conventions, trade shows, conferences","GATH sporting events, concerts, worship over 250"],"notes":"March 13-31, 2020 run-up (wages after March 12 claimed on the 2020 Q2 return)","sourceUrl":"https://www.mass.gov/doc/order-prohibiting-gatherings-of-more-than-250-people/download","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200320222716/https://www.mass.gov/doc/order-prohibiting-gatherings-of-more-than-250-people/download","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":67406,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MA","url":"/library/MA-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MA-003","citation":"Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 2 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MA-003)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["SEC-17-GM-091","SEC-21-GM-029","SEC-21-GM-030","SEC-21-GM-031","MA-002","MA-001","MA-004","MA-005","MA-007","MA-006","MA-008","MA-010"]}