{"id":"MET-ATL-011","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Savannah, Georgia","state":"GA","metro":"ATL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Van R. Johnson II","authority":"O.C.G.A. § 38-3-28(a); City Code § 3-3015","instrument":"Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks (June 30, 2020)","title":"Emergency Order requiring the public to wear masks or face coverings within the City of Savannah","dateIssued":"2020-06-30","effective":"2020-07-01 8:00 a.m. (\u0027until rescinded\u0027; declared 10:32 a.m. June 30, 2020)","end":"Enforcement of more-restrictive local face-covering requirements suspended by Kemp EO 07.15.20.01 (July 16, 2020) and 07.31.20.02; local option restored by Kemp EO 08.15.20.01 (Aug. 15, 2020); renewed Dec. 10, 2020 (Ex. MET-ATL-012) and monthly to May 6, 2021; downgraded to an advisory in May 2021","startDate":"2020-07-01","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["all persons entering any commercial establishment in the City","all persons in outdoor public spaces and on guided tours","all restaurants, retail stores, salons, grocery stores and pharmacies (employee masking)"],"clause":"1. All persons entering any commercial establishment in the City must wear a face covering or mask while inside the establishment [religious establishments excepted];... civil infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 pursuant to Section 3-3015 of the City Code. 2. All persons occupying any outdoor public space, including rights-of-way, shall wear a face covering or mask [including all persons occupying vehicles on guided tours: cars, trolleys, buses, bicycles, quadricycles, scooters, low speed vehicles, boats, and pedicabs]; $500. 3. All restaurants, retail stores, salons, grocery stores, and pharmacies in the City MUST require their employees to wear a face covering at all times while having face-to-face interaction with the public;... fine of not more than $500.00 per day; repeated violations may be declared a public nuisance","enforcement":"Civil infraction, fine up to $500 (per day for businesses); City Code § 3-3015","functions":["SF sales floor (masked entry condition on every commercial establishment)","SL salons","DR restaurants (employee masking mandatory)","TV tourism (masks on every tour vehicle)","WF employees (employer duty to require masks)","CB"],"notes":"First mask mandate in Georgia; Savannah maintained it through the Governor\u0027s July 15, 2020 suspension (WJCL: \u0027Mask mandate stands\u0027). CNN, AJC, WSB, WTOC, WSAV reported the order.","sourceUrl":"http://savannahga.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19649/June-30-signed-emergency-order","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1339505,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-ATL","url":"/library/MET-ATL-011","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-ATL-011","citation":"Mayor Van R. Johnson II, Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks (June 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-011)","stateName":"Georgia","related":["MET-ATL-012","MET-ATL-010"]}