{"id":"MET-BAL-093","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Howard County, Maryland","state":"MD","metro":"BAL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"County Executive Calvin Ball","authority":"Howard County Code § 6.104(a); Howard County Charter; state of emergency EO 2020-02 as extended by Council Resolution 41-2020","instrument":"Executive Order 2021-17, Exercise of Emergency Powers - Indoor Face Covering Requirement for Businesses and Facilities open to the public and public transportation","title":"Exercise of Emergency Powers - Indoor Face Covering Requirement for Businesses and Facilities open to the public and public transportation","dateIssued":"2021-12-23","effective":"2021-12-26 5:00 p.m.","end":"Rescinded for businesses Feb. 1, 2022 (EO 2022-02); transit requirement continued","startDate":"2021-12-26","endDate":"2022-02-01","quarters":[],"types":["MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["all businesses, facilities and places of assembly open to the public","riders and operators of public transportation in Howard County"],"clause":"(1) All customers (over the age of nine) and staff shall wear face coverings in the indoor areas open to the public of all businesses, facilities, and places of assembly that are open to the public;... (3) All riders and operators shall wear face coverings on any Public Transportation that operates in Howard County... this requirement shall take effect on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at 5:00 pm.","enforcement":"Howard County Code § 6.104","functions":["MASK (post-period)"],"notes":"Post-period context; recites the Mar. 15, 2020 state of emergency \u0027remains in effect as authorized by Council Resolution No. 41-2020\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://www.howardcountymd.gov/sites/default/files/2021-12/EO%202021-17.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":391104,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-BAL","url":"/library/MET-BAL-093","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-BAL-093","citation":"County Executive Calvin Ball, Executive Order 2021-17, Exercise of Emergency Powers - Indoor Face Covering Requirement for Businesses and Facilities open to the public and public transportation (Dec. 23, 2021) (Ex. MET-BAL-093)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["MET-BAL-080","MET-BAL-100","MET-BAL-101"]}