{"id":"MET-DCM-015","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Montgomery County, Maryland","state":"MD","metro":"DCM","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"County Council sitting as the Montgomery County Board of Health","authority":"Md. Code Health-Gen. § 3-202(d) (\u0027A local Board of Health may... adopt and enforce rules and regulations on nuisances and the causes of disease\u0027)","instrument":"Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-760","title":"Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County","dateIssued":"2021-03-12","effective":"2021-03-12 5:00 p.m.","end":"2021-03-19 5:00 p.m. (amended by Res. 19-768)","startDate":"2021-03-12","endDate":"2021-03-19","quarters":["2021Q1"],"types":["MASK","GATH","CAP","EVT","EMP"],"addressees":["all persons in the County","foodservice establishments","retail and other businesses","religious facilities","sports","ice rinks"],"clause":"2. Face Coverings. a. Requirement to Wear Face Coverings... 5. Gatherings... i. Outdoor gatherings of more than 50 people are prohibited. ii. Indoor gatherings of more than 25 people are prohibited... Total number of persons permitted in the indoor dining portion of the foodservice establishment shall not exceed 25% of the maximum [occupancy]... 7. Businesses that may open at 25% Maximum Occupancy... 9. Capacity Limits on March 26, 2021. The 25% capacity limits imposed for facilities in paragraphs 6a and 7 above are raised to 50% of capacity on March 26, 2021... 14. Effective Date. This regulation takes effect on March 12, 2021 at 5 p.m.","enforcement":"¶11: \u0027This Order must be enforced by any County department or agency that has authority over the subject matter\u0027; fines and sanctions","functions":["GATH 50 outdoor / 25 indoor","DR indoor dining 25 percent","SF and FC businesses 25 percent then 50 percent","WS worship","SP sports","CB and WF face coverings"],"notes":"Adopted the afternoon the State\u0027s capacity limits lifted (Mar. 12, 2021, 5 p.m.) so that no gap opened in the county\u0027s rules; recites 18 percent vaccination and 1,390 deaths.","sourceUrl":"https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/ccllims/DownloadFilePage?FileName=9972_1_14285_Resolution_19-760_Adopted_20210312.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":201703,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-DCM","url":"/library/MET-DCM-015","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-DCM-015","citation":"County Council sitting as the Montgomery County Board of Health, Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-760 (Mar. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-015)","stateName":"Maryland","related":[]}