{"id":"MET-MKE-002","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Dane County and City of Madison, Wisconsin","state":"WI","metro":"MKE","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison \u0026 Dane County)","authority":"Wis. Stat. § 252.03","instrument":"Order Imposing a Countywide Moratorium on Mass Gatherings of 50 or More People","title":"Countywide moratorium on mass gatherings of 50 or more people to mitigate the spread of COVID-19","dateIssued":"2020-03-15","effective":"2020-03-16 12:01 a.m.","end":"2020-03-25 (superseded by the March 25, 2020 Safer at Home Order adopting DHS Emergency Order #12)","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-03-25","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","CAP","HC","EVT"],"addressees":["the public","schools","taverns","theaters","fitness centers","places of worship","restaurants","long-term care facilities"],"clause":"Effective as of 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 2020, and continuing until further notice, public and private Mass Gatherings, defined below, are hereby prohibited in the City of Madison and Dane County.... a \u0027Mass Gathering\u0027 is any event or convening... that brings together or is likely to bring together fifty (50) or more people in a single room or single confined or enclosed space at the same time, such as... public schools, private schools, charter schools, an auditorium, stadium, arena, conference room, meeting hall, theater, movie theater, exhibition center, museum, taverns, health/fitness and recreational centers, licensed pools, place of worship...","enforcement":"Crime punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both (Wis. Stats. §§ 252.03, 252.25) (recited)","functions":["GATH events","EVT venues, theaters, worship","CB customer base (restaurants at 50 percent of seating)","VS long-term care visitation restricted to compassionate care","WF workforce (schools closed for instruction)"],"notes":"Restaurants exempt only if operating at 50 percent of seating capacity with six-foot spacing and no self-service; long-term care facilities exempt only if all visitation except compassionate care is restricted, volunteers and non-essential personnel excluded, group activities and communal dining cancelled; schools exempt only for non-instructional purposes.","sourceUrl":"https://www.publichealthmdc.com/documents/2020-03-15%20Order%20for%20Mass%20Gatherings%20of%2050%20or%20More.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200320231258/https://www.publichealthmdc.com/documents/2020-03-15%20Order%20for%20Mass%20Gatherings%20of%2050%20or%20More.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":474812,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-MKE","url":"/library/MET-MKE-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-MKE-002","citation":"Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison \u0026 Dane County), Order Imposing a Countywide Moratorium on Mass Gatherings of 50 or More People (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-002)","stateName":"Wisconsin","related":["MET-MKE-003"]}