{"id":"MT-007","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Montana","state":"MT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Steve Bullock","authority":"Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-104; 50-1-103, -202, -203, -204; 37 A.G. Op. 132 (1978)","instrument":"Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (closure extensions; social distancing; retail distancing; school closure extended)","title":"Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 extending closures and updating social distancing requirements and guidance","dateIssued":"2020-03-24","effective":"2020-03-24 (gathering prohibition immediately; closures and retail distancing \u0027Effective March 28, 2020\u0027)","end":"Closures \u0027through April 10, 2020\u0027 (extended to Apr. 24 by MT-012; Section 1 and Section 3 superseded by the Stay at Home Directive Mar. 28); Directive otherwise to the end of the emergency","startDate":"2020-03-24","endDate":"2020-04-10","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","GATH","EMP","SCH","ALC"],"addressees":["the public","food and beverage businesses, gyms, theaters, casinos","all other retail businesses","schools"],"clause":"Non-essential social and recreational gatherings of individuals outside of a home or place of residence of greater than ten people are prohibited immediately, if a distance of at least six feet between individuals cannot be maintained.... Effective March 28, 2020, through April 10, 2020, the following places are to remain closed to ingress, egress, use, and occupancy by members of the public [restaurants... bars... cigar bars... gyms... theaters... casinos].... Effective March 28, 2020, all other retail businesses not subject to Section 2 of this Directive shall establish, implement, and enforce social distancing policies sufficient to ensure a minimum of six feet of distance between customers.... All non-residential public schools in Montana are closed through April 10, 2020.","enforcement":"\u0027This Directive, along with any prior Directive that implements and references the public health authorities of the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) provided in Title 50, constitutes a \u0022public health... order\u0022 within the meaning of 50-1-103(2), MCA, and is enforceable by the Attorney General, DPHHS, or a county attorney\u0027; less-restrictive local ordinances preempted","functions":["DR dining room","BA bar","FC fitness","PE theaters","SF sales floor (retail distancing)","GATH events (ten-person cap)","WF workforce (schools closed)"],"notes":"First mandatory statewide gathering cap; first mandatory operating condition on all retail","sourceUrl":"https://covid19.mt.gov/_docs/Closure%20Extensions%20and%20Social%20Distancing%203%2024%2020.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":239288,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MT","url":"/library/MT-007","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MT-007","citation":"Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (closure extensions; social distancing; retail distancing; school closure extended) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MT-007)","stateName":"Montana","related":["MT-012","MT-005","MT-008","MT-006","MT-024","MT-009","MT-023","MT-004","MT-010","MT-011","MT-025","MT-026"]}