{"id":"NH-031","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Hampshire","state":"NH","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Christopher T. Sununu","authority":"Executive Order 2020-04 sec. 18 as extended by Executive Orders 2020-05 through 2020-21","instrument":"Emergency Order #74","title":"An order requiring persons to wear masks or cloth face coverings when in public spaces without physical distancing","dateIssued":"2020-11-19","effective":"2020-11-20","end":"2021-01-15 by its terms; extended through Mar. 26, 2021 (EO #81) and Apr. 16, 2021 (EO #87); expired Apr. 16, 2021","startDate":"2020-11-20","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["MASK"],"addressees":["all persons over the age of 5","operators of public spaces including restaurants and retail businesses","municipalities (para. 4 preserved stricter ordinances)"],"clause":"1. Beginning on November 20, 2020, all persons over the age of 5 within the State of New Hampshire shall wear a mask or cloth face covering over their noses and mouths any time they are in public spaces, indoors or outdoors, where they are unable to or do not consistently maintain a physical distance of at least six feet from persons outside their own households. 2. For purposes of this Order, the term \u0027public spaces\u0027 includes any part of private or public property that is generally open or accessible to members of the general public. Public spaces include, but are not limited to, lobbies, waiting areas, outside plazas or patios, restaurants, retail businesses, streets, sidewalks, parks, beaches, elevators, restrooms, stairways, parking garages, etc.... 4. Nothing in this Order shall be construed to prevent municipalities within the State of New Hampshire from enacting their own ordinances related to the wearing of masks or cloth face coverings that contain stricter provisions than those contained within this Order.... 7. The provisions of this Order shall remain in effect through January 15, 2021.","enforcement":"EO #65 civil penalties; RSA 21-P:47","functions":["SF sales floor","DR dining room","SL services","FC facilities","CB customers","EMP"],"notes":"Exceptions in para. 5 (K-12 schools; medical conditions; eating and drinking; strenuous activity; performers; public safety). Para. 3 preserves industry-specific mask rules in Exhibit B to EO #52 where stricter.","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt336/files/documents/emergency-order-74.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201119203709/https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt336/files/documents/emergency-order-74.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1757592,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NH","url":"/library/NH-031","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NH-031","citation":"Governor Christopher T. Sununu, Emergency Order #74 (Nov. 19, 2020) (Ex. NH-031)","stateName":"New Hampshire","related":["NH-027","NH-029","NH-032","NH-033"]}