{"id":"NH-077","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"Town of Durham, New Hampshire","state":"NH","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Durham Town Council","authority":"Durham Town Charter sec. 3.9 (emergency ordinances, two-thirds vote); RSA 31:39","instrument":"Emergency Ordinance #2020-11","title":"An Emergency Ordinance Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings Under Certain Conditions Within the Town of Durham","dateIssued":"2020-08-03","effective":"2020-08-03","end":"Not verified (renewed or amended in later Council actions; the Oct. 2020 posting adds a downtown map)","startDate":"2020-08-03","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["employees of all businesses","members of the public entering any business, work site or Town building","restaurant patrons","pedestrians in the Central Business, Professional Office, Church Hill and Courthouse zoning districts"],"clause":"1. Employees of all businesses shall wear a face covering over their mouth and nose when interacting with the public and whenever they are within six feet of a co-worker or a customer. 2. Members of the public entering or queued to enter, remaining in, or exiting from any business, including without limitation any outdoor area where business of any sort is conducted, work site, or Town of Durham government building... must wear a face covering.... 3. Members of the public entering or queued to enter a restaurant or establishment serving alcoholic beverages for the purpose of picking up food for takeout or any other purpose must wear a face covering.... 4. Members of the public utilizing sidewalks and other public ways within the Central Business, Professional Office, Church Hill, and Courthouse zoning districts... must wear a face covering when coming into contact with others and social/physical distancing of at least six feet is not possible.","enforcement":"Durham Police Department (recitals); ordinance penalty provisions on later pages","functions":["SF retail","DR/TO restaurants","EMP employee masking","CB customers (recital: residents \u0027will avoid downtown Durham and shop elsewhere\u0027 absent a mandate)"],"notes":"Recitals: approximately 15,000 UNH students returning Aug. 10, 2020; Town Administrator\u0027s Administrative Order #7 (May 28, 2020) had requested voluntary face coverings. Scanned;","sourceUrl":"https://www.ci.durham.nh.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/town_administration/page/58191/mask_ordinance_and_map.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20201016205038/https://www.ci.durham.nh.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/town_administration/page/58191/mask_ordinance_and_map.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":632236,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NH","url":"/library/NH-077","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NH-077","citation":"Durham Town Council, Emergency Ordinance #2020-11 (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. NH-077)","stateName":"New Hampshire","related":[]}