{"id":"OH-002","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Ohio","state":"OH","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health","authority":"R.C. 3701.13","instrument":"Director\u0027s Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings in the State of Ohio","title":"In Re: Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings in the State of Ohio","dateIssued":"2020-03-12","effective":"2020-03-12 (immediately)","end":"2020-03-17 (superseded by the Amended Order, Ex. OH-006)","startDate":"2020-03-12","endDate":"2020-03-17","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","EVT"],"addressees":["the public","event organizers","venues"],"clause":"1. Mass gatherings are prohibited in the State of Ohio. 2. Mass gatherings are defined as any event or convening that brings together one hundred (100) or more persons in a single room or single space at the same time, such as an auditorium, stadium, arena, large conference room, meeting hall, theater, or any other confined indoor or outdoor space. This would also include parades, fairs and festivals.","enforcement":"Enforcement paragraph not included; R.C. 3701.352 and 3701.99(C) apply by statute; para. 9 delegates interpretive questions to local health departments","functions":["MK events and trade shows","EVT venues","GATH","CB customer attendance"],"notes":"Exempts religious gatherings, First Amendment speech, weddings and funerals, and spectator-free athletic events (paras. 4-7).","sourceUrl":"https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/Director-of-Health-Gatherings-Order.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200414095636/https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/Director-of-Health-Gatherings-Order.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":162200,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"OH","url":"/library/OH-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/OH-002","citation":"Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director\u0027s Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings in the State of Ohio (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. OH-002)","stateName":"Ohio","related":["OH-006","DUT-OH-001","SEC-11-GM-015","SEC-11-GM-017","SEC-11-GM-033","SEC-11-GM-034","SEC-19-GM-016","OH-001","OH-009","OH-004","OH-003","OH-069"]}