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Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-104 Context (guidance or announcement) Confirmed from a secondary source

Cancellation of the 2020 Great New York State Fair (Aug. 21 - Sept. 7, 2020) ('Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner')

Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner: 2020 State Fair Canceled

Governor Andrew Cuomo (announcement of July 6, 2020) and State Fair Director Troy Waffner · New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets; The Great New York State Fair (State agency) (State)

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Jurisdiction
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets; The Great New York State Fair (State agency) · New York
Level
State
Authority
N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law art. 24 (State Fair) (pin to be verified); Executive Order 202 series (Ex. NY-032, EO 202.45)
Issued
2020-07-06 July 6, 2020
Effective
2020-07-06
End
2020-09-07 (cancelled fair dates) (read as 2020-09-07)
In force
July 6, 2020 to Sept. 7, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Gathering capEvents and venues
Addressees
  • fairgoers, vendors, exhibitors, entertainers and contractors of the New York State Fair
Functions reached
  • EVT events
  • MK vendor and exhibitor sales
  • CB fairgoers
  • GS concessionaires and contractors
Character
context
Collection
State agriculture, parks and wildlife agencies AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE

Notes

The Fair's website as captured July 8, 2020 carried the headline 'Statement from State Fair Director Troy Waffner: 2020 State Fair Canceled' (read in the raw capture); the statement page itself could not be rendered from the Wayback Machine.