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Executive Order No. 11A

Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Authorization to Issue Sector Rules; Enforcement of Sector Rules (consolidation)

Governor Ned Lamont; DECD (Sector Rules) · Connecticut (State)

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Jurisdiction
Connecticut
Level
State
Authority
Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 19a-131a and 28-9; Regs. 19-13-B1/B2, sections 19a-206, 19a-2a, 51-164n(b) modified
Issued
2021-04-19 Apr. 19, 2021
Effective
2021-04-19
End
Sections 1 and 2 repealed effective 11:59 p.m. May 20, 2021 by EO 12B s.1 (read as 2021-05-20)
In force
Apr. 19, 2021 to May 20, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • every business and activity sector covered by Sector Rules
  • local and district health directors, municipal designees, police
Functions reached
  • every sector's capacity, distancing, masks and closing times through May 20, 2021
Collection
Connecticut CT

Operative words

the Department of Economic and Community Development ('DECD') may issue for each of various business and activity sectors... the 'Sector Rules', which Sector Rules shall constitute legally binding guidance. Such Sector Rules may prescribe appropriate safety restrictions for conduct of social, recreational, athletic, and economic activity including, but not limited to, the size of social, recreational, or civic gatherings, authorized capacity of businesses or events, mask requirements for activities and venues covered by Sector Rules, physical and operational restrictions, distancing measures... shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000.00 per violation.

Enforcement

Closure orders by health directors and municipal designees; 100/500/250-dollar fines; 10,000-dollar civil penalty per capacity violation; DPH step-in authority

Notes

Consolidated EO 7PP ss.1, 4, 6; 7NNN s.2; 7ZZ ss.2, 4, 6-11; 9B s.2; 9N ss.1-2.

Retrieval note

EO 11B (same date; alcohol only with food indoors and outdoors, no consumer bars, s.4) and EO 11F (Apr. 30, 2021; outdoor alcohol without food from May 1) were read but not saved as exhibits.