Seventeenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency

The record

Jurisdiction

Delaware

Level

State

Authority

20 Del. C. ch. 31

Issued

2020-05-14 May 14, 2020

Effective

2020-05-15 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. (ice-cream shops); 2020-05-22 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. (beaches, boardwalks, swimming facilities) (approved May 14, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.) (read as 2020-05-15)

End

Beach rules carried into the Omnibus § C (DE-031); struck May 21, 2021 (read as 2021-05-21)

In force

May 15, 2020 to May 21, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venues

Addressees

• beachgoers
• beach towns
• on-premise beach vendors
• swimming facilities
• ice-cream and custard shops
• DNREC

Functions reached

• CB beach-town customer base restored under capacity and mask rules
• AM swimming facilities at 20 percent
• TO ice-cream shops take-out only

Collection

Delaware DE

Operative words

§ A: 'Effective May 22, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. E.D.T., the Third Modification... closing all Delaware beaches is stricken and replaced with the following:... Individuals over thirteen (13) years old must wear a cloth face covering compliant with the Thirteenth Modification of the State of Emergency while on the boardwalks...'; towns must 'Implement systems to limit capacity (like timed or day passes) on the beach' and 'Designate Beach Ambassadors'; § C.2: swimming facilities may open and 'Allow no more than twenty percent (20%) of stated fire occupancy.'

Enforcement

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