The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Twenty-First Modification ¶ 1 (Ex. DE-025) ('must comply with... other applicable Division of Public Health ("DPH") guidance'); 16 DE Admin. Code 4458 (Ex. DUT-DE-008); 16 Del. C. §§ 122(3)f., 126
- Issued
- 2020-06-15 June 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-06-15 8:00 a.m. (read as 2020-06-15)
- End
- superseded by later DPH food-establishment guidance under the Twenty-Seventh Modification and its Revisions; the 60 percent cap continued to Nov. 23, 2020 (Ex. DE-032) and the capacity regime to May 21, 2021 (Ex. DE-037) (read as 2020-11-23)
- In force
- June 15, 2020 to Nov. 23, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition
- Addressees
- specified businesses (food establishments, restaurants, bars serving food)
- Character
- guidance incorporated
- Collection
- Standing duties: Delaware DUT-DE
Operative words
6. Must ensure the total number of guests within a facility never exceeds 60% of the Delaware Fire Code Occupancy.... 13. Must adhere to all Food Code regulations... 14. Every restaurant is expected to have its own reopening plan and must follow DPH guidance
Penalty
Food Code permit actions; DPH administrative penalties and closure (Ex. DUT-DE-011); 20 Del. C. § 3125 through the incorporating Modification
What it required
Every food establishment operating in Phase 2 'Must' post face-covering and distancing signage, ensure staff and customers wear face coverings, space tables six feet apart, disinfect tables and high-touch surfaces, seat all guests, take reservations for table service, cap guests at 60 percent of fire occupancy, provide disposable menus, keep self-service and buffets closed, adhere to the Food Code and follow DPH guidance including employee health screening and return-to-work criteria; every requirement is stated with 'Must.'
Retrieval noteThe capture date is Aug. 30, 2025 but the document is the DPH revision dated 'Revised 6.15.2020' on each page; the same URL was linked from the State's Phase 2 page in July 2020 (Ex. DUT-DE-016). The Phase 1 predecessor ('DPH Phase I Reopening Guidance for Food Establishments,' rev. May 26, 2020) was not separately retrieved.