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Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (gatherings; sporting and recreational gatherings; fitness centers)

Proclamation restating the 15/30 gathering prohibitions and permitting non-school sporting and recreational gatherings only with six feet between all participants (contact activities prohibited), two spectators per athlete and masks

Governor Kim Reynolds · Iowa (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Iowa
Level
State
Authority
Iowa Code §§ 29C.6(1), 135.140(6), 135.144(3)
Issued
2020-11-18 Nov. 18, 2020
Effective
Immediately (November 18, 2020) (read as 2020-11-18)
End
11:59 p.m. December 10, 2020; continued by IA-032 to December 16, 2020 (read as 2020-12-10)
In force
Nov. 18, 2020 to Dec. 10, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • gathering organizers
  • sporting and recreational organizers, athletes, coaches and spectators
  • fitness centers
Functions reached
  • CL group classes and youth sports limited to distanced, non-contact activity
  • FC fitness centers must comply with the sporting-gathering rules
  • GATH 15/30 caps
  • SP spectator limits
Collection
Iowa IA

Operative words

GATHERINGS. SECTION ONE.... I order that effective immediately and continuing until 11:59 p.m. on December 10, 2020: A. Indoor gatherings of more than 15 people prohibited... B. Outdoor gatherings of more than 30 people prohibited... C. Sporting and recreational gatherings: Except for high school, collegiate, or professional sporting or recreational gatherings, all sporting or recreational gatherings of any size are prohibited unless the gathering organizer and all participants comply with the following requirements: (1) Social Distancing Required: All participants in the gathering — including all athletes, coaches, or instructors — must maintain six feet of physical distance between all other participants at all times. Activities where closer contact is required or reasonably unavoidable, such as a wrestling meet or basketball game, are prohibited. (2) Spectators limited:... no more than two spectators for each athlete... (3) Masks required: Although athletes are not required to wear a mask while participating in a gathering, all other participants over the age of two shall wear a mask or other face covering for all gatherings.

Enforcement

Iowa Code § 135.144(3); peace officers

Notes

Clarifying proclamation two days after IA-030; the Governor's release also announced eviction and foreclosure prevention funding.

Retrieval note

Retrieved from the Wayback Machine; three-page scanned PDF read by OCR.