COVID-19 Order No. 59

The record

Jurisdiction

Massachusetts

Level

State

Authority

St. 1950, c. 639, ss. 7, 8, 8A

Issued

2020-12-22 Dec. 22, 2020

Effective

2020-12-26 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-12-26)

End

Noon January 10, 2021 by its terms; extended to noon January 24, 2021 (Order No. 60) and to 5:00 a.m. February 8, 2021 (Order No. 62); superseded by Order No. 63 (40 percent) (read as 2021-01-10)

In force

Dec. 26, 2020 to Jan. 10, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering cap

Addressees

• gatherings; restaurants; close contact personal services; indoor and outdoor events; theaters and performance venues; casinos; office spaces; places of worship; retail businesses; driving and flight schools; golf facilities; libraries; operators of lodgings; arcades and recreation; fitness centers and health clubs; museums, cultural and historical facilities, guided tours; sectors not otherwise addressed; common areas

Functions reached

• OF office spaces cut to 25 percent (telework compelled for the remainder)
• SF retail 25 percent
• DR restaurants 25 percent of seating
• WS worship 25 percent
• FC fitness 25 percent
• LG lodgings 25 percent
• SL personal services 25 percent
• GATH 10 indoors / 25 outdoors everywhere
• sectors not otherwise addressed 25 percent

Collection

Massachusetts MA

Operative words

Effective at 12:01 am on December 26, 2020... the State-wide capacity limitations for gatherings and events set in COVID-19 Order No. 57 and any capacity limitations set in Sector-Specific COVID-19 workplace safety rules... are hereby superseded and revised as specified for the sectors listed on the table below. [Gatherings: 10 persons indoors, 25 persons outdoors, applies to both private homes and event venues and public spaces; Restaurants: 25% of seating capacity; Close Contact Personal Services: 25%; Indoor and Outdoor Events: 10 indoors / 25 outdoors; Theaters and Performance Venues: movie theaters 25% and maximum 50 people, outdoor performance venues 25% and maximum 25 people, indoor performance venues remain closed; Casinos: 25%; Office Spaces: 25%; Places of Worship: 25%; Retail Businesses: 25%; Driving and Flight Schools: 25%; Golf Facilities: 25%; Libraries: 25%; Operators of Lodgings: 25%; Arcades and Other Indoor and Outdoor Recreation Businesses: 25%; Fitness Centers and Health Clubs: 25%; Museums / Cultural and Historical Facilities / Guided Tours: 25%; Sectors Not Otherwise Addressed: 25%; Common Areas: 25%.]... Where no licensed or permitted capacity allowance is on record and for any enclosed space within a larger facility, occupancy shall be limited to no more than 5 persons per 1,000 square feet.

Enforcement

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