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Ex. MET-AUS-048 Order Primary source read

Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted April 13, 2021

Health Authority Rules (face coverings outside the residence; fully-vaccinated exceptions; household isolation; site rules; school distancing; dine-in rules)

Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott), with City Manager Spencer Cronk and City Attorney certification · City of Austin, Texas (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Austin, Texas · Austin · Texas
Level
City
Authority
City of Austin Ordinance No. 20201203-043
Issued
2021-04-13 Apr. 13, 2021
Effective
2021-04-13 (the notice misprints 'April 13, 2020') (read as 2021-04-13)
End
2021-05-18 (replaced and superseded by the Rules of May 18, 2021, Ex. MET-AUS-019; stated expiry May 18, 2021) (read as 2021-05-18)
In force
Apr. 13, 2021 to May 18, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • individuals within the City of Austin
  • persons in control of sites
  • workers
  • schools
  • sites providing dine-in service
Functions reached
  • EMP site rules
  • WF worker rules; household isolation
  • CB customers masked outside the residence
  • DR dine-in service only to seated individuals
  • SCH distancing
Collection
Austin MET-AUS

Operative words

The rules adopted by this notice are effective on April 13, 202[1] and expire on May 18, 2021 unless the rules are withdrawn or amended.... These rules replace and supersede Health Authority Rules adopted on December 15, 2020. Summary of changes: a definition for 'fully vaccinated', new exceptions related to fully vaccinated individuals, changes to when an entire household needs to isolate, and changes to physical distancing requirements for schools.... 2.1.1. Except as provided in 2.1.2, an individual must wear a face covering when outside [of his or her residence]... 5.6.5. A person in control of a site subject to this rule may not provide dine-in service to an individual who is not seated unless compliance with federal law requires otherwise.

Enforcement

Ordinance No. 20201203-043; for unincorporated Travis County, the Commissioners Court order of March 9, 2021 (Ex. MET-AUS-047)

Notes

In force April 13 - May 18, 2021, five weeks after GA-34 and after Austin Order 20210216-026 lapsed on April 21: the Austin mandate layer in the second quarter of 2021 rested on these rules.

Retrieval note

City Clerk stamp April 13, 2021).