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Ex. MET-BNA-017 Order Primary source read

Sixth Amended and Restated Order 12 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Three Reopening

Sixth Amended and Restated Order 12 (eight-person crowd limit; 50 percent capacity; 11:00 p.m. service cutoff; midnight closure)

Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health · Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee (County)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee · Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville · Tennessee
Level
County
Authority
Declaration of Public Health Emergency of March 15, 2020; Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-2-609
Issued
2021-01-30 Jan. 30, 2021
Effective
2021-01-31 11:59 p.m. CST (read as 2021-01-31)
End
2021-03-01 (Seventh Amended and Restated Order 12); Order 13 effective March 26, 2021 (read as 2021-03-01)
In force
Jan. 31, 2021 to Mar. 1, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q1
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
Addressees
  • restaurants and bars
  • retail (75 percent of store occupancy)
  • entertainment venues (30 percent)
  • sports venues
  • the public
Functions reached
  • GATH crowd limit eight
  • SF restaurants and bars 50 percent
  • SF retail 75 percent
  • SF entertainment 30 percent
  • REV service ends 11:00 p.m.
Collection
Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville MET-BNA

Operative words

Crowd sizes of more than 8 people are prohibited except for places of worship and as otherwise specified in this Order. This prohibition applies to any event or convening that brings together groups of individuals, including but not limited to community, civic or sporting events; parades, concerts, festivals, conventions, fundraisers, private gatherings and similar activities.... All customers shall be off premises and the premise closed to the public between 12:00 a.m. CST and 5:00 a.m. CST.

Enforcement

Metro Government enforcement

Notes

Retail and commercial businesses at 75 percent or less of store occupancy; food service and bars at 50 percent of the maximum capacity authorized by Tennessee's Building and Fire Code with service ending 11:00 p.m. CST; entertainment venues at 30 percent or less of building occupancy; sports venue capacity 17.5 percent from February 11, 2021 and 20 percent thereafter; masks per Order 8.

Retrieval note

Twenty-two pages with text layer; Signed 1/30/2021.