The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- City of Somerville, Massachusetts · Boston · Massachusetts
- Level
- City
- Authority
- Local State of Emergency; Board of Health authority
- Issued
- 2020-04-10 Apr. 10, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-10
- End
- Superseded by the universal mandate of Apr. 26-27, 2020 (rescinded by Ex. 053's predecessor chain; final rescission Apr. 30, 2021, Ex. 065) (read as 2021-04-30)
- In force
- Apr. 10, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirement
- Addressees
- all members of the public aged two and older entering any essential business (grocery stores, pharmacies, laundromats, home improvement stores, restaurant pick-up sites)
- persons in common areas of multi-unit residential or commercial buildings
- Functions reached
- SF essential retail
- TO restaurant pick-up sites
- PM common areas of commercial buildings
- CB customers
- Collection
- Boston MET-BOS
Operative words
1. All members of the public aged two years and older entering any essential business as defined by Governor Baker's Covid-19 Executive Orders, including but not limited to grocery stores, pharmacies, laundromats, home improvement stores, restaurant pick-up sites, should wear a clean face covering... 2. All members of the public aged two years and older entering, exiting, or occupying common areas of any multi-unit residential or commercial building should wear a clean face covering
Enforcement
Board of Health order ('should wear'; mandatory language and $300 fine followed in the Apr. 26-27, 2020 order)
Notes
Somerville's first face-covering order, three weeks before the State's Order No. 31.