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Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate (indoor public mask mandate)

City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress, Director of Health and Human Services) · City of Somerville, Massachusetts (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Somerville, Massachusetts · Boston · Massachusetts
Level
City
Authority
G.L. c. 111, ss. 95-105; 310 CMR 11.05; 105 CMR 300.200; G.L. c. 111, s. 30; local State of Emergency of March 15, 2020
Issued
2021-08-19 Aug. 19, 2021
Effective
2021-08-20 12:01 a.m. (read as 2021-08-20)
End
Not within the period (in force through Sept. 30, 2021) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Aug. 20, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • any individual age two or older in any indoor public location: grocery stores, pharmacies and other retail stores, public transportation, taxis, livery and ride-sharing vehicles, hotels, motels, event venues and private clubs hosting indoor events or performances
  • all businesses, healthcare facilities and establishments open to the public (signage)
  • employees and other workers
Functions reached
  • SF retail
  • LG hotels and motels
  • MC event venues and private clubs
  • TV public transportation, taxis, livery, ride-share
  • WF employees
  • CB customers
Collection
Boston MET-BOS

Operative words

1. Except as provided in Paragraph 3, effective at 12:01 a.m., August 20, 2021, any individual who is age two (2) or older, and not otherwise exempt per CDC guidelines, shall be required to cover their nose and mouth with a clean mask or face-covering... when in or at any indoor public location. For the purposes of this section, public location is defined as any place open to the public, including, but not limited to, grocery stores, pharmacies, and other retail stores, public transportation, taxis, livery, and other ride sharing vehicles, and any location, including hotels, motels, event venues, and private clubs that hosts indoor events or performances. If a customer, patron, or attendee refuses to wear a mask or cloth face covering for non-medical reasons, the operator of a facility, business, or event may decline entry to the individual. 2. All businesses, healthcare facilities and any other establishment open to the public must post a notice at entry requiring those entering to wear a face-covering or mask

Enforcement

Board of Health order and regulation (the City's index lists it as an order mandating face coverings in indoor public locations; penalty provisions on pages not read)

Notes

Recites the CDC's July 27, 2021 recommendation; issued while the State had no mask order.

Retrieval note

The City's orders index dates the order August 19, 2021 ('Order Mandating Face Coverings in Indoor Public Locations'); the file name says 'Proposed-8.21' but the City posts it as the operative order.

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