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Mecklenburg County Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in All Public Places (as proposed and adopted Aug. 18, 2021)

Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in All Public Places

Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners sitting as a Consolidated Human Services Agency exercising the powers of a local board of health (G.S. 153A-77) · Mecklenburg County, 'including, but not limited to all Cities and Towns, whether incorporated or unincorporated' (County)

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Jurisdiction
Mecklenburg County, 'including, but not limited to all Cities and Towns, whether incorporated or unincorporated' · Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham · North Carolina
Level
County
Authority
G.S. ch. 130A (130A-39 board of health rules; 130A-25 misdemeanor; 130A-17 to -20, -23 remedies), 153A, 166A
Issued
2021-08-18 Aug. 18, 2021
Effective
'not less than ten (10) days after notice of publication' (published Aug. 20, 2021, Ex. MET-CLT-002); in effect Aug. 31, 2021 (Ex. MET-CLT-027; WFAE Aug. 26, 2021) (read as 2021-08-20)
End
Until positivity below 5% for 30 days with transmission not high or substantial, or termination of the local emergency, or Board action; rescinded by Board vote Feb. 16, 2022 effective Feb. 26, 2022 (WFAE) (read as 2022-02-16)
In force
Aug. 20, 2021 to Feb. 16, 2022
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • individuals indoors in all businesses, establishments and public places
  • all businesses, establishments and public places (must require masks)
  • enforcement officers
Functions reached
  • SF premises (businesses must require)
  • CB customers
  • EMP workplace rule
  • DR/BA
  • OP offices
Collection
Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham MET-CLT

Operative words

Section 4. Mask Mandate. A. Face Coverings Required in Public Places. The Board of Health enacts the following restriction on the operation of offices, business establishments, and other public places within Mecklenburg County: (1) Individuals must wear Face Coverings when indoors in all businesses, establishments, and public places. (2) All businesses, establishments, and public places must require that all persons wear Face Coverings when indoors on their premises.

Enforcement

Section 5: misdemeanor under G.S. 130A-25 and 166A-19.22 et seq.; abatement orders 'up to and including shutting down a facility's operations'; public disclosure of violators; town enforcement ordinances

Notes

Exempts worship, funerals, weddings and First Amendment activity; Section 6 supersedes less restrictive town ordinances

Retrieval note

Legistar BOCC special meeting Aug. 18, 2021, file 21-7069; vote 6-2 (WFAE). Adopted copy from the county site is Ex. MET-CLT-025.

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