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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Montgomery County, Maryland · Washington suburbs · Maryland
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Md. Code Health-Gen. § 3-202(d) ('A local Board of Health may... adopt and enforce rules and regulations on nuisances and the causes of disease')
- Issued
- 2021-03-12 Mar. 12, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-03-12 5:00 p.m. (read as 2021-03-12)
- End
- 2021-03-19 5:00 p.m. (amended by Res. 19-768) (read as 2021-03-19)
- In force
- Mar. 12, 2021 to Mar. 19, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all persons in the County
- foodservice establishments
- retail and other businesses
- religious facilities
- sports
- ice rinks
- Functions reached
- GATH 50 outdoor / 25 indoor
- DR indoor dining 25 percent
- SF and FC businesses 25 percent then 50 percent
- WS worship
- SP sports
- CB and WF face coverings
- Collection
- Washington suburbs MET-DCM
Operative words
2. Face Coverings. a. Requirement to Wear Face Coverings... 5. Gatherings... i. Outdoor gatherings of more than 50 people are prohibited. ii. Indoor gatherings of more than 25 people are prohibited... Total number of persons permitted in the indoor dining portion of the foodservice establishment shall not exceed 25% of the maximum [occupancy]... 7. Businesses that may open at 25% Maximum Occupancy... 9. Capacity Limits on March 26, 2021. The 25% capacity limits imposed for facilities in paragraphs 6a and 7 above are raised to 50% of capacity on March 26, 2021... 14. Effective Date. This regulation takes effect on March 12, 2021 at 5 p.m.
Enforcement
¶11: 'This Order must be enforced by any County department or agency that has authority over the subject matter'; fines and sanctions
Notes
Adopted the afternoon the State's capacity limits lifted (Mar. 12, 2021, 5 p.m.) so that no gap opened in the county's rules; recites 18 percent vaccination and 1,390 deaths.