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Ex. MET-DCM-023 Order Primary source read

Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-975

Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County (indoor face coverings upon substantial transmission)

County Council sitting as the Board of Health (lead sponsor: Council President at the request of the County Executive) · Montgomery County, Maryland (County)

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Jurisdiction
Montgomery County, Maryland · Washington suburbs · Maryland
Level
County
Authority
Md. Code Health-Gen. § 3-202(d); independent of the State emergency (which ended July 1, 2021)
Issued
2021-08-05 Aug. 5, 2021
Effective
2021-08-07 12:00 a.m. (requirement triggered by the Health Officer's Aug. 5, 2021 notice) (read as 2021-08-07)
End
Terminates after 7 consecutive days of moderate transmission (¶2.c); amended Oct. 5 and 12, 2021 (read as 2021-10-28)
In force
Aug. 7, 2021 to Oct. 28, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirement
Addressees
  • all persons over the age of two
  • every location accessible to the public
  • businesses, organizations and venues
Functions reached
  • CB customers masked indoors
  • WF workforce masked indoors
  • SF sales floors
  • DR dining rooms
  • FC fitness and venues
  • WS worship (public-accessible indoor locations)
Collection
Washington suburbs MET-DCM

Operative words

Face Coverings. a. Requirement to Wear Face Coverings. Upon notice by the Health Officer [that the County is an area of] substantial transmission, and without further action by the Board of Health: [all persons over the age of two must] wear face coverings indoors at any location accessible to the public... c. The requirement to wear face coverings under subparagraph a. terminates, without further action by the Board of Health, when the County returns to a status of moderate transmission for 7 consecutive days... Effective Date. This regulation takes effect on August 7, 2021 at 12:00 a.m.

Enforcement

¶ (enforcement): county departments with authority over the subject matter; 'appropriate fines and sanctions' for requestors, organizations or venues

Notes

The Q3 2021 instrument for Montgomery County: a force-of-law indoor mask mandate on every public-accessible indoor location from Aug. 7, 2021 through the end of the quarter; recites the CDC's July 27, 2021 Delta guidance and the County Executive's and Health Officer's recommendation.

Retrieval note

Definitions: substantial transmission = 50-99.99 new cases per 100,000 in 7 days or 8-9.99 percent positivity.

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