The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- City of Long Beach (separate city health jurisdiction) · Los Angeles · California
- Level
- City
- Authority
- Cal. Health & Safety Code secs. 101040, 101085, 120175; Long Beach City Council declarations of local and public health emergency of Mar. 4, 2020
- Issued
- 2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-16 11:59 p.m. through Mar. 31, 2020 (read as 2020-03-16)
- End
- Amended and supplemented by the Mar. 19, 2020 Safer at Home Order (Ex. MET-LA-042) and superseded by later Long Beach orders (read as 2020-03-19)
- In force
- Mar. 16, 2020 to Mar. 19, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
- Addressees
- events of 50 or more
- all permanent food facilities (delivery, take-out, drive-thru only)
- bars, pubs, cocktail lounges, nightclubs without food
- wineries, breweries, distilleries, tap rooms
- gyms and fitness centers
- movie theaters, live performance theaters, bowling alleys, arcades
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Los Angeles MET-LA
Operative words
3. Effective immediately, and in accordance with Governor Newsom's COVID-19 Guidance on March 15, 2020, all permanent food facilities, as defined by Health and Safety Code sec. 113849, may only prepare and offer food that is provided to customers via delivery service, via pick-up for takeout dining, and via drive-thru.... 4. Further, the Health Officer orders the immediate closure of the following types of businesses: a. Bars, pubs, cocktail lounges, or nightclubs that do not serve food; b. Wineries, breweries, distilleries, and tap rooms...; c. Gyms and fitness centers; and d. Movie theaters, live performance theaters, bowling alleys, and arcades.
Enforcement
Crime punishable by fine, imprisonment or both (Cal. Health & Safety Code sec. 120295)
Notes
Long Beach's first closure order, the same night as the County's (Ex. MET-LA-001)