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Ex. MET-MIA-047 Order Primary source read

Palm Beach County Emergency Order No. 4 (Order No. 2020-004), Directive to Wear Facial Covers

Facial coverings for persons in grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacies, construction sites, transit, vehicles for hire and where distancing is not possible ('should wear'); strongly urged elsewhere

County Administrator · Palm Beach County, Florida (County)

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Jurisdiction
Palm Beach County, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
Level
County
Authority
s. 252.38(3)(a), Fla. Stat.; Palm Beach County Code art. II, s. 9-35; Fla. EO 20-82, 20-83, 20-89, 20-91 (recited)
Issued
2020-04-11 Apr. 11, 2020
Effective
2020-04-13 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-04-13)
End
Amended by EO 2020-008 (May 16, 2020: Palm Tran masks mandatory); repealed and replaced by EO 2020-012 (June 24, 2020) (read as 2020-05-16)
In force
Apr. 13, 2020 to May 16, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirement
Addressees
  • all persons working in, patronizing or present in grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacies, construction sites, public transit vehicles, vehicles for hire and locations where distancing is not possible
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor
  • JS job sites
  • DR drivers and transit
  • WF workforce
  • CB customer base
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

3. All persons working in, patronizing, or otherwise physically present in grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacies, construction sites, public transit vehicles, vehicles for hire, and locations where social distancing measures are not possible should wear facial coverings as defined by the CDC. 4. All other persons physically present in any public place in Palm Beach County are strongly urged to wear facial coverings as defined by the CDC.... 8. This Order shall be effective as of 12:01 a.m. on April 13, 2020.

Enforcement

Palm Beach County Code s. 9-35 (recited); directive language ('should')

Notes

Recital: EO 20-91's Safer At Home directive 'that Senior citizens and individuals with a significant underlying medical condition shall stay at home'

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