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Ex. MET-MKE-006 Order Primary source read

Emergency Order #3 (Forward Dane Phase 1), § 4 (Businesses) and § 9 (Enforcement)

All businesses subject to requirements: 25 percent capacity; written hygiene policy (symptomatic employees not allowed to work; hand-washing; cough etiquette); written cleaning policy (frequently touched surfaces multiple times a day; shared equipment; common areas; positive-case protocols); written protective-measure policy (six-foot distancing and more); enforcement by municipal and county ordinance

Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane County (Public Health Madison & Dane County) · Dane County and City of Madison, Wisconsin (County)

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Jurisdiction
Dane County and City of Madison, Wisconsin · Milwaukee and Madison · Wisconsin
Level
County
Authority
Wis. Stat. § 252.03(1), (2) and (4) (recited)
Issued
2020-05-22 May 22, 2020
Effective
2020-05-26 8:00 a.m. (read as 2020-05-26)
End
2020-06-15 8:00 a.m. (superseded by Emergency Order #5); the all-business requirements were carried forward in Emergency Orders #5 to #16 through June 2, 2021 (read as 2020-06-15)
In force
May 26, 2020 to June 15, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating condition
Addressees
  • all individuals
  • all businesses
  • restaurants and bars
  • retail stores
  • salons and spas
  • gyms and fitness centers
  • places of public amusement
  • religious entities
  • schools
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor 25 percent
  • DR dining rooms 25 percent; BA bars 25 percent
  • SL salons 25 percent with employee face coverings
  • FC fitness facilities 25 percent
  • EVT venues, festivals and concerts 25 percent
  • WS worship subject to gathering caps
  • WF workforce (schools closed)
  • EMP employer rules (employee face coverings, distancing, hygiene)
Collection
Standing duties: Wisconsin DUT-WI

Operative words

A Mass Gathering inside a commercial facility is permitted with fifty (50) individuals or less.... A Mass Gathering inside a private property and a private residence is permitted with ten (10) individuals or less.... A Mass Gathering outside is permitted with fifty (50) individuals or less.... Indoor dine-in capacity to 25% of approved seating levels.... Limit capacity to 25% of approved capacity levels.... Public and private K-12 schools shall remain closed for pupil instruction... This Order shall become effective at 8:00 a.m. on May 26, 2020. This Order shall remain in effect until PHMDC determines that the criteria to implement Phase Two has been achieved.

Enforcement

Wis. Stat. § 252.03; citations under county and city ordinances (Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63, ¶ 4, describing Dane County Ordinance ch. 46 civil forfeitures)

Notes

Outdoor entertainment venues limited to 25 percent of seating capacity; drive-in theaters no outdoor seating; salons must limit clients to 25 percent and require employee face coverings at all times.

Retrieval note

The local layer that carried Wisconsin's operating conditions after Palm: Ex. MET-MKE-004 to -025 (Dane County) and MET-MKE-028 to -038 (Milwaukee). Becker (Ex. WI-024) upheld exactly this order form and this enforcement ordinance.

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