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Health Commissioner's Order No. 17

Order replacing percentage caps with distancing-based capacity; bars close no later than 3:00 a.m.; outdoor mask exceptions for vaccinated persons; workplace requirements continue

Fredrick Echols, M.D., Acting Director of Health and Hospitals/Health Commissioner · City of St. Louis, Missouri (City)

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The record

Jurisdiction
City of St. Louis, Missouri · St. Louis · Missouri
Level
City
Authority
Charter of the City of St. Louis art. XIII, § 14-C(c); 19 CSR 20-20.050(c)
Issued
2021-04-30 Apr. 30, 2021
Effective
2021-05-03 8:00 a.m. (read as 2021-05-03)
End
Rescinded by Order No. 18 (May 14, 2021, 11:30 a.m.) (read as 2021-05-14)
In force
May 3, 2021 to May 14, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • public accommodations, large venues, event spaces
  • bars, restaurants, nightclubs
  • businesses, schools, institutions, government offices
Functions reached
  • SF distancing-based capacity
  • DR
  • BA
  • EVT
  • EMP screening and masks
  • IN schools 3-foot spacing
  • CB
Collection
St. Louis MET-STL

Operative words

1. All public accommodations, large venues, event spaces and spaces where people gather shall limit their capacity in accordance with social distancing requirements... to no more than the number of individuals who can remain socially distant in the space or less. 2. Bars, restaurants, nightclubs shall limit their capacity in accordance with social distancing requirements... and shall close no later than 03:00am.... All such operations continue to be subject to limitations provided in Orders 8, 9, 11, and 13, and 14 including but not limited to 1. Requiring face coverings; 2. Maintaining a minimum distance of 3 feet between students in primary and secondary schools and a minimum distance of 6 feet between individuals in other settings; 3. Ensuring employees practice appropriate hygiene measures...; 4. Ensuring that employees are screened prior to their work shift and are excluded from work if they are ill; and 5. Regularly cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched objects and surfaces with EPA approved products.

Enforcement

RSMo § 192.320

Notes

The instrument that ended percentage occupancy caps in the City (effective May 3, 2021) while keeping masks, distancing and employee screening mandatory.