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- Jurisdiction
- Hillsborough County, Florida · Tampa Bay · Florida
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Fla. Stat. sec. 252.38; Hillsborough County Ordinance 06-13; Fla. Stat. sec. 252.50 (penalty)
- Issued
- 2020-06-29 June 29, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-06-29 (original order effective June 22, 2020, enforcement provisions June 24, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.) (read as 2020-06-29)
- End
- 2021-05-03 (suspended by EO 21-102; County Attorney report of May 5, 2021) (read as 2021-05-03)
- In force
- June 29, 2020 to May 3, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- business operators of indoor locations open to the public (commercial, for-profit, and nonprofit entities selling goods or services)
- all persons within such locations
- Functions reached
- SF sales floor (admission control)
- DR dining room
- HR/EMP workplace rules on staff
- CB customers
- OP front-of-house operations
- Collection
- Tampa Bay MET-TPA
Operative words
6. All business operators of an indoor location of a business that is open to the public in Hillsborough County shall require all persons within the location to wear a face covering when not maintaining social distancing from other person(s)... 7. Business operators shall be required to ensure compliance with and enforce the provisions of this Order. Business operators shall 1) deny admittance to any indoor business location under their control to any persons who fail to comply with the requirements of this Order and 2) require or compel the removal from any indoor business location under their control of any persons who fail to adhere to the requirements of this Order. Individuals other than business operators may not be charged with a violation of this Order.
Enforcement
Violation by a business operator prosecuted under Fla. Stat. sec. 252.50 as a second-degree misdemeanor; adopted 6-2 (Sheriff Chronister and Commissioner Snively voting no)
Notes
'Business' excludes religious organizations, private clubs and School District locations; exemptions in para. 9 (under 8 years; health conditions; workers without interaction or maintaining distance or whose duties are incompatible; exercising; eating or drinking; organized youth activities); para. 8 strongly encourages written health and safety plans
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