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Ex. MET-TPA-065 Order Primary source read

Ordinance No. 20-14 (emergency ordinance mandating face coverings in public indoor places)

An Emergency Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of Pinellas County, Florida Setting Indoor Public Safety Requirements; Mandating that Individuals Wear a Face Covering in Public Indoor Places; Establishing Exceptions; Establishing Prohibitions; Providing for Penalties; Providing for Severability; Providing for the Suspension of All County Ordinances Inconsistent Herewith; Providing for Transmittal to the Secretary of State and Providing for an Effective Date and Sunset

Board of County Commissioners of Pinellas County (emergency ordinance) · Pinellas County, Florida (County)

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Jurisdiction
Pinellas County, Florida · Tampa Bay · Florida
Level
County
Authority
Fla. Const. art. VIII, sec. 1(f); Pinellas County Charter sec. 2.04(k); Fla. Stat. sec. 125.66(3) (emergency ordinance); Res. 20-16
Issued
2020-06-23 June 23, 2020
Effective
2020-06-24 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-06-24)
End
2021-05-03 (suspended by EO 21-102); sunset tied to expiration of the County state of local emergency (sec. 8); void from July 1, 2021 under SB 2006 (read as 2021-05-03)
In force
June 24, 2020 to May 3, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons in Public Indoor Places in Pinellas County (countywide, including municipalities without a conflicting ordinance)
  • business owners, managers, operators and employees
Functions reached
  • SF
  • DR
  • KT food handlers
  • CB
  • HR/EMP
  • OP signage and admission control
Collection
Tampa Bay MET-TPA

Operative words

SECTION 3. Mandatory requirements and prohibitions. (1) All persons must wear a face covering while in any Indoor Public Place within Pinellas County... [employees must wear a] face covering at all times while on duty and directly or indirectly preparing food or beverage, or serving... SECTION 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take [effect] at 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday June 24, 2020... SECTION 8. Sunset Date. Unless rescinded or extended by subsequent act of the Board, this ordinance shall sunset upon the expiration of the County State of Local Emergency

Enforcement

Sec. 4: fine of $100 for a first violation, $250 for a second [and higher thereafter]; owners, operators and managers responsible for violations of guests, customers and patrons in stated circumstances

Notes

Passed and adopted as an emergency ordinance at the regular meeting of June 23, 2020; St. Petersburg adopted it as a municipal violation June 25, 2020 (Ex. 046, 050)

Retrieval note

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