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Order of Health Officer HO-2020-001 (closure of bars, brew pubs, wineries, distilleries with tasting rooms and casinos; restaurant dining rooms closed)

Order of Health Officer HO-2020-001, March 16, 2020

Matt Kelley, Health Officer, Gallatin City-County Health Department · Gallatin County (Bozeman; Big Sky), Montana (County)

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Jurisdiction
Gallatin County (Bozeman; Big Sky), Montana · Montana
Level
County
Authority
Mont. Code Ann. Title 50, ch. 2, part 1; 50-2-118
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16 9:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-16)
End
2020-03-24; superseded by Board EHR-2020-001 (Mar. 18, through Apr. 3) and its amendments (MT-063, MT-065, MT-067) (read as 2020-03-24)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to Mar. 24, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureAlcohol and bars
Addressees
  • all bars, brew pubs, wineries, distilleries with public tasting rooms and casinos in Gallatin County
  • restaurants
Functions reached
  • DR dining room
  • BA bar and alcohol service
  • AM casinos
  • TO takeout (permitted)
Collection
Montana MT

Operative words

Orders the closure of all bars, brew pubs, wineries, distilleries with public tasting rooms, and casinos in Gallatin County effective Monday, March 16 at 9 p.m. through March 24. Orders restaurants to close dining room services during the same time period but allows take-out and delivery service to operate (Health Department release of Mar. 16, 2020 describing the order); order recites 'WHEREAS, there is a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Gallatin County'

Enforcement

Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-118(5); recorded with the Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder (Doc. 2675984, Mar. 16, 2020)

Notes

The first business closure order in Montana; issued to forestall St. Patrick's Day gatherings

Retrieval note

Scanned; page 1 (recitals) read by rendering; operative terms taken from the department's contemporaneous release (https://www.healthygallatin.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Order-closure.pdf).