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Ex. MT-079 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Countywide face covering rule (masks in all indoor public spaces and businesses; employers to enforce)

Missoula City-County Board of Health mask rule, adopted and effective July 9, 2020

Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer · Missoula County, Montana (County)

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Jurisdiction
Missoula County, Montana · Montana
Level
County
Authority
Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(2)(c)(i); 50-2-118
Issued
2020-07-09 July 9, 2020
Effective
2020-07-09 ('Effective immediately') (read as 2020-07-09)
End
2021-05-10 (rescinded by the Health Officer, MT-082) (read as 2021-05-10)
In force
July 9, 2020 to May 10, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons in indoor public spaces county-wide
  • employers and businesses
Functions reached
  • SF
  • DR
  • SL
  • OF public-facing
  • HR
  • CB
Collection
Montana MT

Operative words

Indoor public spaces county-wide; employers must enforce the policy; 'cloth, paper or disposable face covering that covers the nose and mouth' without an exhalation valve; exceptions for children under 12, eating and drinking, strenuous exercise, employees not interacting with the public; educational enforcement first, businesses receive warnings (Seeley Swan Pathfinder, July 9, 2020, reporting the Board's unanimous vote and the Health Officer's immediate order)

Enforcement

Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-124 (businesses; individuals not subject to criminal penalty per the department)

Notes

Adopted six days before the State's July 15 Directive and kept for three months after the State's mandate ended