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Ex. ND-077 Order Primary source read

Governor's release, 'Burgum to lift COVID-19 emergency declaration on April 30; vaccination efforts remain top priority' (Apr. 21, 2021)

Announcement that the emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 ends April 30, 2021; 'The State of North Dakota currently has no enforced business or event protocols related to COVID-19, though local measures or orders may still be in place'; the mask requirement's 'shortest among states' duration

Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release) · North Dakota (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
North Dakota
Level
State
Authority
N.D.C.C. ch. 37-17.1
Issued
2021-04-21 Apr. 21, 2021
Effective
2021-04-30
End
n/a (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Apr. 30, 2021 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declarationOther
Addressees
  • the public
  • state agencies
Functions reached
  • chronology; preemption analysis (local orders acknowledged)
Collection
North Dakota ND

Operative words

The State of North Dakota currently has no enforced business or event protocols related to COVID-19, though local measures or orders may still be in place. A statewide mask requirement, implemented by the state health officer with Burgum's support on Nov. 18 as hospitals and health care workers were overwhelmed with patients and COVID-related deaths were peaking, was lifted Jan. 18, making its 65-day duration the shortest among states that implemented such requirements.... Lifting the emergency declaration on April 30 will eliminate the remaining pandemic-related executive orders.

Enforcement

n/a

Notes

The State's own admission that local orders continued after State protocols ended.

Retrieval note

The release misdates the mask order's effect as Nov. 18; the order fixes Nov. 14, 2020 (Ex. ND-061).