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Ex. NV-004 Order Primary source read

Declaration of Emergency Directive 003

Closure of Non-Essential Businesses; conditions on Essential Licensed Businesses

Governor Steve Sisolak · Nevada (State)

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Jurisdiction
Nevada
Level
State
Authority
NRS ch. 414; Declaration of Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020)
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-03-20)
End
2020-04-16 by its terms; extended to April 30 (Directive 010), to May 15 (Directive 016 s. 4); superseded in stages by Directives 018 (May 9) and 021 (May 29, 2020); its dine-in prohibition amended by Directive 018 s. 17 (read as 2020-04-16)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to Apr. 16, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all Non-Essential Businesses
  • all Essential Licensed Businesses
  • restaurants and food establishments
  • construction, mining, manufacturing and infrastructure employers
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor closed
  • DR dining room closed
  • SL salon services closed
  • FC fitness facilities closed
  • PE performances and venues closed
  • PF production floor (distancing mandate)
  • JS job sites (distancing mandate)
  • CB customer base
  • WF workforce
Collection
Nevada NV

Operative words

SECTION 1: Non-Essential Businesses... that promote recreational social gathering activities including, but not limited to, recreation centers, clubhouses, nightclubs, movie theaters, massage parlors, adult entertainment establishments, brothels, and live entertainment venues... shall close effective March 20, 2020, at 11:59 p.m.... SECTION 2: Non-Essential Businesses that promote extended periods of public interaction where the risk of transmission is high, including fitness establishments such as gyms and studios; aesthetic services such as beauty shops, barber shops, nail salons, tanning salons, and wax salons... shall close effective March 20, 2020, at 11:59 p.m.... SECTION 3:... Such establishments may continue serving the public, but shall cease onsite dining effective March 20, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.... Food establishments open to the Nevada general public shall only serve customers through a take-out, drive-through, curbside pickup, or delivery capacity.... SECTION 4: An Essential Licensed Business... is encouraged to continue operation, but must adopt COVID-19 risk mitigation measures that reduce the risk of community disease spread... SECTION 7: The construction, mining, manufacturing, and infrastructure sector labor force may continue operations, but shall maintain strict social distancing practices to facilitate a minimum of six feet of separation between workers, and to adopt policies and practices that ensure minimum contact between the workforce and the general public.

Enforcement

Criminal prosecution and civil penalties under Nevada law after written notice from law enforcement; local and county governments authorized to enforce (Directive 003; Governor's release of Mar. 20, 2020); the Mar. 20, 2020 DPS emergency regulation supplies the definitions (Ex. NV-005)

Notes

Cannabis retail delivery-only (s. 5). The 'Essential Licensed Business' and 'Non-Essential Business' definitions are in the DPS regulation (Ex. NV-005).

Retrieval note

Quotations transcribed from OCR of the signed scan.