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Emergency Regulation of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, amending NAC ch. 414 (Businesses During Times of Declared Emergency), Mar. 20, 2020

Emergency Regulation defining Essential Licensed Businesses and Non-Essential Businesses

Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management (adopted Mar. 20, 2020; endorsed by the Governor) · Nevada (State)

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Jurisdiction
Nevada
Level
State
Authority
NRS 414.060, 414.070; NRS 233B.0613 (emergency regulation); Directive 003
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20
End
2020-04-16 stated expiration on the Secretary of State filing form; the definitions continued to be applied by Directives 010, 013, 016, 018 and 021 through 2020 (read as 2020-04-16)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to Apr. 16, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureWorkplace rulesOther
Addressees
  • all businesses operating in Nevada
  • State and local governments
Functions reached
  • SF
  • DR
  • SL
  • FC
  • PE
  • PF
  • WH
  • JS
  • OF
  • CB
  • WF
Collection
Nevada NV

Operative words

1. 'Essential Licensed Business' means a business operating in the state of Nevada that provides: (a) Essential healthcare operations, including, hospitals, medical offices, clinics, healthcare suppliers, home health care providers, mental health providers, dentists, orthodontists... (b) Essential infrastructure operations, including construction, agriculture, farming, housing construction, airport operations, water, sewer, gas, electrical, mining, public transportation, solid waste collection... manufacturing, and food processing;... (w) Professional or technical services including legal, accounting, tax, payroll, real estate, and property management services; (x) Child care facilities;... (aa) Hotels, motels, or short-term rentals... 2. 'Non-Essential Business' means a business operating in Nevada that provides: (a) Recreational activities, including... recreation and community centers, sporting event venues, fitness facilities, gyms, clubhouses, racetracks, zoos, aquariums, golf and country clubhouses not to include golf activities outside clubhouse settings, bowling centers, cinemas and movie theaters, skiing facilities, theme parks, and amusement parks;... (d) Retail facilities that are not specified in Section 1 as essential businesses and are unable to sell goods through shipping or direct delivery to consumers; (e) Restaurant services providing in-house dining only; (f) Nightclubs; (g) Pubs, wineries, bars, and breweries; (h) Gaming machines and gaming operations; (i) Aesthetic services... (j) Spas; (k) Sporting good and hobby shops; and (l) Museums and art galleries. 3. All Essential Licensed businesses must: (a) Comply with social distancing guidance... (d)(1) Essential Businesses described in NAC 414.XXX(1)(b) must: (I) Maintain strict social distancing practices to facilitate a minimum of six feet of separation between workers and adopt policies and practices that ensure minimum contact between the workforce and the general public.

Enforcement

Regulation under NRS ch. 414 enforced through Directive 003 (criminal and civil penalties; local enforcement)

Notes

Also required contactless payment where possible, prohibited door-to-door solicitation and self-serve food, and confined bars, wineries and breweries to take-out and delivery.

Retrieval note

Eleven pages including the Secretary of State filing form, statement of emergency and informational statement; scanned, quoted from OCR.