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Declaration of Emergency Directive 018 (Phase One Reopening Plan), May 7, 2020, ss. 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 25

Phase One reopening: retail, dealers and dining at 50 percent, salons by appointment, closures continued, gatherings of ten, employer mask and NV OSHA duties, telework, FFCRA, local authority

Governor Steve Sisolak · Nevada (State)

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Jurisdiction
Nevada
Level
State
Authority
NRS ch. 414 (NRS 414.060(3)(f)); NRS 441A.180; Declaration of Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020)
Issued
2020-05-07 May 7, 2020
Effective
2020-05-09
End
2020-05-30 by its terms; superseded May 29, 2020 by Directive 021 (which continued ss. 16 and 17 for salons and restaurants); ss. 12 (FFCRA and accommodations) in effect for the life of the emergency (read as 2020-05-30)
In force
May 9, 2020 to May 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all businesses and employers
  • retail
  • auto, OHV and RV dealers
  • salons and barber shops
  • restaurants and bars
  • breweries, distilleries and wineries
  • non-essential businesses remaining closed
  • counties and municipalities
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor 50 percent
  • SR showrooms 50 percent, appointment
  • DR dining 50 percent, bar closed
  • BA bar closed
  • SL salons appointment-only
  • FC gyms closed
  • PE venues closed
  • AM casinos closed
  • GATH ten
  • OF telework encouraged
  • WF (quarantine of contacts; FFCRA leave)
  • EMP masks and NV OSHA standards
Collection
Nevada NV

Operative words

SECTION 5:... effective May 9, 2020, all Nevadans are strongly encouraged to stay in their residences to the greatest extent possible.... SECTION 6: Pursuant to NRS 441A.180, persons testing positive for COVID-19 shall stay at home and 'self-quarantine' for a minimum of two weeks... Persons determined to be in contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 must quarantine and stay at home for two weeks, or until a negative test result has been received. SECTION 7:... the Nevada general public shall not gather in groups of ten or more in any indoor or outdoor area... SECTION 9: All employers must take proactive measures to ensure compliance with the social distancing and sanitation guidelines. All employers shall require employees who interact with the public to wear face coverings, to the maximum extent possible, and shall abide by all other guidelines promulgated by the Nevada State Occupational Safety and Health Administration (NVOSHA). SECTION 10: All businesses must adopt measures that meet or exceed the standards promulgated by NV OSHA to minimize the risk of spread of COVID-19. All businesses are encouraged to permit their employees to work from home to the maximum extent practicable.... NV OSHA shall enforce all violations of its guidance, protocols, and regulations.... SECTION 13: Effective May 9, 2020, all businesses that engage in retail sales may... allow customer access, with a maximum occupancy of 50% based on listed fire code capacity.... Retail businesses operating pursuant to this Directive at indoor malls may provide retails sales to any extent they can do so on a home delivery basis, or for curbside delivery outside the mall... SECTION 15:... automobile, off-highway vehicle, and recreational vehicle sales showrooms may reopen to customers on a limited basis. The number of customers in showroom areas may not exceed 50% of the area's listed fire code capacity.... SECTION 16:... nail care salons, hair salons, and barber shops... may reopen to customers provided that:... (3) Salons and barber shops may not accept customers or clients on a walk-in basis... SECTION 17:... (1) The maximum occupancy for onsite dining shall be 50% of the maximum seating capacity under normal circumstances, excluding bar seating.... (3) Bar tops and bar areas shall remain closed to customers... Buffets, cafeterias, and self-serve dining facilities shall remain closed until further notice. SECTION 19: The following non-essential businesses shall remain closed during Phase One...: (1) Nightclubs (2) Bars, pubs, and taverns not covered by Sections 17 or 18... (3) Gyms and fitness facilities (4) Recreation and community centers including public pools (5) Museums and art galleries... (7) Entertainment venues, including sports venues, movie theaters... bowling alleys, arcades and other amusement venues, and miniature golf... (10) Massage parlors... (11) Spas... (12) Body art facilities (13) Body piercing facilities (14) Tanning salons. SECTION 21:... Gaming operations... shall remain closed through Phase One.

Enforcement

S. 25: local, city and county governments authorized 'to enforce this Directive and regulations promulgated thereunder, including but is not limited to, suspending licenses, revoking licenses, or issuing penalties for violating business, professional, liquor, tobacco, or gaming licenses'; NV OSHA enforcement (s. 10); Directive 007 penalties for gatherings

Notes

S. 12: employers 'encouraged to accommodate vulnerable persons and workers caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed' and 'Upon request, all employers covered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act... must provide leave'; s. 24 delegates to counties and cities the power to adopt stay-at-home and face-covering orders 'at least as restrictive' as the State's.

Retrieval note

Copy hosted live by the Office of the Labor Commissioner (labor.nv.gov), with a text layer; the Nevada Health Response copy is archived at https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Declaration-of-Emergency-Directive-018.Phase-1-Reopening.5-7-20-1.pdf.

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