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City of Dayton face-covering ordinance of July 2, 2020

Dayton mandatory face-covering ordinance (2020)

Dayton City Commission · City of Dayton, Ohio (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Dayton, Ohio · Ohio
Level
City
Authority
Municipal home rule
Issued
2020-07-02 July 2, 2020
Effective
2020-07-03 8:00 a.m. (read as 2020-07-03)
End
2021-05-20 (repealed by unanimous vote) (read as 2021-05-20)
In force
July 3, 2020 to May 20, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirement
Addressees
  • all persons in enclosed public spaces in Dayton
Functions reached
  • CB
  • WF
  • SF/DR
Collection
Ohio OH

Enforcement

Municipal ordinance; civil penalty (not verified)

Notes

The first municipal mask mandate in Ohio, adopted three weeks before the statewide order; verified from WHIO ('Dayton City Commission unanimously passes ordinance on mandatory wearing of face masks,' July 2, 2020), WDTN (effective 8 a.m. Friday July 3, 2020) and WDTN (repeal May 20, 2021), all via search snippets;

Retrieval note

Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland enacted comparable ordinances in July 2020. Source: Source (no URL captured): contemporaneous press identified in sector_notes, WHIO, 'Dayton City Commission unanimously passes ordinance on mandatory wearing of face masks' (July 2, 2020), and WDTN reports of the July 3, 2020 8:00 a.m. effective date and the May 20, 2021 repeal.