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Ex. OH-094 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

City of Dayton indoor face-covering ordinance (adopted Sept. 15, 2021)

Dayton City Commissioners approve indoor mask mandate; Police to enforce, fines possible (WHIO, Sept. 16, 2021)

Dayton City Commission (WHIO report) · City of Dayton, Ohio (Montgomery County) (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Dayton, Ohio (Montgomery County) · Ohio
Level
City
Authority
Municipal home rule (Ohio Const. art. XVIII, sec. 3)
Issued
2021-09-15 Sept. 15, 2021
Effective
2021-09-17 8:00 a.m. (WKYC/WHIO reports; verified_secondary) (read as 2021-09-17)
End
'in place until it is rescinded by the city commission' (repeal date not verified; after Sept. 30, 2021) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Sept. 17, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons in indoor places of business open to the public in Dayton
  • public transportation
  • employers (employees interacting with the public)
Functions reached
  • CB customers masked
  • WF public-facing employees masked
  • SF/DR/FC premises rules
  • TR transit and vehicles for hire
Collection
Ohio OH

Operative words

The City of Dayton Commission voted to approve an ordinance requiring face coverings to be worn in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status.... 'Case levels in Montgomery County are reaching peaks not seen since January...' said Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley.

Enforcement

$85 fine; Dayton police enforcement (Ex. OH-095)

Notes

A Q3 2021 local mask mandate in Ohio's sixth-largest city, adopted eleven weeks after the State's orders ended; Columbus acted the same week (MET-CMH).

Retrieval note

Contemporaneous press; Adoption at the Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021 commission meeting per Ex. OH-095 ('passed during the city commission meeting Wednesday night'). File name carries the report date (Sept. 16, 2021); date_issued is the ordinance's adoption date (Sept. 15, 2021).