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Director's Amended Order Limiting County Fairs to Junior Fair Activities and Animal Exhibitions, with Exceptions

Director's Amended Order Limiting County Fairs to Junior Fair Activities and Animal Exhibitions, with Exceptions

Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health · Ohio (State)

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Jurisdiction
Ohio
Level
State
Authority
R.C. 3701.13
Issued
2020-07-30 July 30, 2020
Effective
2020-07-31 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-07-31)
End
Superseded by the Director's Order that Reopens Fairs and Animal Exhibitions (Mar. 11, 2021, Ex. OH-103) (read as 2021-03-11)
In force
July 31, 2020 to Mar. 11, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capCurfew and hoursEvents and venues
Addressees
  • county agricultural societies
  • fair boards
  • food vendors and concessionaires
Functions reached
  • AM amusement rides and midways (barred)
  • MK fairs and festivals
  • CN concessions (10:00 p.m. cutoff)
  • FP agricultural exhibitions (junior only)
  • CB
Collection
Ohio OH

Operative words

1. County Fairs limited to Junior Fair Activities. For fairs beginning on or after July 31, 2020, Agricultural Societies shall limit fairs to allow only participation by individuals who participate in either 4-H, FFA, or other youth organizations.... 2. Food Vendors permitted.... licensed concessions, including midway and carnival games, as defined in Ohio Revised Code 1711.11(A) are not permitted.... All food vendors must cease operations at 10:00 p.m.... 3. Curfew established. A 10:00 p.m. curfew is established for the fairgrounds during the period of the junior fair.

Enforcement

R.C. 3701.352 and 3701.99(C)

Notes

Applied to 60-plus county and independent fairs from July 31, 2020 through the 2020 season.

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