The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Des Moines, IA · Iowa
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2020-06-10 June 10, 2020
- In force
- June 10, 2020 (the notice's date)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Dealers and Repair Shops SEC-08
Operative words
"holding the 2020 Iowa State Fair, which attracts approximately one million people over 11 days, would not be responsible"; "holding a Fair in accordance with current health guidelines related to COVID-19 wasn't feasible" (Gary Slater, Ex. SEC-08-GM-019)
The organizer's notice
Iowa State Fair release, 'Iowa State Fair Board Votes to Postpone 2020 Iowa State Fair to 2021' (June 10, 2020)
Notes
2020: Postponed to Aug. 12-22, 2021 by board vote of June 10, 2020; a virtual fair held Aug. 13-23, 2020. 2021: Held Aug. 12-22, 2021 (2021 Q3) after Iowa's mandates ended Feb. 7, 2021. Usual dates: Aug. 13-23, 2020 planned; Aug. 12-22, 2021 held. Scale: 'attracts approximately one million people over 11 days' (Ex. SEC-08-GM-019). Venue orders 2020: IA-015, IA-017, IA-018, IA-021, IA-022. Venue orders 2021: IA-035. Also cancelled by this notice: Iowa State Fair 2020 and 2021 (eleven days; tents, staging, equipment and vehicle rental in Des Moines) (Des Moines, IA; usual dates Aug. 13-23, 2020 planned; Aug. 12-22, 2021; venue orders 2020: IA-017, IA-018, IA-021, IA-022).