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Statewide Public Health Order #2

Statewide Public Health Order Forbidding Gatherings of Ten (10) People or More

Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist · Wyoming (State)

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Jurisdiction
Wyoming
Level
State
Authority
Wyo. Stat. Ann. 35-1-240(a)(i) and (iv); Executive Order 2020-2
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20 (immediately) (read as 2020-03-20)
End
2020-04-03 as issued; continued through 2021-05-31 (caps: 10 to May 14, 2020; 25 from May 15; 50 from July 1 with events to 250 and outdoor 1,000; 25 from Nov. 24; 10 from Dec. 9; 25 from Feb. 15, 2021; 50 from Mar. 1; personal-gathering limit removed Mar. 16, 2021; indoor events above 500 regulated to May 31, 2021) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capEvents and venues
Addressees
  • the public
  • event organizers
  • businesses and venues
  • religious organizations (exempt from May 15, 2020 with conditions)
Functions reached
  • GATH and EVT: meetings, trainings, trade shows, banquets, worship, funerals, sports, performances
  • MK marketing events
  • OP office meetings
  • CB customer gatherings
Collection
Wyoming WY

Operative words

1. Gatherings of ten (10) people or more are prohibited in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health of the public. 2. 'Gatherings' are any planned or spontaneous event, public or private, bringing together, or likely bringing together, ten (10) people or more in a single room or a single confined space at the same time.

Enforcement

Wyo. Stat. Ann. 35-1-105 and 35-1-106 (recited)

Notes

Para. 3 exemptions: hotels for lodging, livestock auctions, worker transport, government and correctional facilities, relief facilities, residential buildings, grocery and convenience stores and pharmacies, truck stops and auto repair, retail where more than ten may be present but are generally not within six feet, health care facilities, treatment centers, long-term care. Para. 5: exceptions by County Health Officer on written showing of six feet of spacing and cleaning. Para. 7: supersedes county orders; more restrictive county provisions continue.

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