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Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-029Commission vote and release: MGC Temporarily Suspends Operations at Encore, MGM Springfield and Plainridge ParkUnanimous vote to temporarily suspend operation at the Commonwealth's three casino properties; gaming floors close to patrons at 5:59 a.m.…Massachusetts Gaming Commission (Chair Cathy Judd-Stein)Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulatorMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-018COVID-19 Order No. 35Order Clarifying the Progression of the Commonwealth's Phased Workplace Re-Opening Plan and Authorizing Certain Re-Opening Preparations at…Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJune 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-023Amended Temporary Emergency Restrictions on City Public Meetings, City Events, and City Permitted Events Due to COVID-19Amended Temporary Emergency Restrictions on City Public Meetings, City Events, and City Permitted Events Due to COVID-19, Amended on June…City Manager Louis A. DePasqualeCity of Cambridge, MassachusettsCityJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-019COVID-19 Order No. 37Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II EnterprisesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJune 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-020COVID-19 Order No. 38Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the CommonwealthGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJune 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-036Workplace Safety and Reopening Standards for Businesses and Other Entities Providing Youth and Adult Amateur Sports Activities - Phase III, Step 1 (July 6, 2020; amended Aug. 13, Oct. 2 and Oct. 4, 2020 and Feb. 8, 2021)Mandatory sector rules for youth and adult amateur sports: risk categories and levels of play, no indoor tournaments, 25-player caps…Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Kathleen A. Theoharides)Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Secretary), sector-specific rules for youth and adult amateur sports under the Governor's reopening orders; State levelStateJuly 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-030Minimum Requirements for the Initial Phase 3 Opening of Gaming Establishments (order approved June 23, 2020)Reopening conditions: slot positions six feet apart or plexiglass; three players per blackjack table; no craps, roulette or poker; occupancy…Massachusetts Gaming CommissionMassachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator)Sector regulatorJune 23, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-031Protocols for Conduct of Live Racing Under COVID-19 and Reopening Minimum Standards for Horse Racing and Simulcasting OperationsLive harness racing at Plainridge Park without the public; participant-only paddock; draws by conference call; simulcasting and clubhouse…Massachusetts Gaming Commission with Plainridge Park Casino and the Harness Horsemen's Association of New EnglandMassachusetts Gaming Commission (State racing regulator)Sector regulatorJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-032Commission votes of July 2, 2020 (release of July 3, 2020): MGC Votes to Vacate Previous Orders Which Temporarily Suspended Casino and Racing OperationsVacatur of the May 14, 2020 suspension order (casinos) and the May 7, 2020 postponement order (racing), effective July 6, 2020, subject to…Massachusetts Gaming CommissionMassachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulatorJuly 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-023COVID-19 Order No. 43Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase III EnterprisesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-024COVID-19 Order No. 44Second Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the CommonwealthGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJuly 2, 20202020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-012COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Requiring Travelers Arriving in Massachusetts to Quarantine or Produce a Negative COVID-19 Test ResultGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-025COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Instituting a Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine Requirement for Travelers Arriving in MassachusettsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-06-017COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Instituting a Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine Requirement for Travelers Arriving in MassachusettsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-085ABCC Advisory Regarding Food Service and Gatherings for Licensees Selling Alcohol for On-Premises ConsumptionAdvisory Regarding Food Service and Gatherings for Licensees Selling Alcohol for On-Premises Consumption (issued August 10, 2020)Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control CommissionMassachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorAug. 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-026COVID-19 Order No. 46Third Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the CommonwealthGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateAug. 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-030COVID-19 Order No. 50Order Making Certain Phase III AdjustmentsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateSept. 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-001G.L. c. 17, s. 2AEmergency powers of the Commissioner of Public Health upon the Governor's declaration of an emergency detrimental to the public healthGeneral Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-002G.L. c. 111, s. 6Power to define diseases deemed dangerous to public health; control and preventionGeneral Court (codified statute administered by the Department of Public Health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-005G.L. c. 111, s. 95Powers and duties of boards in cases of infectious diseasesGeneral Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-006G.L. c. 111, s. 104Prevention of spread of infection; public notice; removalGeneral Court (codified statute; duties of selectmen and boards of health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-009105 CMR 300.200Isolation and Quarantine RequirementsDepartment of Public Health (regulation under G.L. c. 111, ss. 6, 7 and 109 and related sections)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-010105 CMR 300.210Procedures for Isolation and QuarantineDepartment of Public Health (regulation)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-011105 CMR 300.100Diseases Reportable to Local Boards of Health (COVID-19 listed)Department of Public Health (regulation)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read

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