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Ex. ND-085Administrative Order 25, Coronavirus Pandemic (Declaration of Judicial Emergency), adopted March 16, 2020, amended March 17, April 15, May 20 and June 9, 2020 (text as amended June 9, 2020)Statewide judicial emergency: civil and criminal jury trials suspended (to April 24, then July 1, 2020); presumptive continuances…North Dakota Supreme Court (Jensen, C.J.)North DakotaCourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-086North Dakota Court System, 'Emergency Order and Pandemic Response' page (as archived April 17, 2020)Court system's official summary of the March 16, 2020 Emergency Order as amended March 17 and April 15, 2020: all jury trials suspended…North Dakota Court System (Supreme Court and presiding judges)North DakotaCourtApr. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-005Executive Order 2020-06Closure of restaurants, bars and on-site dining to on-sale/on-site patrons; closure of recreational facilities, health clubs, athletic…Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-011Executive Order 2020-11NDDOT in-person administrative hearings suspended; load restrictions removed on all State highways to relieve supply-chain disruptionGovernor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-23-028Press release, 'North Dakota DMR to Reinstate Well Waivers' (Mar. 24, 2020): Commission direction to reinstate the Not Completed Well, Inactive Well and Suspension of Drilling waiver guidelinesNorth Dakota DMR to Reinstate Well WaiversNorth Dakota Industrial Commission (Governor Doug Burgum, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring); Department of Mineral ResourcesNorth DakotaSector regulatorMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Supply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ND-016Executive Order 2020-16Open-meetings law suspended to the extent it requires a physical meeting room and speakerphone when governing bodies meet remotelyGovernor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-023Executive Order 2020-25Public Service Commission permit hearings and University and School Lands auctions may be held remotely; statutes fixing physical locations…Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-034ND Smart Restart: Standards for All Industries (updated Apr. 28, 2020) (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit)Operating standards for all industries: occupancy limited to six-foot distancing, marked lines, signage, face coverings encouraged for…Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), made a condition of reopening by Executive Order 2020-06.4 par. 2-7North DakotaStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. ND-036ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Hair Salons, Barbershops, Nail Salons, Tanning Salons, Waxing Studios and Other Cosmetology Related Businesses (updated Apr. 28, 2020)Employees must wear face masks at all times; clients to wear masks to the extent possible; six feet between work stations; appointment…Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 2North DakotaStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-037ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Fitness CentersGroup classes limited to one participant per 144 square feet; group sports over ten participants discontinued; high-exhalation classes…Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 5North DakotaStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-043ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Movie TheatersTheater capacity limited to 20 percent of normal operating capacity at the higher risk level, 65 percent per auditorium at the lower level…Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 7 and 06.5/06.6 ¶ 7North DakotaStateMay 15, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-039Executive Order 2020-06.5Re-issue of the reopening conditions; high school graduation ceremonies permitted under DPI Smart Restart graduation guidelines; arenas and…Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateMay 6, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-041ND Smart Restart Plan (version of May 15, 2020): color-coded health guidance (Red/Critical, Orange/High, Yellow/Moderate, Green/Low, Blue/New Normal) and industry capacity guidance by risk levelState reopening plan fixing the risk levels and the industry capacity guidance by level (e.g., banquets and event venues at 50 percent of…Governor Doug Burgum; Department of Commerce; North Dakota Department of Health (ND Smart Restart plan)North DakotaStateMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ND-042Executive Order 2020-06.6Recreational and sports arenas and music and entertainment venues may begin to reopen under the ND Smart Restart Large Gatherings Protocol…Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateMay 15, 20202020 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-046ND Smart Restart standards: Banquets, Ballrooms, Weddings and Event Venues (updated May 29, 2020)Event-venue standards: capacity limited to a percentage of normal operating capacity or a total cap by risk level; at Orange/High risk…Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart)North DakotaStateMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-047Governor's release, 'Burgum announces move to next phase of ND Smart Restart plan' (May 29, 2020)Statewide move from moderate (yellow) to low (green) risk level effective June 1, 2020: recommended capacity for bars and restaurants 75…Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release)North DakotaStateMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ND-053Governor's release, 'Burgum announces changes to COVID-19 risk levels for counties, appoints Mariani interim state health officer' (Sept. 3, 2020)Eight counties (Barnes, Benson, Burleigh, Grand Forks, McLean, Morton, Stark, Williams) moved to moderate (yellow) risk effective Sept. 4…Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release)North DakotaStateSept. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ND-059Governor's release, 'Burgum announces changes to county risk levels, recommended gathering sizes to slow COVID-19' (Oct. 14, 2020)Revised ND Smart Restart guidelines effective Oct. 16, 2020, 5 p.m.: Critical (red) non-essential businesses closed; High (orange) 25…Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release)North DakotaStateOct. 14, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ND-088Fargo Board of City Commissioners, Regular Meeting minutes of October 19, 2020: Mayoral mask mandate issued under emergency powers; Resolution Extending the Moratorium Pertaining to the Retail Sale of Alcoholic Beverages tied to the State of EmergencyFargo citywide mask mandate: 'every person within the City shall wear a face covering over the mouth and nose in all indoor environments…Mayor Timothy Mahoney (under the Mayoral Declaration of a State of Emergency of March 16, 2020, as approved and extended by the Board of City Commissioners); Fargo Board of City CommissionersCity of Fargo, Cass County, North DakotaCityOct. 19, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. ND-061State Health Officer Order 2020-08 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit; re-issued and extended to Jan. 18, 2021 by Order 2020-08.1, Ex. ND-066)Order relating to disease control measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19: face coverings required in indoor businesses and indoor public…State Health Officer Dirk Wilke, J.D., M.B.A., North Dakota Department of HealthNorth DakotaStateNov. 13, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. ND-063Governor's release, 'Burgum announces new requirements for businesses, gatherings and masks, delays winter activities' (Nov. 13, 2020)Announcement of the statewide mask requirement and the capacity, hours and activity limits effective Nov. 14 and 16, 2020, 'to protect the…Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release)North DakotaStateNov. 13, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. ND-064Grand Forks County Health Officer emergency order regarding masks (November 2020), as noticed on the City of Grand Forks Public Health 'Health Officer Orders' pageCounty health officer emergency mask order for Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County Health Officer (Grand Forks Public Health)Grand Forks County, North DakotaCountyNov. 13, 20202020 Q4Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ND-062Executive Order 2020-43 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit; amended by 2020-43.1 to 43.5, Ex. ND-065, ND-067, ND-070, ND-072, ND-074)Winter re-tightening: event venues at 25 percent of occupancy; bars and restaurants at 50 percent, 150 patrons, seated service, hours 4:00…Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateNov. 13, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. ND-065Executive Order 2020-43.1Amended winter limits: dance areas closed and seated-service rule added for bars and restaurants; team practices suspended to Nov. 30 and…Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateNov. 19, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-087North Dakota Court System, 'Emergency Order and Pandemic Response' page (as archived December 1, 2020)Court system's summary as of December 2020: AO 33 Face Coverings; AO 25 amended through June 9, 2020; district orders suspending jury trials…North Dakota Court System (Supreme Court and presiding judges of the judicial districts)North DakotaCourtDec. 1, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read