Where Can I Find Information About State And Local Ordinances And Orders?

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Where Can I Find Information About State And Local Ordinances And Orders?
 

States continue to issue statewide "stay at home," "shelter in place," or other lockdown-type orders. At the current time, all of these pertinent state orders permit truckstops, travel centers, and convenience stores to remain open and operational. NATSO fully expects future state orders will also permit truckstops, travel centers and convenience stores to remain open and operational. However, these businesses will remain subject to local restrictions such as maximum occupancy limitations. NATSO is providing a chart linking to current state lockdown Orders, as well as the respective Order's application to NATSO members. We continue to update this chart as new orders are issued.

Please note that NATSO is providing members with a letter template for your employees to complete and carry with them, explaining that they are expressly included in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During the COVID-19 Response.

Download a pdf of the Major State Regulatory Actions Impacting Truckstops.
 

State

Date

Application to NATSO Members

 

Alabama

Amended Statewide Order

 

4/28/2020

 

  • Permits certain non-essential businesses to reopen to the public if they abide by social distancing requirements.
  • Permits all retail stores to reopen if they implement certain social distancing and sanitation protocols and limit their maximum occupancy rate to no more than 50%.
  • Clarifies that restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, athletic facilities, and close contact service providers must remain closed to non-employees.

 

 

Arizona

Executive Order 2020-33

 

 

4/29/2020

 

  • Requires essential businesses to implement certain physical distancing measures.
  • Permits all retail businesses to reopen to the public on May 8, 2020, if they establish and implement certain safety protocols.

 

 

California

Executive Order N-33-20

 

 

3/19/2020

 

 

 

Colorado

Executive Order 2020-044

FAQs

Guidance

 

4/26/2020

 

  • Permits certain businesses that implement social distancing and cleaning protocols to reopen to the public, including, among others:
    • Retail businesses and personal care services may reopen on May 1, 2020.
    • All non-essential commercial businesses may reopen at 50% reduced in-person staffing capacity on May 4, 2020.

 

 

Connecticut

Executive Order No. 7H

 

 

3/20/2020

 

 

 

Delaware

Modification 4 to State Emergency Declaration

Modification 5 to State Emergency Declaration

 

 

4/1/2020

 

  • Modification 5 requires Delaware residents to stay at home.
  • Modification 4 outlines essential services which can remain open, including businesses that sell or distribute gasoline or road-use diesel in any form, businesses that sell groceries or food, and carry-out and quick serve food operations.

 

 

Florida

Executive Order 2020-112

 

 

4/29/2020

 

  • Permits restaurants and other food establishments, retail stores, museums, and libraries to reopen on May 4, 2020 if they abide by social distancing measures and limit their indoor occupancy.

 

 

Georgia

Executive Order

Executive Order

 

4/27/2020

 

  • Clarifies that businesses, non-profits, and other organizations are prohibited from gathering 10+ people in a single location (e.g., individuals must be at least six feet apart).
  • Provides additional guidance for food service establishments.

 

 

Idaho

Health Department Order

 List of Essential Businesses

Emergency Declaration

Amended Order

FAQs

 

 

4/15/2020

 

  • Requires Idaho residents stay at home through April 30.
  • Allows essential services to remain open, including gas stations, convenience stores and restaurants and other facilities that prepare food for carry-out or delivery.

 

 

Illinois

Executive Order 20-08

Executive Order 20-18

 

 

4/1/2020

 

  • Requires Illinois residents stay at home through April 30.
  • Allows essential services to remain open, including gas stations, stores that sell groceries and medicine (including convenience stores) and facilities that prepare and serve food for off-premise consumption.

 

 

Indiana

Executive Order 20-26

 

5/1/2020

 

  • Permits certain nonessential businesses to reopen beginning on May 4, 2020 if they abide by general safety guidelines and limit their occupancy.

 

 

Iowa

Proclamation 1

Proclamation 2

Proclamation 3

 

 

4/27/2020

 

  • Permits certain restaurants, fitness centers, malls, libraries, and other retail establishments to reopen to the public in a limited capacity (e.g. limiting the number of customers to 50% of normal operating capacity) and requires such businesses to implement social distancing, hygiene, and public health measures.
  • Extends the closure of certain businesses (e.g., bars, theaters, casinos, etc.) until May 15, 2020.

 

 

Kansas

Executive Order 20-29

 

 

4/30/2020

 

  • Permits certain nonessential businesses to reopen May 4, 2020 if they abide by safety guidelines.
  • Clarifies that the statewide stay at home order is no longer in effect.

 

 

Kentucky

Executive Order 2020-246

Executive Order 2020-257

Executive Order 2020-275

 

 

 

3/25/2020

 

  • Allows essential services to remain open, including convenience stores and gas stations.
  • Requires essential retail businesses to limit the number of shoppers allowed to enter their business to one adult member per household.

 

 

Louisiana

Proclamation No. JBE 2020-52

 

 

4/27/2020

 

  • Requires Louisiana residents to stay at home through May 15.
  • Allows essential services to remain open, including gas stations, stores that sell groceries and medicine (including convenience stores) and facilities that prepare and serve food for off-premise consumption.
  • Permits restaurants to open their outside areas for people to eat meals (without tableside service).

 

 

Maine

Emergency Order 49 FY 19/20

 

 

4/29/2020

 

  • Requires Maine residents to stay at home through May 31.
  • Allows essential businesses to remain open, including businesses that sell grocery and household goods (such as convenience stores) and gas stations.
  • Allows individuals to visit businesses for nonessential activities.

 

 

Maryland

Executive Order

 Guidance

 

 

3/30/2020

 

 

  • Requires Maryland residents to stay at home.
  • Allows essential services to remain open, including convenience stores and retail fuel centers such as gas stations and truck stops.

 

 

Massachusetts

Executive Order No. 13 

Essential Business List

Press Release  

 

 

4/28/2020

 

  • Requires Massachusetts residents to stay at home through May 18.
  • Allows essential services to remain open, including convenience stores and retail fuel centers such as gas stations and truck stops.

 

 

Michigan

Executive Order 2020-59

 

 

4/24/2020

 

  • Requires Michigan residents to stay at home unless performing an essential activity through May 15.
  • Allows essential services to remain open, including gas stations, stores that sell groceries and medicine (including convenience stores) and facilities that prepare and serve food for off-premise consumption.

 

 

Minnesota

Executive Order 20-20 FAQs

Executive Order 20-48

 

 

4/30/2020

 

  • Requires Minnesota residents stay at home through May 18.
  • Allows essential services to remain open, including gas stations, grocery stores, convenience stores, and take-out and delivery restaurants.
  • Permits certain non-essential workers to return to work on May 4, 2020 if they are not able to perform certain work activities from home and if they abide by safety protocols.

 

 

Mississippi

Executive Order No. 1477

 

 

4/24/2020

 

  • Permits certain businesses and non-profit entities to reopen to the public in accordance with certain health safety measures on April 27.
  • Clarifies that other businesses (e.g., restaurants, bars, gyms, personal care services, etc.) are limited to drive-thru, curbside, and/or delivery service.

 

 

Missouri

Public Health Order

 

 

4/27/2020

 

  • Permits non-essential businesses to reopen to the public if they abide by social distancing requirements.
  • Imposes specific occupancy thresholds on retail establishments and other limitations on restaurants.

 

 

Montana

Directive

 

 

4/22/2020

 

 

  • Permits non-essential businesses to reopen to the public in phases between April 26 and May 4 if they comply with certain safety guidelines.

 

 

Nebraska

Guidance

 

 

4/29/2020

 

  • Permits restaurants and certain other non-essential businesses located in specific counties to reopen if they abide by health guidelines and occupancy restrictions.

 

 

Nevada

Directive 016

 Essential Business Guidance

 

 

4/29/2020

 

  • Requires Nevada residents to stay at home through May 15.
  • Allows essential businesses to remain open, including convenience stores, gas stations, and restaurants on a take-out, curbside pickup, delivery, or drive-through basis only.
  • Permits non-essential retail businesses to provide delivery and curbside pickup.

 

 

New Hampshire

Emergency Order 40

Retail Store Guidance

Restaurant Guidance

 

 

5/1/2020

 

  • Permits retail stores and other non-essential businesses to reopen on May 11 if they abide by safety guidelines.
  • Permits restaurants to reopen on May 18 if they abide by safety guidelines. 

 

New Jersey

Executive Order 107

 

3/21/2020

 

  • Requires New Jersey residents stay at home.
  • Allows essential services to remain open, including grocery stores, retail functions of gas stations, convenience stores, and restaurants as long as they only offer food delivery and/or take-out services.

 

 

New Mexico

Public Health Emergency Order

 

 

3/23/2020

 

  • Allows essential services to remain open, including gas stations, stores that sell groceries (including convenience stores) and facilities that prepare and serve food for off-premise consumption.

 

 

New York

Executive Order 202.6

Executive Order 202.8

 

 

3/20/2020

 

  • Executive Order 202.8 closes non-essential New York businesses.
  • Executive Order 202.6 allows essential services to remain open, including healthcare, utilities, transportation infrastructure, manufacturing, grocery stores, pharmacies, news media, construction, and vendors of essential services.

 

 

North Carolina

Executive Order No. 121

Executive Order No. 135

 

 

4/23/2020

 

  • Requires North Carolina residents to stay at home through May 8.
  • Allows essential services to stay open, including gas stations and businesses needed for transportation, convenience stores, and restaurants that prepare and serve food for consumption off-premises.

 

 

North Dakota

Executive Order 2020-06.4

 

 

4/29/2020

 

  • Permits restaurants, bars, and certain other non-essential businesses to reopen on May 1 if they abide by certain safety protocols.

 

 

Ohio

Director’s Order

 

 

4/30/2020

 

  • Permits retail establishments to reopen on May 12 if they limit their occupancy and implement safety measures.

 

Oregon

Executive Order No. 20-12

 

 

3/23/2020

 

  • Requires the closure of certain businesses, but does not apply to truckstops.

 

 

Pennsylvania

Executive Order

Updated Industry Guidance

Press Release

 

 

4/1/2020

 

  • Permits certain nonessential businesses in 24 counties to reopen on May 8.
  • Allow life sustaining businesses to remain open in all counties, including truck stops.

 

Rhode Island

Executive Order 20-13 Executive Order 20-14

Executive Order 20-23

 

 

4/10/2020

 

  • Requires Rhode Island residents to stay at home through May 8.
  • Critical retail businesses may remain open, including gas stations, convenience stores, and restaurants for pickup, drive-through, and delivery.

 

 

South Carolina

Executive Order 2020-28

 

 

4/20/2020

 

  • Permits various “non-essential” retail stores (e.g., furniture, clothing, and jewelry stores, etc.) to reopen to the public on April 20; and requires such stores, if open, to implement certain safety measures (e.g., limiting occupancy, increasing sanitation, and following social distancing protocols).

 

 

Tennessee

Executive Order 29

Retail Guidelines

Restaurant Guidelines

 

 

4/24/2020

 

 

  • Permits restaurants and retail stores in certain counties to reopen to the public while complying with certain safety guidelines.

 

Texas

Executive Order GA-18

 

 

4/27/2020

 

  • Permits all retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters, and certain other non-essential businesses to reopen to the public on May 1 and requires such businesses to limit their capacity to 25% of their listed occupancy, among other things.

 

 

Vermont

Addendum 12 to Executive Order 01-20

Addendum 10 to Executive Order 01-20

 

4/24/2020

 

  • Permits certain non-essential entities to resume operations on April 27, 2020 if they comply with certain safety measures.
  • Directs all entities currently operating, or soon to be opened, to implement specified physical distancing, health, and sanitation measures.

 

 

Virginia

Executive Order No. 53 (2020)

Executive Order No. 55

FAQ

 

 

3/30/2020

 

  • Requires Virginia residents stay at home.
  • Allows essential services to remain open, including gas stations and convenience stores and restaurants that prepare and serve food for consumption off-premises.

 

 

Washington

Executive Order 20-25

Proclamation

 

 

5/4/2020

 

  • Requires Washington residents to stay at home through May 31.
  • Allows essential services to stay open, including gas stations and businesses needed for transportation, convenience stores, and restaurants that prepare and serve food for consumption off-premises.
  • Permits certain nonessential businesses to reopen.

 

 

West Virginia

Executive Order 9-20

Guidance  

 

3/23/2020

 

  • Requires West Virginia residents to stay at home.
  • Allows essential services to remain open, including gas stations and businesses needed for transportation, convenience stores, and restaurants that prepare and serve food for consumption off-premises.
  • Allows certain small businesses and restaurants to reopen.

 

 

Wisconsin

Emergency Order No. 12

Emergency Order No. 28

 

 

 

4/16/2020

 

  • Requires Wisconsin residents to stay at home through May 26.
  • Allows essential services to stay open, including gas stations and businesses needed for transportation, convenience stores, and restaurants that prepare and serve food for consumption off-premises.

 

 

 

Please note that NATSO is providing members with a letter template for your employees to complete and carry with them, explaining that they are expressly included in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During the COVID-19 Response.

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