Public Health Madison & Dane County

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Order #12

In effect as of on January 13 at 12:01 a.m. and expires on February 10 at 12:01 a.m.

Order #13

In effect as of 12:01 a.m. on February 10 and expires on March 10 at 12:01 a.m.

Indoor gatherings

Allows indoor gatherings of up to 10 people (not including employees), with physical distancing and face coverings. A Mass Gathering is a planned event such as a concert, festival, meeting, training, conference, performance, show, sporting event, or party.

A Gathering inside where food or drink is offered or provided is limited to 25 individuals or less, not including employees.

A Gathering inside where food or drink is not offered or provided is limited to 50 individuals or less, not including employees.

 Individuals must maintain 6 feet physical distancing, face coverings must be worn.

Outdoor gatherings

Allows outdoor gatherings of up to 50 people (not including employees), with physical distancing. You must be physically distanced from anyone you don’t live with.

A Gathering outside where food or drink is offered or provided is limited to 100 individuals or less, not including employees. 

A Gathering outside where food or drink is not offered or provided is limited to 150 individuals or less, not including employees.

Individuals must maintain 6 feet physical distancing.  Face coverings required if more than 50 individuals at the Gathering.

Face coverings

Face coverings are required for most people 5 years of age and older when indoors with people you don't live with. This includes inside buildings and vehicles where people you don’t live with are present. It also includes when standing in a line, when waiting for food and drink outside at a restaurant, and in a park structure (e.g., pavilion).

Face coverings are strongly recommended outdoors when it is not possible to physically distance.

The requirements for types of face coverings was updated to be reflective of CDC guidance (e.g., cloth face coverings with two or more layers). Certain things are not allowed, such as, bandanas, single layer neck gaiters and ski masks.

 Face coverings are now required:

• Outdoors while actively participating in sports, where 6 feet physical distancing cannot be maintained at all times, including drills, practices, scrimmages, games, and competitions. 
• Outdoors while attending a Gathering of more than 50 individuals.

Sports

Physical distancing between individuals not from the same household or living unit must be maintained to the greatest extent possible for low risk sports. Games and competitions are allowed for low risk sports with physical distancing maintained to the greatest extent possible and in compliance with gathering limits.  Physical distancing is still required at all times for medium and high-risk sports.

6 feet physical distancing is required at all times between individuals not from the same household or living unit except when individuals are actively participating in the sport. 

All individuals who are not actively participating in the sport must maintain 6 feet physical distancing at all times.  

All sports that cannot maintain physical distancing at all times are limited to 25 individuals indoors, not including employees.  All sports that cannot maintain physical distancing at all times are limited to 100 individuals outdoors, not including employees.

All sports must have a hygiene policy, cleaning policy, and protective measure policy. Organizers must document receipt, acknowledgement, or training on these policies.

See the Requirements for Sports webpage for more information.

Gyms & Fitness Classes

• Gyms are still allowed to open to 50% capacity.
• Saunas and steam rooms are still closed.
• Group exercise classes may only be offered if physical distancing can be maintained at all times and there is no person-to-person contact. Indoor group classes are limited to 10 or fewer people (see mass gathering guidelines above).
• Outdoor classes are limited to 50 people who do not live together, with physical distancing.

All activities that are sports must follow the sport requirements. All other requirements for gyms & fitness classes remain the same, including:

Group exercise classes may only be offered if 6 feet physical distancing can be maintained at all times and there is no person-to-person contact. Group exercises classes are considered Gatherings and must comply with gathering requirements (listed above).

Childcare & Youth Settings

Individual groups or classrooms may not contain more than 15 children.

There should be no interaction or contact between individual groups or classrooms, and there should be physical distancing to the greatest extent possible.

Size limits for regulated child care and four-year old kindergarten (4k) were removed.

Youth settings must follow gathering requirements (listed above).

Schools

Students and staff must wear a face covering, if possible, inside the building and on school buses. Social distancing also must be practiced inside classrooms, on buses and on school grounds.

We issued guidance for schools on December 14. See our news release for more information.

No change

Colleges and Universities

Colleges and universities may set their own practices but may not open group living quarters without “strict policies that ensure safe living conditions.”

No change

Businesses

• Limits businesses to 50% of approved building capacity.
• Must have written cleaning and hygiene policies in place.
• Indoor gatherings are allowed but must follow mass gathering requirement and have face coverings. A gathering includes meetings, trainings, events, and conferences.

No change

Retail Stores

• Temporary retail stores not allowed

Temporary retail stores are now allowed up to 50% of approved capacity limits and must comply with retail store requirements within the Order.

Personal Services (e.g., salons, spas, tattoo shops, tanning salons, nail salons, barber shops)

• Limits businesses to 50% of approved building capacity and requires written hygiene policies.
• Chairs, tables and work stations must be spaced at least 6 feet apart from one another.

No change

Restaurants and Taverns

Restaurants

• Indoor dine-in capacity limited to 25% of approved seating capacity levels, with physical distancing between parties. Individual tables must all be from the same household or living unit.

• Outdoor seating is allowed with physical distancing. Customers must wear face coverings when not actively eating and drinking.
• Must have written cleaning and hygiene policies in place.

Taverns

• Indoor seating at taverns is not allowed; customers may enter taverns only to order, pick-up, and pay for food or beverage.
• Outdoor seating is allowed with physical distancing. Customers must wear face coverings when not actively eating and drinking.
• Must have written cleaning and hygiene policies in place.

To determine whether an establishment is a restaurant or a tavern, gross receipts for the period July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 will be considered.

No change

Religious and Spiritual Entities

• Religious worship services are exempt from gathering requirements.
• These entities must have written cleaning and hygiene policies in place.

• Events outside of a religious service or practice, like picnics or staff meetings, are allowed inside, but must follow mass gathering requirement and have face coverings.

No change