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ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER

OF THE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO DIRECTING

ALL INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE COUNTY TO CONTINUE

STAYING AT HOME OR AT THEIR PLACE OF RESIDENCE EXCEPT THAT

THEY MAY LEAVE TO PROVIDE OR RECEIVE CERTAIN ESSENTIAL

SERVICES OR ENGAGE IN CERTAIN ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES AND

WORK FOR ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENTAL

SERVICES; CONTINUING TO EXEMPT INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING

HOMELESSNESS FROM THIS ORDER BUT URGING THEM TO FIND

SHELTER AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO PROVIDE IT;

RESTRICTING ACCESS TO RECREATION AREAS;

REQUIRING ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES TO IMPLEMENT SOCIAL

DISTANCING PROTOCOLS; CLARIFYING AND FURTHER LIMITING

ESSENTIAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES; DIRECTING ALL BUSINESSES

AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO CEASE NON-ESSENTIAL

OPERATIONS AT PHYSICAL LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY;

PROHIBITING ALL NON-ESSENTIAL GATHERINGS OF ANY

NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS; AND ORDERING CESSATION OF ALL

NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL

DATE OF ORDER: April 7, 2020

UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTIONS 101040, 101085, AND 120175, THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO (“HEALTH OFFICER”) ORDERS:

1. This Order supersedes the March 19, 2020, Order of the Health Officer

directing all individuals to stay at home (“Prior Stay at Home Order”).

This Order clarifies, strengthens, and extends certain terms of the

Prior Stay at Home Order to increase social distancing and reduce

person-to-person contact in order to further slow transmission of

Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”). As of the effective

date and time of this Order set forth in Section 15 of this Order, all

individuals, businesses, and government agencies in the County of

Sacramento (“County”) are required to follow the provisions of this

Order.

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2. The intent of this Order is to ensure that the maximum number of

people stay in their homes or places of residence to the maximum

extent feasible, while enabling essential services to continue, to slow

the spread of COVID-19 to the maximum extent possible. When

people need to leave their homes or places of residence, whether to

obtain or perform vital services, or to otherwise facilitate authorized

activities necessary for continuity of social and commercial life, they

should at all times, as reasonably possible, comply with Social

Distancing Requirements as defined in Section 12 of this Order. All

provisions of this Order should be interpreted to effectuate this intent.

Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Order constitutes

an imminent threat to public health.

3. All individuals currently living within the County of Sacramento (the

“County”) are ordered to stay at home or place of residence. To the

extent individuals are using shared or outdoor spaces, they must at all

times, as reasonably possible, maintain social distancing of at least six

feet from any other person when they are outside their residence. All

persons may leave their residences only for Essential Activities,

Essential Governmental Functions, or to operate Essential Businesses,

all as defined in Section 12. Individuals experiencing homelessness are

exempt from this Section, but are strongly urged to obtain shelter.

Persons experiencing homelessness that are unable to locate shelter

should refrain from being in encampments of more than 10 people,

and governmental and other entities are strongly urged to make such

shelter available as soon as possible and to the maximum extent

practicable (and to utilize Social Distancing Requirements in their

operation).

4. All businesses with a facility in the County, except Essential

Businesses, as defined in Section 12, are required to cease all

activities at facilities located within the County except Minimum Basic

Operations, as defined in Section 12. For clarity, all businesses may

continue operations consisting exclusively of owners, employees,

volunteers, or contractors performing activities at their own residences

(i.e., working from home). All Essential Businesses are strongly

encouraged to remain open. But Essential Businesses are directed to

maximize the number of employees who work from home. Essential

Businesses may only assign those employees who cannot perform

their job duties from home to work outside the home. All Essential

Businesses shall prepare, post, and implement a Social Distancing

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Protocol at each of their facilities at which they are maintaining

operations, as specified in Section 12. Businesses that include an

Essential Business component at their facilities alongside non-essential

components must, to the extent feasible, scale down their operations

to the Essential Business components only; provided, however, that

mixed retail businesses that are otherwise allowed to operate under

this Order may continue to stock and sell non-essential products.

Essential Businesses shall comply with Social Distancing Requirements

as defined in Section 12, including, but not limited to, when any

customers are standing in line.

5. All public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring

outside a single household or living unit are prohibited, except for the

limited purposes expressly permitted in this Order. All bars, wineries

and brew-pubs should be closed, all in-dining at restaurants should

cease, with the exception of home delivery and takeout, and all gyms,

bingo halls, and card rooms should close. Nothing in this Order

prohibits members of a single household or living unit from engaging

in Essential Travel or Essential Activities together.

6. All travel, including, but not limited to, travel on foot, bicycle, scooter,

motorcycle, automobile, or public transit, except Essential Travel, as

defined below in Sections 12(j), is prohibited. People may use public

transit only for purposes of performing Essential Activities or to travel

to and from work to operate Essential Businesses, maintain Essential

Governmental Functions, or to perform Minimum Basic Operations at

non-essential businesses. Transit agencies and people riding on public

transit must comply with Social Distancing Requirements, as defined in

Section 12(l), to the greatest extent feasible. This Order allows travel

into or out of the County only to perform Essential Activities, operate

Essential Businesses, maintain Essential Governmental Functions, or

perform Minimum Basic Operations at non-essential businesses.

7. This Order is issued based on evidence of increasing occurrence of

COVID-19 within the County and throughout Northern California,

scientific evidence and best practices regarding the most effective

approaches to slow the transmission of communicable diseases

generally and COVID-19 specifically, and evidence that the age,

condition, and health of a significant portion of the population of the

County places it at risk for serious health complications, including

death, from COVID-19. Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease

in the general public, which is now a pandemic according to the World

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Health Organization, there is a public health emergency throughout

the County. Making the problem worse, some individuals who contract

the virus causing the COVID-19 disease have no symptoms or have

mild symptoms, which means they may not be aware they carry the

virus and are transmitting it to others. Because even people without

symptoms can transmit the infection, and because evidence shows the

infection is easily spread, gatherings and other interpersonal

interactions can result in preventable transmission of the virus. This

public health emergency has substantially worsened since the County

issued the Prior Stay at home Order on March 19, 2020, with a

significant escalation in the number of positive cases, hospitalizations,

and deaths, and increasing strain on health care resources. At the

same time, evidence suggests that the restrictions on mobility and

social distancing requirements imposed by the Prior Stay at home

Order are slowing the rate of increase in hospitalizations and deaths

by limiting interactions among people and limiting spread to vulnerable

groups, consistent with scientific evidence of the efficacy of similar

measures in other parts of the country and world. The scientific

evidence shows that at this stage of the emergency, it remains

essential to continue to slow virus transmission as much as possible to

protect the most vulnerable, to prevent the health care system from

being overwhelmed, and to prevent deaths. Extension of the Prior

Stay at home Order and strengthening of its restrictions are necessary

to further reduce the spread of the COVID19 disease, preserving

critical and limited healthcare capacity in the County and advancing

toward a point in the public health emergency where transmission can

be controlled.

8. This Order is also issued in light of the existence, as of April 3, 2020,

of 390 cases of COVID-19 in the County, (up from 45 confirmed cases

on March 18, 2020, just before the Prior Stay at home Order) and at

least 10 deaths (up from three deaths on March 18, 2020) including a

significant and increasing number of suspected cases of community

transmission and likely further significant increases in transmission.

This Order is necessary to slow the rate of spread, and the Health

Officer will re-evaluate it as further data becomes available.

9. This Order is issued in accordance with, and incorporates by reference,

the March 4, 2020, Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued by

Governor Gavin Newsom, the Declarations of Local Health Emergency

issued by the Health Officer on March 6, 2020, the March 10, 2020,

Resolutions of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sacramento

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Ratifying the Declarations of a Local Health Emergency and Local

Emergency, and Governor Newsom’s March 12, 2020, Executive Order

N-25-20.

10. This Order is issued in light of evidence that the Prior Stay at home

Order has been generally effective in increasing social distancing, but

that at this time additional restrictions are necessary to further

mitigate the rate of transmission of COVID-19, to prevent the health

care system from being overwhelmed, and prevent death. This Order

comes after the release of substantial guidance from the County

Health Officer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the

California Department of Public Health, and other public health

officials throughout the United States and around the world, including

an increasing number of orders imposing similar social distancing

requirements and mobility restrictions to combat the spread and

harms of COVID-19. The Health Officer will continue to assess the

quickly evolving situation and may modify or extend this Order, or

issue additional Orders, related to COVID-19.

11. This Order is also issued in light of the March 19, 2020, Order of the

State Public Health Officer (“State Order”), which set baseline

statewide restrictions on nonresidential business activities effective

until further notice, as well as the Governor’s March 19, 2020,

Executive Order N-33-20 directing California residents to follow the

State Order. The State Order was complementary to the prior County

Stay at Home Order. This Order adopts in certain respects more

stringent restrictions addressing the particular facts and

circumstances in this County, which are necessary to control the

public health emergency as it is evolving within the County. Without

this tailored set of restrictions that further reduces the number of

interactions between persons, scientific evidence indicates that the

public health crisis in the County will worsen to the point at which it

may overtake available health care resources within the County and

increase the death rate. Also, this Order enumerates additional

restrictions on non-work-related travel not covered by the State

Order, including limiting such travel to performance of Essential

Travel or Essential Activities; sets forth mandatory Social Distancing

Requirements for all individuals in the County when engaged in

activities outside their residences; and adds a mechanism to ensure

that Essential Businesses comply with the Social Distancing

Requirements. Where a conflict exists between this Order and any

state public health order related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the most

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restrictive provision controls. Consistent with California Health and

Safety Code section 131080 and the Health Officer Practice Guide for

Communicable Disease Control in California, except where the State

Health Officer may issue an order expressly directed at this Order and

based on a finding that a provision of this Order constitutes a menace

to public health, any more restrictive measures in this Order continue

to apply and control in this County.

12. Definitions and Exemptions.

a. For the purposes of this Order, individuals may leave their

residence only to perform the following “Essential Activities.”

However, people at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 and

people who are sick are strongly urged to stay in their residence to

the extent possible, except as necessary to seek or provide medical

care or Essential Governmental Functions. Essential Activities are:

i. To engage in activities or perform tasks important to their

health and safety, or to the health and safety of their

family or household members (including pets), such as, by

way of example only and without limitation, obtaining

medical supplies or medication, or visiting a health care

professional.

ii. To obtain necessary services or supplies for themselves

and their family or household members, or to deliver those

services or supplies to others, such as, by way of example

only and without limitation, canned food, dry goods, fresh

fruits and vegetables, pet supply, fresh meats, fish, and

poultry, and any other household consumer products,

products needed to work from home, or products

necessary to maintain the habitability, sanitation and

operation of residences.

iii. To engage in outdoor recreation activity, including, by way

of example and without limitation, walking, hiking, biking,

running or equestrian activities, in compliance with Social

Distancing Requirements and with the following

limitations:

1. Outdoor recreation activity at parks, including the

American River Parkway and Deer Creek Hills,

beaches, and other open spaces must be in

conformance with Social Distancing Requirements

as defined in this Order and any restrictions on

access and use established by government or other

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entity that manages such area to reduce crowding

and risk of transmission of COVID-19. Such

restrictions may include, but are not limited to,

restricting the number of entrants, closing the area

to vehicular access and parking, or closure to all

public access;

2. Use of recreational facilities that encourage

gathering, including, but not limited to, playgrounds,

outdoor gym equipment, picnic areas, barbecue

areas, tennis and pickle ball courts, rock parks,

climbing walls, pools, spas, shooting and archery

ranges, gyms, disc golf and basketball courts is

prohibited outside of residences, and all such areas

shall be closed to public access including by signage

and, as appropriate, by physical barriers; and

3. Sports or activities that include the use of shared

equipment may only be engaged in by members of

the same household or living unit.

iv. To perform work for an Essential Business or to otherwise

carry out activities specifically permitted in this Order,

including Minimum Basic Operations, as defined in this

Section.

v. To provide necessary care for a family member or pet in

another household who has no other source of care.

vi. To attend a funeral with no more than 10 individuals

present.

vii. To move residences, but only if it is not possible to defer

an already planned move, if the move is necessitated by

safety, sanitation, or habitability reasons, or if the move is

necessary to preserve access to shelter.

b. For the purposes of this Order, individuals may leave their

residence to work for, volunteer at, or obtain services at

“Healthcare Operations,” including, without limitation, hospitals,

clinics, COVID-19 testing locations, dentists, pharmacies, blood

banks and blood drives, pharmaceutical and biotechnology

companies, other healthcare facilities, healthcare suppliers,

home healthcare services providers, mental health providers or

any related and/or ancillary healthcare services. “Healthcare

Operations” also includes veterinary care and all healthcare

services provided to animals. This exemption for Healthcare

Operations shall be construed broadly to avoid any interference

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with the delivery of healthcare, broadly defined. “Healthcare

Operations” excludes fitness and exercise gyms and similar

facilities.

c. For the purposes of this Order, individuals may leave their

residence to provide any services or perform any work necessary

to the operation and maintenance of

“Essential Infrastructure,” including, but not limited to,

construction, airports, utilities (including water, storm water,

sewer, gas, and electric), oil refining, roads and highways, public

transportation, solid waste facilities (including collection,

removal, disposal and processing facilities), flood control

facilities, cemeteries, mortuaries, crematoriums and

telecommunications systems (including the provision of essential

global, national, and local infrastructure for internet, computing

services, business infrastructure, communications and web

based services), provided that they carry out these services or

work in compliance with Social Distancing Requirements as

defined in this Order, to the extent possible.

d. For the purposes of this Order, all first responders, emergency

management personnel, public health staff, emergency

dispatchers, court personnel, and law enforcement personnel,

and others who need to perform essential services are

categorically exempt from this Order to the extent they are

performing those essential services.

e. Further, nothing in this Order shall prohibit any individual from

performing or accessing “Essential Governmental Functions,” as

determined by the governmental entity performing those

functions in the County. Each governmental entity shall identify

and designate appropriate employees, volunteers, or contractors

to continue providing and carrying out any Essential

Governmental Functions, including the hiring or retention of new

employees or contractors to perform such functions. Each

governmental entity and its contractors, to the extent feasible

and practical, should employ protective measures to prevent,

mitigate, respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

All Essential Governmental Functions shall be performed in

compliance with Social Distancing Requirements as defined in

this Order, to the greatest extent feasible.

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f. For the purposes of this Order, a “business” includes any for-

profit, non-profit, or educational entity, whether a corporate

entity, organization, partnership or sole proprietorship, and

regardless of the nature of the service, the function it performs

or its corporate or entity structure.

g. For the purposes of this Order, “Essential Businesses” are:

i. Healthcare Operations and businesses that operate,

maintain, or repair Essential Infrastructure;

ii. Grocery stores, certified farmers’ markets, farm and

produce stands, supermarkets, food banks, convenience

stores, and other establishments engaged in the retail

sale of unprepared food, canned food, dry goods, non-

alcoholic beverages, fresh fruits and vegetables, pet

supply, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, as well as hygienic

products and household consumer products necessary for

personal hygiene or the habitability, sanitation or

operation of residences. The businesses included in this

subparagraph (ii) include establishments that sell multiple

categories of products provided that they sell essential

products identified in this subparagraph, such as liquor

stores that also sell food.

iii. Agriculture, food, and beverage cultivation, processing

and distribution, including but not limited to, farming,

ranching, fishing, dairies, creameries, wineries and

breweries in order to preserve inventory and production

(not for retail business);

iv. Businesses that provide food, shelter, social services and

other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or

otherwise needy individuals;

v. Construction;

vi. Newspapers, television, radio and other media services;

vii. Gas stations and auto-supply, auto-repair and

maintenance (including, but not limited to, for cars, trucks,

motorcycles and motorized scooters) and automotive

dealerships;

viii. Bicycle repair and supply shops;

ix. Banks and related financial institutions;

x. Service providers that enable residential transactions

(including rentals, leases and home sales), including, but

not limited to, real estate agents, escrow agents, notaries

and title companies, provided that appointments and other

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residential viewings must only occur virtually or, if a virtual

viewing is not feasible, by appointment with no more than

two visitors at a time residing within the same household

or living unit and one individual showing the unit (except

that in person visits are not allowed when the occupant is

still residing in the residence). These services must be

carried out in compliance with Social Distancing

Requirements as defined in this Order, to the extent

possible;

xi. Hardware stores;

xii. Plumbers, electricians, exterminators and other service

providers who provide services that are necessary to

maintaining the habitability, sanitation and operation of

residences and Essential Businesses, but not for cosmetic

or other purposes;

xiii. Arborists, landscapers, gardeners and similar service

professionals, but only to the limited extent necessary to

maintain the habitability, sanitation, operation of

businesses or residences, or the safety of residents,

employees, or the public (such as fire safety or tree

trimming to prevent a dangerous condition);

xiv. Businesses providing mailing and shipping services,

including post office boxes;

xv. Educational institutions, including public and private K-12

schools, colleges, and universities, for purposes of

facilitating distance learning or performing essential

functions, provided that social distancing of six-feet per

person is maintained to the greatest extent possible;

xvi. Laundromats, drycleaners and laundry service providers;

xvii. Restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve

food, but only for delivery or carry out. Schools and other

entities that typically provide free food services to students

or members of the public may continue to do so under this

Order on the condition that the food is provided to

students or members of the public on a pick-up and take-

away basis only. Schools and other entities that provide

food services under this exemption shall not permit the

food to be eaten at the site where it is provided, or at any

other gathering site;

xviii. Businesses that supply products needed for people to work

from home;

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xix. Funeral home providers, mortuaries, cemeteries and

crematoriums, to the extent necessary for the transport,

preparation or processing of bodies or remains;

xx. Businesses that supply other Essential Businesses with the

support or supplies necessary to operate, but only to the

extent that they support or supply these Essential

Businesses. This exemption shall not be used as a basis for

engaging in sales to the general public from retail

storefronts;

xxi. Businesses that have the primary function of shipping or

delivering groceries, food or other goods directly to

residences or businesses. This exemption shall not be used

to allow for manufacturing or assembly of non-essential

products or for other functions besides those necessary to

the delivery operation;

xxii. Airlines, taxis, rental car companies, rideshare services

(including shared bicycles and scooters) and other private

transportation providers providing transportation services

necessary for Essential Activities and other purposes

expressly authorized in this Order;

xxiii. Home-based care for seniors, adults, children and pets;

xxiv. Residential facilities and shelters for seniors, adults and

children;

xxv. Professional services, such as legal, notary or accounting

services, when necessary to assist in compliance with non-

elective, legally required activities;

xxvi. Services to assist individuals in finding employment with

Essential Businesses;

xxvii. Moving services that facilitate residential or commercial

moves that are allowed under this Order;

xxviii. Childcare facilities providing services that enable owners,

employees, volunteers and contractors for Essential

Businesses or Essential Governmental Functions to work as

permitted. Children of owners, employees, volunteers and

contractors who are not exempt under this Order may not

attend childcare facilities. To the extent possible, childcare

facilities must operate under the following conditions:

1. Childcare must be carried out in stable groups of 12

or fewer (“stable” means that the same 12 or fewer

children are in the same group each day).

2. Children shall not change from one group to another.

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3. If more than one group of children is cared for at

one facility, each group shall be in a separate room.

Groups shall not mix with each other.

4. Childcare providers shall remain solely with one

group of children.

h. For the purposes of this Order, “Minimum Basic Operations”

means the following activities for businesses, provided that

owners, employees and contractors comply with Social

Distancing Requirements as defined in this Section, to the extent

possible, while carrying out such operations:

i. The minimum necessary activities to maintain and protect

the value of the business’ inventory and facilities; ensure

security, safety and sanitation; process payroll and

employee benefits; provide for the delivery of existing

inventory directly to residences or businesses; and related

functions.

ii. The minimum necessary activities to facilitate owners,

employees and contractors of the business being able to

continue to work remotely from their residences, and to

ensure that the business can deliver its service remotely.

i. For the purposes of this Order, all Essential Businesses must

prepare a “Social Distancing Protocol” for each of their facilities

in the County frequented by the public or employees. The Social

Distancing Protocol must be substantially in the form attached to

this Order as Appendix A. A copy of the Social Distancing

Protocol must also be provided to each employee performing

work at the facility. All Essential Businesses shall implement the

Social Distancing Protocol and provide evidence of its

implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon

demand. The Social Distancing Protocol must explain how the

business is achieving the following, as applicable:

i. Limiting the number of people who can enter into the

facility at any one time to ensure that people in the facility

can easily maintain a minimum six-foot distance from one

another at all times, except as required to complete the

Essential Business activity;

ii. Where lines may form at a facility, marking six-foot

increments at a minimum, establishing where individuals

should stand to maintain adequate social distancing;

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iii. Providing hand sanitizer, soap and water or effective

disinfectant at or near the entrance of the facility and in

other appropriate areas for use by the public and

employees, and in locations where there is high-frequency

employee interaction with members of the public (e.g.

cashiers);

iv. Providing for contactless payment systems or, if not

feasible to do so, the providing for disinfecting all payment

portals, pens and styluses after each use;

v. Regularly disinfecting other high-touch surfaces; and

vi. Posting a sign at the entrance of the facility informing all

employees and customers that they should: avoid entering

the facility if they have a cough or fever; maintain a

minimum six-foot distance from one another; sneeze and

cough into one’s elbow; not shake hands or engage in any

unnecessary physical contact.

vii. Any additional social distancing measures being

implemented (see the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention’s guidance at:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-

ncov/community/guidance-business-response.html.

j. For the purposes of this Order, “Essential Travel” means travel

for any of the following purposes:

i. Travel related to the provision of or access to Essential

Activities, Essential Governmental Functions, Essential

Businesses or Minimum Basic Operations.

ii. Travel to care for any elderly, minors, dependents, persons

with disabilities or other vulnerable persons.

iii. Travel to or from educational institutions for purposes of

receiving materials for distance learning, for receiving

meals and any other related services.

iv. Travel to return to a place of residence from outside the

County.

v. Travel required by law enforcement or court order.

vi. Travel required for non-residents to return to their place of

residence outside the County. Individuals are strongly

encouraged to verify that their transportation out of the

County remains available and functional prior to

commencing such travel.

vii. Travel to manage after-death arrangements and

burial.

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viii. Travel to arrange for shelter or avoid

homelessness.

ix. Travel to avoid domestic violence or child abuse.

x. Travel for parental custody arrangements.

xi. Travel to a place to temporarily reside in a

residence or other facility to avoid potentially

exposing others to COVID-19, such as a hotel or

other facility provided by a governmental authority

for such purposes.

k. For purposes of this Order, “residences” include hotels, motels,

shared rental units and similar facilities. Residences also include

living structures and outdoor spaces associated with those living

structures, such as patios, porches, backyards and front yards

that are only accessible to a single family or household unit.

l. For purposes of this Order, “Social Distancing Requirements”

means:

i. Maintaining at least six-foot social distancing from

individuals who are not part of the same household or

living unit;

ii. Frequently washing hands with soap and water for at least

20 seconds, or using hand sanitizer that is recognized by

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as

effective in combatting COVID-19;

iii. Covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue or fabric or, if

not possible, into the sleeve or elbow (but not into hands);

and

iv. Avoiding all social interaction outside the household when

sick with a fever or cough.

v. All individuals must strictly comply with Social Distancing

Requirements, except to the limited extent necessary to

provide care (including childcare, adult or senior care, care

to individuals with special needs and patient care); as

necessary to carry out the work of Essential Businesses,

Essential Governmental Functions or provide for Minimum

Basic Operations; or as otherwise expressly provided in

this Order.

13. Government agencies and other entities operating shelters and other

facilities that house or provide meals or other necessities of life for

individuals experiencing homelessness must take appropriate steps

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to help ensure compliance with Social Distancing Requirements,

including adequate provision of hand sanitizer. Also, individuals

experiencing homelessness who are unsheltered and living in

encampments should, to the maximum extent feasible, abide by 12

foot by 12 foot distancing for the placement of tents, and

government agencies should provide restroom and hand washing

facilities for individuals in such encampments as set forth in Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention Interim Guidance Responding to

Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Among People Experiencing

Unsheltered Homelessness (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-

ncov/need-extra-precautions/unsheltered-homelessness.html).

14. Pursuant to Government Code sections 26602 and 41601 and Health

and Safety Code section 101029, the Health Officer requests that the

Sheriff and all chiefs of police in the County ensure compliance with

and enforce this Order. The violation of any provision of this Order

constitutes an imminent threat to public health.

15. This Order shall become effective at 11:59 p.m. on April 7, 2020 and

will continue to be in effect until 11:59 p.m. on May 1, 2020, or until

it is extended, rescinded, superseded or amended in writing by the

Health Officer.

16. Copies of this Order shall promptly be: (1) made available at the

County Administration Building at 700 H Street, Sacramento 95814,

First Floor; (2) posted on the Sacramento County COVID 19 website

(saccounty.net/COVID-19) and County Health Department’s website

(COVID19.saccounty.net); and (3) provided to any member of the

public requesting a copy of this Order.

17. If any provision of this Order to its application to any person or

circumstance is held to be invalid, the reminder of the Order,

including the application of such part or provision to other persons or

circumstances, shall not be affected and shall continue in full force

and effect. To this end, the provisions of this Order are severable.

Appendix A: Social Distancing Protocol

Business name: Click or tap here to enter text.

Facility Address:

Click or tap here to enter text.

Approximate gross square footage of space open to the public: Click or tap here to enter text.

Businesses must i

mplement all applicable measures listed below, and be prepared to explain why

any measure that is not implemented is inapplicable to the business.

Signage:

☐Signage at each public entrance of the facility to inform all employees and customers that they

should: avoid entering the facility if they have a cough or fever; maintain a minimum six-foot

distance from one another; sneeze and cough into a cloth or tissue or, if not available, into one’s

elbow; and not shake hands or engage in any unnecessary physical contact.

☐Signage posting a copy of the Social Distancing Protocol at each public entrance to the facility.

Measures To Protect Employee Health (check all that apply to the facility):

☐ Everyone who can carry out their work duties from home has been directed to do so.

All employees have been told not to come to work if sick.

☐ Symptom checks are being conducted before employees may enter the work space.

☐ All desks or individual work stations are separated by at least six feet.

☐ Break rooms, bathrooms, and other common areas are being disinfected frequently, on the

following schedule:

☐ Break rooms:

☐ Bathrooms:

☐ Other (Click or tap here to enter text.: lick or tap here to enter text.

☐ Disinfectant and related supplies are available to all employees at the following location(s):

☐ Hand sanitizer effective against COVID-19 is available to all employees at the following location(s):

☐ Soap and water are available to all employees at the following location(s):

☐ Copies of this Protocol have been distributed to all employees.

☐ Optional—Describe other measures: Click or tap here to enter text.

Measures To Prevent Crowds From Gathering (check all that apply to the facility):

☐ Limit the number of customers in the store at any one time to (or other enter ),

which allows for customers and employees to easily maintain at least six-foot distance from one

another at all practicable times.

☐ Post an employee at the door to ensure that the maximum number of customers in the

facility set forth above is not exceeded.

☐ Placing per-person limits on goods that are selling out quickly to reduce crowds and lines.

Explain:

☐ Optional—Describe other measures: Click or tap here to enter text.

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Appendix A: Social Distancing Protocol

Measures To Keep People At Least Six Feet Apart (check all that apply to the

facility)

☐ Placing signs outside the store reminding people to be at least six feet apart, including when in line.

☐ Placing tape or other markings at least six feet apart in customer line areas inside the store and on

sidewalks at public entrances with signs directing customers to use the markings to maintain distance.

☐ Separate order areas from delivery areas to prevent customers from gathering.

☐ All employees have been instructed to maintain at least six feet distance from customers and from

each other, except employees may momentarily come closer when necessary to accept payment,

deliver goods or services, or as otherwise necessary.

☐ Optional—Describe other measures: Click or tap here to enter text.

Measures To Prevent Unnecessary Contact (check all that apply to the facility):

Preventing people from self-serving any items that are food-related.

☐ Lids for cups and food-bar type items are provided by staff; not to customers to grab.

☐ Bulk-item food b

ins are not available for customer self-service use.

☐ Not permitting customers to bring their own bags, mugs, or other reusable items from home.

☐ Providing for contactless payment systems or, if not feasible, sanitizing payment systems regularly.

Describe:

☐ Optional—Describe other measures (e.g. providing senior-only hours):k or tap here to enter text.

Measures To Increase Sanitization (check all that apply to the facility):

☐ Disinfecting wipes that are effective against COVID-19 are available near shopping carts and

shopping baskets.

☐ Employee(s) assigned to disinfect carts and baskets regularly.

☐ Hand sanitizer, soap and water, or effective disinfectant is available to the public at or near the

entrance of the facility, at checkout counters, and anywhere else inside the store or immediately

outside where people have direct interactions.

☐ Disinfecting all payment portals, pens, and styluses after each use.

☐ Disinfecting all high-contact surfaces frequently.

☐ Optional—Describe other measures: Click or tap here to enter text.

Any additional measures not included here should be listed on separate pages, which the business should

attach to this document.

You may contact the following person with any questions or comments about this protocol:

Name: Click or tap here to enter text. Phone number: Click or tap here to enter text.

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Social Distancing Protocol

Business Name: ______________________________________________________________________________________

Facility Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Approximate gross square footage of space open to the public: _______________________________________________

Businesses must implement all applicable measures listed below, and be prepared to explain why any measure that is not

implemented is inapplicable to the business.

Signage:

 Signage at each public entrance of the facility to inform all employees and customers that they should: avoid entering the

facility if they have a cough or fever; maintain a minimum six-foot distance from one another; sneeze and cough into a cloth

or ssue or, if not available, into one’s elbow; and not shake hands or engage in any unnecessary physical contact.

 Signage posng a copy of the Social Distancing Protocol at each public entrance to the facility.

Measures To Protect Employee Health (check all that apply to the facility):

 Everyone who can carry out their work dues from home has been directed to do so.

 All employees have been told not to come to work if sick.

 Symptom checks are being conducted before employees may enter the work space.

 All desks or individual work staons are separated by at least six feet.

 Break rooms, bathrooms, and other common areas are being disinfected frequently, on the following schedule:

 Break rooms: ___________________________________________

 Bathrooms: ____________________________________________

 Other _________________________________________________

 Disinfectant and related supplies are available to all employees at the following locaon(s): _________________________

 Hand sanizer eecve against COVID-19 is available to all employees at the following locaon(s):_____________________

 Soap and water are available to all employees at the following locaon(s): _______________________________________

 Copies of this Protocol have been distributed to all employees.

 Oponal—Describe other measures: ______________________________________________________________________

Measures To Prevent Crowds From Gathering (check all that apply to the facility):

 Limit the number of customers in the store at any one me to ______________, which allows for customers and employees

to easily maintain at least six-foot distance from one another at all praccable mes.

 Post an employee at the door to ensure that the maximum number of customers in the facility set forth above is not exceeded.

 Placing per-person limits on goods that are selling out quickly to reduce crowds and lines. ___________________________

 Oponal—Describe other measures: ___________________________________________________________________

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 Placing signs outside the store reminding people to be at least six feet apart, including when in line.

 Placing tape or other markings at least six feet apart in customer line areas inside the store and on sidewalks at public

entrances with signs direcng customers to use the markings to maintain distance.

 Separate order areas from delivery areas to prevent customers from gathering.

 All employees have been instructed to maintain at least six feet distance from customers and from each other, except

employees may momentarily come closer when necessary to accept payment, deliver goods or services, or as otherwise

necessary.

 Oponal—Describe other measures: ______________________________________________________________

Measures To Prevent Unnecessary Contact (check all that apply to the facility):

 Prevenng people from self-serving any items that are food-related.

 Lids for cups and food-bar type items are provided by sta; not to customers to grab.

 Bulk-item food bins are not available for customer self-service use.

 Not perming customers to bring their own bags, mugs, or other reusable items from home.

 Providing for contactless payment systems or, if not feasible, sanizing payment systems regularly. Describe: ___________

 Oponal—Describe other measures (e.g. providing senior-only hours): ______________________________________

Measures To Increase Sanizaon (check all that apply to the facility):

 Disinfecng wipes that are eecve against COVID-19 are available near shopping carts and shopping baskets.

 Employee(s) assigned to disinfect carts and baskets regularly.

 Hand sanizer, soap and water, or eecve disinfectant is available to the public at or near the entrance of the facility, at

checkout counters, and anywhere else inside the store or immediately outside where people have direct interacons.

 Disinfecng all payment portals, pens, and styluses aer each use.

 Disinfecng all high-contact surfaces frequently.

 Oponal—Describe other measures: ___________________________________________________________

*Any addional measures not included here should be listed on separate pages, which the business should aach to this

document.

You may contact the following person with any quesons or comments about this protocol:

Name: ________________________________________ Phone number: ________________________________________

Measures To Keep People At Least Six Feet Apart (check all that apply to the facility)

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WE ARE PRACTICING

SOCIAL DISTANCING

Avoid entering the facility if you have a

cough or fever

Sneeze or cough into a cloth or tissue,

if not available, use your elbow

Do not shake hands or engage in any

unnecessary physical contact

We are implementing the mandatory social distancing protocols, as

per the Sacramento County Public Health Order, effective through

May 1, 2020, unless the Order is extended.

Max # of customers

allowed

at one time:

Per person limitation on

High-Demand Goods:

Maintain a distance of 6 feet from others

WE ARE PRACTICING

SOCIAL DISTANCING

Avoid entering the facility if you have a

cough or fever

Sneeze or cough into a cloth or tissue,

if not available, use your elbow

Do not shake hands or engage in any

unnecessary physical contact

We are implementing the mandatory social distancing protocols,

as per the Sacramento County Public Health Order, effective

through May 1, 2020, unless the Order is extended.

Max # of customers

allowed at one time:

Per person limitation on

High-Demand Goods:

Maintain a distance of 6 feet from others

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