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Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on July 17.

Strengthening the mandate to wear a face covering throughout the State, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-153 on July 17, rescinding the previous rule, but maintaining the mandate to wear a face covering in all indoor and some outdoor public spaces. According to the Order, "A business may not assume that someone who enters the business without a face covering falls in one of the exceptions specified in section 2 of this order, including the exception for individuals who cannot medically tolerate a face covering. A business may, however, accept a customer’s verbal representation that they are not wearing a face covering because they fall within a specified exception." The order further allows an exception for individuals voting at a polling location, and requires the use of face coverings for all public safety officers "unless doing so would seriously interfere in the performance of their responsibilities." The order reaffirms the previous rule's mandate that individuals are required to wear a face covering whenever they are in an indoor public space. It also requires the use of face coverings in crowded outdoor spaces, where you cannot maintain proper social distancing. The order requires any business that is open to the public to refuse entry or service to people who refuse to wear a face covering, with limited exceptions.

Under the governor’s order, businesses that are open to the public must refuse entry and service to individuals who fail to comply, and must post signs at all entrances instructing customers of their legal obligation to wear a face covering while inside. The Order mandates "no shirts, no shoes, no mask—no service."

Those who are exempt from wearing a mask in Michigan businesses include people younger than five years old, those who cannot medically tolerate a face covering, those who are conducting a religious service or engaging in public speaking, and those who are eating or drinking while seated at a food service establishment.

Read the Order: https://content.govdelivery.com/…/EO%202020-153%20Emerg%20o…

Printable posters and resources for businesses: https://www.michigan.gov/leo/0,5863,7-336-100207---,00.html…

Original source can be found here.

Source: Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber of Commerce