Effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 10, 2020, all persons in Hamilton County shall wear a facial covering or mask

July 7th , 2020Health.Hamiltontn.org  |  Original Article

 

Summary:

1. Effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 10, 2020, all persons in Hamilton County shall wear a facial covering or mask which covers the mouth and nose at all times when indoors in all public and private buildings and when outdoors except under the following exceptions: (See attached statement for exceptions)
2. Businesses shall not allow anyone to enter or remain in their establishment unless they are wearing a facial covering. No business shall serve anyone without a facial cover unless seated and eating or drinking consumables served by the establishment.
3. Any business failing to enforce this Directive or person refusing to leave an establishment when requested due to no facial covering will be subject to civil citations for their violation of this Directive as well as criminal sanctions.
4. All businesses shall post signage in a place visible to those entering to remind customers of this requirement. Sample wording will be provided in digital format by the Hamilton County Health Department.

More information at Covid-19 can be found on the link below:

http://health.hamiltontn.org/AllServices/Coronavirus(COVID-19).aspx