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Governor Northam's Executive Order 72 Amendments

  • Friday, April 30, 2021

AMENDMENTS

  • Amendments 5, 6, and 7 to Executive Order 72

AMENDMENT 5 – EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AS OF 04-21-2021

Restaurants

  • Restaurants, breweries and wineries may not sell alcoholic beverages for onsite consumption between the hours of 12:00AM and 5:00AM.
    • Alcoholic beverages may still be sold via delivery or takeout.
  • Private bookings limited to 100 people outdoors, 50 people indoors.
  • Parties must be separated by at least 6 feet.
  • Employees must wear face coverings.

Gyms and Exercise Facilities

  • Must operate at 75% occupancy, with a maximum of 50 people indoors, 100 outdoors.
  • Employees and patrons must wear face coverings.
  • Parties must remain 10 feet apart.

Entertainment Facilities

  • Must operate at or below 30% occupancy, with a limit of 500 people.
  • Face coverings are required.
  • Parties must remain 6 feet apart.

Recreational Sports (Spectators)

  • Indoor sports may have spectators at 30% occupancy, or 100 people per field or court.
  • Outdoor sports may also have spectators at 30% occupancy, with 500 people per field or court.

AMENDMENT 6 – EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AS OF 04-29-2021

  • Regulations for restaurants and exercise facilities remain consistent with Amendment 5.

Entertainment Facilities

  • Occupancy limits for indoor facilities have increased to 500 people, or 30% capacity.
  • Face coverings are still required for all patrons.

Recreational Sports (Spectators)

  • Indoor facilities may have 30% capacity, or 100 people per field or court.
  • Outdoor facilities can increase occupancy to 1000 people per field.
  • Face coverings are still required for all spectators.

Public and Private Social Gatherings

  • Both public and private gatherings are limited to 50 people indoors, 100 people outdoors, with the following exceptions:
    • Religious gatherings with marked, distanced seating and use of face coverings
    • Instructional settings
    • Graduation ceremonies
    • School performances

AMENDMENT 7 – EFFECTIVE AS OF 05-15-2021

Restaurants

  • Occupancy limits will increase to 100 people indoors, 250 outdoors.
  • Other restrictions remain the same.

Exercise Facilities

  • Occupancy limits increase to 100 people indoors, 250 outdoors.
  • Other restrictions remain the same.

Recreational Sports (Spectators)

  • Venues may operate at 50% occupancy, with up to 1000 people per field or entertainment space.

Masks/Face Coverings

  • Face coverings are still required both indoors and outdoors, in public settings.