Executive Orders - Essential Business Table

1. Chemical sector
2. Commercial facilities sector
3. Communications sector
4. Critical manufacturing sector
5. Dams sector
6. Defense industrial base sector
7. Emergency services sector
8. Energy sector
9. Financial services sector
10. Food and agriculture sector
11. Government facilities sector
12. Healthcare and public health sector
13. Information technology sector
14. Nuclear reactors, materials, and waste sector
15. Transportation systems sector
16. Waste and wastewater sector

• Healthcare and public health – includes publicly accessible healthcare facilities, research centers, suppliers, manufacturers, and other physical assets and vast, complex public-private information technology systems required for care delivery and to support the rapid, secure transmission and storage of large amounts of healthcare and public health data
• Emergency services – includes geographically distributed facilities and equipment in both paid and volunteer capacities organized primarily at the federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial levels of government, such as city police departments and fire stations, county sheriff’s offices, Department of Defense police and fire departments, and town public works departments, also includes private sector resources such as industrial fire departments, private security organizations, and private emergency medical services providers
• Food and agriculture – composed of complex production, processing, and delivery systems with capacity to feed people and animals both within and beyond U.S. borders, also includes importation of ingredients and finished products.  Industry is a complex web of growers, processors, suppliers, transporters, distributors, and consumers
• Energy – divided into three interrelated segments – electricity, oil, and natural gas – to include the production, refining, storage, and distribution of oil, gas, and electric power (except for hydroelectric and commercial nuclear power facilities and pipelines)
• Water and wastewater – complex sector composed of drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
• Transportation and logistics – includes seven key subsectors: (1) aviation – includes aircraft, air traffic control systems, and airports, heliports, and landing strips, and wide variety of support services such as aircraft repair stations, fueling facilities, navigation aids, and flight schools; (2) highway and motor carriers – encompasses roadway, bridges, and tunnels; (3) maritime transportation systems – consists of coastline, ports, waterways, and intermodal landside connections allowing movement of people and goods by water; (4) mass transit and passenger rail – includes terminals, operational systems, and supporting infrastructure for passenger services; (5) pipeline systems – pipelines carrying natural gas hazardous liquids and various chemicals, and includes above-ground assets such as compressor stations and pumping stations; (6) freight rail – major carriers, smaller railroads, active railroad, freight cars, and locomotives; and (7) postal and shipping – includes large integrated carriers, regional and local courier services, mail services, mail management firms, and chartered and delivery services
• Communications sector - provides products and services that support the efficient operation of the global information-based society, many of this sector’s products and services are foundational or necessary for the operations and services provided by other critical infrastructure sectors. The nature of communication networks involve both physical infrastructure (buildings, switches, towers, antennas, etc.) and cyber infrastructure (routing and switching software, operational support systems, user applications, etc.)
• IT sector - provides products and services that support the efficient operation of the global information-based society and are integral to the operations and services provided by other critical infrastructure sectors, it is a functions-based Sector that comprises not only physical assets but also virtual systems and networks that enable key capabilities and services in both the public and private sectors
• Community-based government operations and essential functions – a wide ranging sector that includes critical government workers, courts, elections personnel, weather forecasters, hotel workers, construction workers, plumbers, electricians, exterminators, retail stores supplying essential sectors, entertainment industries, rental car companies, professional services, such as legal or accounting
• Critical manufacturing – Primary Metals Manufacturing, Machinery Manufacturing, Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing, Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Hazardous materials – nuclear facilities, medical waste, waste from pharmaceuticals and medical material production, waste from labs processing test kits
• Financial services - includes thousands of depository institutions, providers of investment products, insurance companies, other credit and financing organizations, and the providers of the critical financial utilities and services that support these functions
• Chemical - converts various raw materials into diverse products that are essential, sector has 5 main segments: Basic chemicals; Specialty chemicals; Agricultural chemicals; Pharmaceuticals; Consumer products
• Defense industrial base - worldwide industrial complex that enables research and development, as well as design, production, delivery, and maintenance of military weapons systems, subsystems, and components or parts, to meet U.S. military requirements

“Critical Business” means:

• Healthcare Operations, including: Hospitals, clinics, and walk-in health facilities; Medical and dental care, including ambulatory providers; Research and laboratory services; Medical wholesale and distribution; Home health care companies, workers and aides; Pharmacies; Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; Behavioral health care providers; Veterinary care and livestock services; Nursing homes, residential health care, or congregate care facilities; Medical supplies and equipment manufacturers and providers, including durable medical equipment technicians and suppliers
• Critical Infrastructure, including: Utilities and electricity, including generation, transmission, distribution and fuel supply; Road and railways; Oil and gas extraction, production, refining, storage, transport and distribution; Public water and wastewater; Telecommunications and data centers; Transportation and infrastructure necessary to support authorized businesses; Hotels, and places of accommodation; Businesses and organizations that provide food, shelter, social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged, persons with access and functional needs, or otherwise needy individuals; Food and plant cultivation, including farming crops, livestock, food processing and manufacturing, animal feed and feed products, rendering, commodity sales, and any other work critical to the operation of any component of the food supply chain; Any business that produces products critical or incidental to the construction or operation of the categories of products included in Critical Infrastructure
• Critical Manufacturing, including: Food processing, manufacturing agents, including all foods and beverages; Chemicals; Computers and computer components; Medical equipment, components used in any medical device, supplies or instruments; Pharmaceuticals; Sanitary products; Telecommunications; Microelectronics/semiconductor; Agriculture/farms; Household paper products; Any business that produces products critical or incidental to the processing, functioning, development, manufacture, packaging, or delivery of any of the categories of products included in Critical Manufacturing; Any manufacturing necessary to support the Critical Infrastructure
• Critical Retail, including: Grocery stores including all food and beverage stores; Farm and produce stands; Gas stations and convenience stores; Restaurants and bars (for take-out/delivery only); Marijuana dispensary (only for the sale of medical marijuana or curbside delivery); Hardware, farm supply, and building material stores; Establishments engaged in the retail sale of food and any other household consumer products (such as cleaning and personal care products)
• Critical Services, including: Trash, compost, and recycling collection, processing and disposal; Mail and shipping services, and locations that offer P.O. boxes; Self-serve laundromats and garment and linen cleaning services for critical businesses; Building cleaning and maintenance; Child care services; Auto supply and repair (including retail dealerships that include repair and maintenance, but not retail sales); Warehouse/distribution and fulfillment, including freight distributors; Funeral homes, crematoriums, and cemeteries; In-person pastoral services for individuals who are in crisis or in need of end of life services provided social distancing is observed to the greatest extent possible; Storage for Critical Businesses; Animal shelters, animal rescues, zoological facilities, animal sanctuaries, and other related facilities
• News Media – newspapers, television, radio, and other media services
  • Financial institutions, including: Banks and credit institutions; Insurance, payroll, and accounting services; Services related to financial markets
• Providers of Basic Necessities to Economically Disadvantaged Populations, including: Homeless shelters and congregate care facilities; Food banks; Human services providers whose function includes the direct care of patients in State-licensed or funded voluntary programs; the care, protection, custody and oversight of individuals both in the community and in State-licensed residential facilities; those operating community shelters and other critical human services agencies providing direct care or support
• Construction, including: Housing and housing for low-income and vulnerable people; Skilled trades such as electricians, plumbers; Other related firms and professionals for who provide services necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and critical operation of residences, and other essential services
• Defense: Defense, security, and intelligence-related operations supporting the State of Colorado, local government, the U.S. Government or a contractor for any of the foregoing; Aerospace operations; Military operations and personnel
• Critical Services Necessary to Maintain the Safety, Sanitation and Critical Operations of Residences or Other Critical Businesses, including: Law enforcement; Fire prevention and response; Building code enforcement; Security; Emergency management and response; Building cleaners or janitors; General maintenance whether employed by the entity directly or a vendor; Automotive repair; Disinfection; Snow removal
• Vendors that Provide Critical Services or Products, including: Logistics; Technology support for online and telephone services; Child care programs and services; Government owned or leased buildings; Critical Government Functions

Homeland Security (see above). 

Also included are:

• essential health care operations including hospitals, clinics, dentists, pharmacies, elder care and home health care workers, companies and institutions involved in the research and development, manufacture, distribution, warehousing, and supplying of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology therapies, health care data, consumer health products, medical devices, diagnostics, equipment, services and any other healthcare related supplies or services;
• essential infrastructure, including utilities, wastewater and drinking water, telecommunications, airports and transportation infrastructure;
• manufacturing, including food processing, pharmaceuticals, and industries supporting the essential services required to meet national security commitments to the federal government and U.S. Military;
• the defense industrial base, including aerospace, mechanical and software engineers, manufacturing/production workers, aircraft and weapon system mechanics and maintainers;
• essential retail, including grocery stores and big-box stores or wholesale clubs, provided they also sell groceries;
• pharmacies, gas stations and convenience stores;
• food and beverage retailers (including liquor/package stores and manufacturer permittees) and restaurants, provided they comply with previous and future executive orders issued during the existing declared public health and civil preparedness emergency;
• essential services including trash and recycling collection, hauling, and processing, mail and shipping services;
• news media;
• legal and accounting services;
• banks, insurance companies, check cashing services, and other financial institutions;
• providers of basic necessities to economically disadvantaged populations;
• construction; vendors of essential services and goods necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation and essential operations of residences or other essential businesses, including pest control and landscaping services;
• vendors that provide essential services or products, including logistics and technology support, child care and services needed to ensure the continuing operation of government agencies and the provision of goods, services or functions necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the public.

Any other business may be deemed essential after requesting an opinion from

DECD, which shall review and grant such request, should it determine that it is in the best interest of the state to have the workforce continue at full capacity to properly respond to this emergency.

Not later than 8 p.m. on March 22, 2020, the Department of Economic and Community Development ("DECD") shall issue lawfully binding guidance about which businesses are essential.

• Healthcare and Public Health Operations include hospitals, clinics, dental offices, pharmacies, public health entities including those that compile, model, analyze and communicate public health information, pharmaceutical, pharmacy, medical device and equipment, and biotechnology companies (including operations, R&D, manufacture, and supply chain), organizations collecting blood, platelets, plasma, and other materials, licensed medical cannabis dispensaries and cultivation centers, reproductive health care providers, eye care centers, home healthcare service providers, mental health and substance use providers, other healthcare facilities and suppliers and providers of any related and/or ancillary services, and entities that transport and dispose of medical materials and remains
• Human Services Operations include, but are not limited to, long-term care facilities; all entities licensed pursuant to the Child Care Act (225 ILCS 10) except daycare centers, day care homes, group day care homes, and day care centers granted an emergency license; residential settings and shelters for adults, seniors, children, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance abuse disorders, and/or mental illness; transitional facilities; home-based settings to provide services to individuals with physical, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities, seniors, adults, and children; field offices that provide and help to determine eligibility for basic needs including food, cash assistance, medical coverage, child care, vocational services, rehabilitation services; developmental centers; adoption agencies; businesses that provide food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life, and/or developmental disabilities, or otherwise needy individuals
• Essential infrastructure includes food production, distribution, and sale; construction (including, but not limited to, construction required in response to this public health emergency, hospital construction, construction of long-term care facilities, public works construction, and housing construction); building management and maintenance; airport operations; operation and maintenance of utilities, including water, sewer, and gas; electrical (including power generation, distribution, and production of raw materials); distribution centers; oil and biofuel refining; roads, highways, railroads, and public transportation; ports; cybersecurity operations; flood control; solid waste and recycling collection and removal; and internet, video, and telecommunications systems (including the provision of essential global, national, and local infrastructure for computing services, business infrastructure, communications, and web-based services)
• Essential government functions mean all services provided by the State or any municipal, township, county, subdivision, or agency of government and needed to ensure the continuing operation of the government agencies or to provide for or support the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and including contractors performing Essential Government Functions. Each government body shall determine is Essential Government Functions and identify employees and/or contractors necessary to the performance of those functions.
• Also included are the following:
  • Stores that sell groceries and medicine
  • Food, beverage, and cannabis production and agriculture
  • Organizations that provide charitable and social services
  • Media
  • Gas stations and businesses needed for transportation
  • Financial institutions
  • Hardware and supply stores
  • Critical trades
  • Mail, post, shipping, logistics, delivery, and pick-up services
  • Educational institutions
  • Laundry services
  • Restaurants for consumption off-premises
  • Supplies to work from home
  • Supplies for essential businesses and operations
  • Transportation
  • Home-based care and services
  • Residential facilities and shelters
  • Professional services
  • Day care centers for employees exempted by the Executive Order
  • Manufacture, distribution, and supply chain for critical products and industries
  • Critical labor union functions
  • Hotels and motels

Exception for “Minimum Basic Operations” which include:

• The minimum necessary activities to maintain value of the business’s inventory, preserve the condition of the business’s physical plant and equipment, ensure security, process payroll and employee benefits, or for related functions
• The minimum necessary activities to facilitate employees of the business being able to continue to work remotely from their residences

1. Healthcare services and facilities. Hospitals, clinics, physician offices, assisted living facilities, and other healthcare facilities and services;
2. Stores that sell groceries and medicine. Grocery stores, pharmacies, licensed medical cannabis dispensaries, certified farmers’ markets, farm and produce stands, supermarkets, convenience stores, and other establishments engaged in the sale of groceries, canned food, dry goods, frozen foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, pet supplies, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and any other household consumer products (such as cleaning and personal care products). This includes establishments that sell groceries, medicine, including medication not requiring a medical prescription, supplies for children under the age of five and also that sell other non-grocery products, and products necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, health and essential operation of residences and essential businesses and operations;
3. Food, beverage, cannabis production and agriculture. Food and beverage manufacturing, production, processing, and cultivation, including farming, livestock, hunting, gathering, fishing, baking, and other agriculture, including marketing, production, cultivation and distribution of animals and goods for consumption; licensed cannabis cultivation centers; and businesses that provide food, shelter, and other necessities of life for animals, including animal shelters, rescues, shelters, kennels, and adoption facilities;
4. Educational institutions. Educational institutions – including public and private pre-K-12 schools, colleges, and universities – for purposes of implementing appropriate learning measures, performing critical research, or performing essential functions, provided that the social distancing requirements identified herein are maintained to the greatest extent possible;
5. Organizations that provide charitable and social services. Businesses and religious and secular nonprofit organizations, including food banks, when providing food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals, individuals who need assistance as a result of this emergency, and people with disabilities;
6. Newspapers, television, radio, and other media services;
7. Gas stations and businesses needed for transportation. Gas stations and auto-supply, auto-repair, and related facilities and bicycle shops and related facilities;
8. Financial institutions. Financial institutions, currency exchanges, consumer lenders, including but not limited to payday lenders, pawnbrokers, consumer installment lenders and sales finance lenders, credit unions, appraisers, title companies, financial markets, trading and futures exchanges, affiliates of financial institutions, entities that issue bonds, related financial institutions, and institutions selling financial products;
9. Hardware and supply stores. Hardware stores and businesses that sell electrical, plumbing, and heating material;
10. Critical trades. Building and Construction Tradesmen and Tradeswomen, and other trades including but not limited to plumbers, electricians, exterminators, cleaning and janitorial staff for commercial and governmental properties, security staff, operating engineers, HVAC, painting, moving and relocation services, and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences, essential activities, and essential businesses and operations;
11. Mail, post, shipping, logistics, delivery, and pick-up services. Post offices and other businesses that provide shipping and delivery services, and businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, goods or services to end users or through commercial channels;
12. Laundry services. Laundromats, dry cleaners, industrial laundry services, laundry rooms in hotels, condominiums, townhomes, apartments, and other multi-unit dwelling structures, and laundry service providers;
13. Restaurants for consumption off-premises. Restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food, but only for consumption off-premises, through such means as in-house delivery, third-party delivery, drive-through, curbside pick-up, and carry-out. Entities that typically provide food services to members of the public may continue to do so under this Third Supplementary Proclamation on the condition that the food is provided on a pick-up, delivery or takeaway basis only. 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 due to the virus’s propensity to physically impact surfaces and personal property;
14. Supplies to work from home. Businesses that sell, manufacture, or supply products needed for people to work from home;
15. Supplies for essential businesses and operations. Businesses that sell, manufacture, or supply other essential businesses and operations with the support or materials necessary to operate, including computers, audio and video electronics, household appliances; IT and telecommunication equipment; hardware, paint, flat glass; electrical, plumbing and heating material; sanitary equipment; personal hygiene products; food, food additives, ingredients and components; medical and orthopedic equipment; optics and photography equipment; diagnostics, food and beverages, chemicals, soaps and detergent; and firearm and ammunition suppliers and retailers for purposes of safety and security;
16. Airlines, taxis, transportation network providers (such as Uber and Lyft), vehicle rental services, paratransit, and other private, public, and commercial transportation and logistics providers necessary for essential activities and other purposes expressly authorized in this Third Supplementary Proclamation;
17. Home-based care and services. Home-based care for adults, seniors, children, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, and/or mental illness, including caregivers such as nannies who may travel to the child’s home to provide care, and other in-home services including meal delivery;
18. Residential facilities and shelters. Residential facilities and shelters for adults, seniors, children, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, and/or mental illness;
19. Professional services. Professional services, such as legal services, accounting services, insurance services, real estate services (including appraisal and title services);
20. Child care services for employees exempted by this Order. Child care services, licensed or authorized under the law, for the children of employees exempted by this Third Supplementary Proclamation;
21. Manufacture, distribution, and supply chain for critical products and industries. Manufacturing companies, distributors, and supply chain companies producing and supplying essential products and services in and for industries such as pharmaceutical, technology, biotechnology, healthcare, chemicals and sanitization, waste pickup and disposal, agriculture, food and beverage, transportation, energy, steel and steel products, petroleum and fuel, mining, construction, national defense, communications, as well as products used by essential businesses and operations;
22. Critical labor union functions. Labor Union essential activities including the administration of health and welfare funds and personnel checking on the well-being and safety of members providing services in essential businesses and operations – provided that these checks should be done remotely where possible;
23. Hotels and motels. Hotels and motels, to the extent used for lodging and delivery or carry-out food services;
24. Funeral services. Funeral, mortuary, cremation, burial, cemetery, and related services; this Third Supplementary Proclamation does not apply to the United States government.

• For Health and Safety - To engage in activities or perform tasks essential to their health and safety, or to the health and safety of their family or household members or persons who are unable or should not leave their home (including, but not limited to, pets), such as, by way of example and without limitation, seeking emergency services, obtaining medical supplies or medication, or visiting a health care professional.
• For Necessary Supplies and Services - To obtain necessary services or supplies for themselves and their family or household members or persons who are unable or should not leave their home, or to deliver those services or supplies to others, such as, by way of example and without limitation, groceries and food, household consumer products, supplies they need in order to work from home, automobile supplies (including dealers, parts, supplies, repair and maintenance), and products necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and/or essential operation of homes or residences.
• For Outdoor Activity - To engage in outdoor activity, provided that they comply with the Social Distancing Requirements, such as, by way of example and without limitation, walking, hiking, running, or biking. Individuals may go to public parks and open outdoor recreation areas. However, public access playgrounds may increase spread of COVID -19, and therefore shall be closed.
• For Certain Types of Work - To perform work providing essential products and services at Essential Businesses or Operations (which includes Essential Governmental Functions, Healthcare and Public Health Operations, Human Services Operations, and Essential Infrastructure) or to otherwise carry out activities specifically permitted or allowed by this Executive Order, including Minimum Basic Operations.
• To Take Care of Others - To care for a family member, friend, or pet in another household, and to transport family members, friends, or pets as allowed by this Executive Order.
• Healthcare and Public Health Operations - For purposes of this Executive Order, individuals may leave their residences to work for, or to obtain services through, Healthcare and Public Health Operations.

  The phrase "Healthcare and Public Health Operations" includes, but is not limited to, the following: hospitals; clinics; dental offices; pharmacies; public health entities, including those that compile, model, analyze and communicate public health information; pharmaceutical, pharmacy, medical device and equipment, and biotechnology companies (including operations, research and development, manufacture, and supply chain); organizations collecting blood, platelets, plasma, and other necessary materials; obstetricians and gynecologists; eye care centers, including those that sell glasses and contact lenses; home healthcare services providers; mental health and substance use providers; other healthcare facilities and suppliers and providers of any related and/or ancillary healthcare services; entities that transport and dispose of medical materials and remains; and veterinary care and all healthcare services provided to animals.

   Also included in Healthcare and Public Health Operations are manufacturers, technicians, logistics, and warehouse operators and distributors of medical equipment, personal protective equipment ("PPE"), medical gases, pharmaceuticals, blood and blood products, vaccines, testing materials, laboratory supplies, cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting or sterilization supplies, and tissue and paper towel products.

   Fitness and exercise gyms, spas, salons, barber shops, tattoo parlors, and similar facilities are not included in Healthcare and Public Health Operations.

   Further, the phrase "Healthcare and Public Health Operations" shall be construed broadly in order to avoid any impacts to the delivery of healthcare, broadly defined.

• Human Services Operations - For purposes of this Executive Order, individuals may leave their homes and residences to work for or obtain services at any Human services Operations, including any provider funded by the ISDH, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Indiana Medicaid, Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Indiana Department of Child Services, Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs and other similar governmental entities, that are providing services to the general public and including state-operated, institutional, or community-based settings providing human services to the public.

   The phrase Human Services Operations" includes, but is not limited to, the following: long-term care facilities; day care centers, day care homes, group day care homes; residential settings and shelters for adults, seniors, children, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, and/or mental illness; transitional facilities; home-based settings to provide services to individuals with physical, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities, seniors, adults, and children; field offices that provide and help to determine eligibility for basic needs including food, cash assistance, medical coverage, child care, vocational services, rehabilitation services; developmental centers; adoption agencies; businesses that provide food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged individuals, individuals with physical, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities, or otherwise needy individuals.

  Further, the phrase "Human Services Operations" shall be construed broadly to avoid any impacts to the delivery of human services, broadly defined.

• Essential Infrastructure -

  For purposes of this Executive Order, individuals may leave their homes and residences in order to provide any services or to perform any work necessary to offer, provision, operate, maintain, and repair Essential Infrastructure. 

  The phrase "Essential Infrastructure" includes, but is not limited to, the following: food production, distribution, fulfillment centers, storage facilities, marinas, and sale; construction (including, but not limited to, construction required in response to this public health emergency, hospital construction, construction of long-term care facilities, public works construction, school construction, essential business construction, and housing construction); building management and maintenance; airport operations; operation and maintenance of utilities, including, for example, water, sewer, and gas; electrical (including power generation, distribution, and production of raw materials); distribution centers; oil and biofuel refining; roads, highways, railroads, and public transportation; ports; cybersecurity operations; flood control; solid waste and recycling collection and removal; and internet, video, and telecommunications systems (including the provision of essential global, national, and local infrastructure for computing services, business infrastructure, communications, and web-based services).

  Further, the phrase "Essential Infrastructure" shall be construed broadly in order to avoid any impacts to essential infrastructure, broadly defined.
• Essential Governmental Functions -

  For purposes of this Executive Order, all first responders, law enforcement, emergency dispatchers and management personnel, legislators, judges, court personnel, jurors and grand jurors, corrections personnel, hazardous materials responders, child protection and child welfare personnel, housing and shelter personnel, military, and other governmental employees working for, or to support, Essential Businesses and Operations, are hereby categorically exempt from this Executive Order.

  The phrase "Essential Governmental Functions" means all services provided by the State of Indiana or any municipality, township, county, political subdivision, board, commission or agency of government and needed to ensure the continuing operation of government agencies or to provide for or support the health, safety and welfare of the public, and including contractors performing Essential Governmental Functions. Each governmental body shall determine its Essential Governmental Functions and identify employees and/or contractors necessary to the performance of those functions. 
• Essential Business and Operations - For purposes of this Executive Order, “Essential Businesses and Operations” means Healthcare and Public Health Operations, Human Services Operations, Essential Governmental Functions, and Essential Infrastructure, as well as the following:
  • CISA LIST: On March 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”), issued a Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response. The definition of Essential Businesses and Operations in this Executive Order includes all of the workers identified in that Memorandum.
  • STORES THAT SELL GROCERIES AND MEDICINE: Grocery stores, pharmacies, certified farmer’s markets, farm and produce stands, supermarkets, convenience stores, and other establishments engaged in the retail sale of groceries, canned food, dry goods, frozen foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, pet supplies, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, prepared food, alcoholic and non­alcoholic beverages, any other household consumer products (such as cleaning and personal care products), and specifically includes their supply chain and administrative support operations.  This includes stores that sell groceries, medicine (including medication not requiring a medical prescription), and also that sell other non-grocery products, and products necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences and Essential Businesses and Operations.
  • FOOD, BEVERAGE AND AGRICULTURE: Food and beverage manufacturing, production, processing, cultivation, including farming, livestock, fishing, baking, and other production agriculture, including cultivation, marketing, production, and distribution of animals and goods for consumption; and businesses that provide food, shelter, and other necessities of life for animals, including animal shelters, rescues, shelters, kennels, and adoption facilities.
  • ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL SERVICES: Businesses and religious and secular non-profit organizations, including food banks, when providing food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals, individuals who need assistance as a result of this emergency, and people with disabilities.
  • RELIGIOUS ENTITIES: Religious facilities, entities and groups, and religious gatherings, provided they adhere to the CDC’s guidance on social gatherings.
  • MEDIA: Newspapers, television, radio, and other media services.
  • GAS STATIONS AND BUSINESSES NEEDED FOR TRANSPORTATION: Gas stations and auto supply, auto repair, farm equipment, construction equipment, boat repair, and related facilities, and bicycle shops and related facilities.
  • FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE INSTITUTIONS: Banks, currency exchanges, consumer lenders, including, but not limited to, credit unions, pawnbrokers, consumer installment lenders and sales finance lenders, title companies, appraisers, financial markets, trading and futures exchanges, payday lenders, affiliates of financial institutions, entities that issue bonds, related financial institutions, and institutions selling financial products.  Also, insurance companies, underwriters, agents, brokers, and related insurance claims and agency services.
  • HARDWARE AND SUPPLY STORES: Hardware stores and businesses that sell electrical, plumbing, and heating material.
  • CRITICAL TRADES: Building, construction, and other trades, including, but not limited to, plumbers, electricians, exterminators, operating engineers, cleaning and janitorial staff for commercial and governmental properties, security staff, HVAC, painting, moving and relocation services, and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences, Essential Activities, and Essential Businesses and Operations.
  • MAIL, POST, SHIPPING, LOGISTICS, DELIVERY, AND PICK-UP SERVICES: Post offices and other businesses that provide shipping and delivery services, as well as businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, goods, vehicles, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, or services to end users or through commercial channels.
  • EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: Educational institutions (including public and private pre-K-12 schools, colleges, and universities) for purposes of facilitating distance learning, performing critical research, or performing essential functions, provided that social distancing of six-feet per person is maintained to the greatest extent possible. 

    This Executive Order is consistent with, and does not amend or supersede, any prior Executive Order regarding the closure of schools.

  • LAUNDRY SERVICES: Laundromats, dry cleaners, industrial laundry services, as well as laundry service providers.

  • RESTAURANTS FOR CONSUMPTION OFF-PREMISES: Restaurants, bars, taverns, and other facilities that prepare and serve food, but only for consumption off-premises, through such means as in-house delivery, third-party delivery, drive-through, curbside pick-up, and carryout.  The foregoing is addressed in Executive Orders 20-04 and 20-10.  The in-person dining prohibition shall be enforced under and pursuant to the process described in Executive Order 20-10.

    Schools and other entities that typically provide food services to students or members of the public may continue to do so under this Executive Order on the condition that the food is provided to students or members of the public on a pick-up and takeaway 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 due to the virus’s propensity to physically impact surfaces and personal property.  This Executive Order is consistent with, and does not amend or supersede, prior Executive Orders regarding the closure of restaurants.

  • SUPPLIES TO WORK FROM HOME: Businesses that sell, manufacture, or supply products needed for people to work from home.
  • SUPPLIES FOR ESSENTIAL BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS: Businesses that sell, manufacture, and/or supply other Essential Businesses and Operations with the support or materials necessary to operate, including computers, audio and video electronics, household appliances; IT and telecommunication equipment; hardware, paint, flat glass; electrical, plumbing and heating material; sanitary equipment; personal hygiene products; food, food additives, ingredients and components; medical and orthopedic equipment; optics and photography equipment; diagnostics, food and beverages, chemicals, soaps and detergent; and firearm and ammunition suppliers and retailers for purposes of safety and security.
  • TRANSPORTATION: Airlines, taxis, transportation network providers (such as Uber and Lyft), vehicle rental services, paratransit, marinas, docks, boat storage, and other private, public, and commercial transportation and logistics providers necessary for the Essential Activities and other purposes expressly authorized in this Executive Order.
  • HOME BASED CARE AND SERVICES: Home-based care for adults, seniors, children, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, and/or mental illness, including caregivers such as nannies who may travel to the child’s home to provide care, and other in-home services including meal delivery.  
  • RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES AND SHELTERS: Residential facilities and shelters for adults, seniors, children, pets, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, or mental illness.
  • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Professional services, such as legal services, accounting services, insurance services, and real estate services (including appraisal and title services).
  • MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY CHAIN FOR CRITICAL PRODUCTS AND INDUSTRIES: Manufacturing companies, distributors, and supply chain companies producing and supplying essential products and services in and for industries, such as healthcare, pharmaceutical, technology, biotechnology, chemicals and sanitization, agriculture, waste pickup and disposal, food and beverage, transportation, energy, steel and steel products, petroleum, fuel, mining, construction, national defense, communications, and products used by other Essential Businesses and Operations.
  • CRITICAL LABOR UNION FUNCTIONS: Labor union essential activities, including the administration of health and welfare funds and personnel checking on the well-being and safety of members providing services in Essential Businesses and Operations, provided that these checks should be done by telephone or remotely where possible.
  • HOTELS AND MOTELS: Hotels and motels, to the extent they are used for lodging and delivery or carryout food services.
  • FUNERAL SERVICES: Funeral, mortuary, cremation, burial, cemetery, and related services.

1. Healthcare Operations, Essential Infrastructure and Essential Government Functions;
2. Grocery stores, certified farmers’ markets, farm and produce stands, supermarkets, food banks, convenience stores, and other establishments engaged in the retail sale of canned food, dry goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, pet supply, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and any other household consumer products (such as cleaning and personal care products). This includes stores that sell or distribute groceries and other non-grocery products, and products or services necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences; however, the touching of unpacked baked goods is prohibited.
3. Food cultivation, including farming, livestock, and fishing;
4. Human and animal food processing facilities and facility workers;
5. Businesses that provide food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals;
6. Newspapers, television, radio, and other media services;
7. Gas stations and auto-supply, auto-repair and servicing, emergency road services and related services and facilities;
8. Banks and related financial institutions;
9. Hardware stores;
10. Plumbers, electricians, exterminators, construction, cleaning and janitorial staff, security staff, HVAC, painting, moving and relocation services, lawn care and landscaping and other trades and service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences, Essential Activities, and Essential Businesses;
11. Businesses providing mailing and shipping services, including post office boxes;
12. Educational institutions, which includes public and private K-12 schools, colleges, and universities, for purposes of facilitating distance learning or performing essential functions related to distance learning and support to other essential businesses (such as transportation and law enforcement), provided that social distancing of six-feet per person is maintained to the greatest extent possible. School buildings may be used if needed to house individuals, distribute food, provide medical care, distance learning or any other services deemed necessary to protect the life and property and other critical resources. This Order does not supersede or amend Paragraph 1 of the Emergency Order of Local Health Officer for Schools dated March 16, 2020;
13. Laundromats, dry cleaners, and laundry service providers;
14. Restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food and/or beverages, but only for delivery or carry out and not for consumption on the premises. 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 takeaway 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;
15. Businesses that supply products and services needed for people to work from home;
16. Businesses that supply other Essential Businesses with the support or supplies necessary to operate;
17. Businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, beverages, goods or services directly to residences;
18. Taxis, aircraft, commercial transportation and logistics providers and services and other transportation providers providing transportation services necessary for Essential Activities and other purposes expressly authorized in this Order;
19. Home-based care for seniors, adults, or children;
20. Residential facilities and shelters for seniors, adults, and children;
21. Professional services, such as legal services, accounting services, real estate services, and insurance services;
22. Childcare facilities providing services that enable employees exempted in this Order to work as permitted. To the extent possible, childcare facilities shall operate under the following conditions:
23. Childcare must be carried out in stable groups of 10 or fewer (“stable” means that the same 10 or fewer children are in the same group each day);
24. Children shall not change from one group to another;
25. 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; and
26. Childcare providers shall remain solely with one group of children.
27. Mortuary, cremation, and burial services.
28. Hotels and motels, to the extent used for lodging and delivery or carry-out food services.
29. Manufacturing companies, distributors, and supply chain companies producing and supplying essential products and services in and for residences and industries such as pharmaceutical, technology, biotechnology, healthcare, chemicals and sanitation, waste pickup and disposal, agriculture, food and beverage, transportation, energy, steel and steel products, petroleum, lubricants and fuel, mining, construction, national defense, communications, as well as products and services used by Essential Businesses.

• Leaders and employees of religious institutions

• Automotive parts, repair, accessories, and tire stores
• Auto, truck, and van rental
• Building material and garden equipment and supply dealers
• Banks, credit unions, check cashing, wire transfer, and other financial services
• Food and Beverage stores, including grocery stores, supermarkets, specialty food stores, meat markets, fish and seafood markets, fruit and vegetable markets, beer, wine, and liquor stores
• Pharmacies and drug stores
• Gasoline stations and convenience stores
• General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters
• Pet and pet supplies stores

Not Life-sustaining businesses:

• Automobile dealers (Note: Dealers may provide repair, parts, and service, but showrooms must close)
• Other motor vehicle dealers
• Furniture and home furnishings stores
• Electronics and appliance stores
• Cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume stores
• Optical goods stores
• Other health and personal care stores
• Clothing stores
• Shoe stores
• Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores
• Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores
• Department stores
• Florists
• Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores
• Used merchandise stores
• All other miscellaneous store retailers

Retail businesses that remain open must follow, to the fullest extent practicable, social distancing and hygiene guidance from the CDC and the Kentucky Department of Public Health. Failure to do so could subject the business to closure.

Order does not prohibit or interfere with the lawful sale of firearms and ammunition. Any businesses engaged in the lawful sale of firearms and ammunition must follow social distancing and hygiene guidance from the CDC and the Kentucky Department of Public Health. Failure to do so could subject the business to closure.

• Healthcare / Public Health / Human Services
• Law Enforcement, Public Safety, First Responders
• Food and Agriculture
• Energy
• Electricity Industry:
• Petroleum Workers:
• Natural and Propane Gas Workers:
• Steam Workers:
• Water and Wastewater
• Transportation and Logistics
• Public Works
• Communications
• Information Technology
• Other Community-Based Essential Functions and Government Operations
• Workers to ensure continuity of building functions, including local and state inspectors and administrative support of inspection services who are responsible for the inspection of elevators, escalators, lifts, buildings, plumbing and gas fitting, electrical work, and other safety related professional work
• Security staff to maintain building access control and physical security measures
• Elections personnel
• Federal, State, and Local, Tribal, and Territorial employees who support Mission Essential Functions and communications networks
• Trade Officials (FTA negotiators; international data flow administrators)
• Weather forecasters
• Workers that maintain digital systems infrastructure supporting other critical government operations
• Workers at operations centers necessary to maintain other essential functions
• Workers who support necessary credentialing, vetting and licensing operations for transportation workers including holders of Commercial Drivers Licenses
• Workers who are critical to facilitating trade in support of the national, state and local emergency response supply chain
• Educators and staff supporting public and private emergency childcare programs, residential schools for students with disabilities, K-12 schools, colleges, and universities for purposes of facilitating distance learning, provision of school meals, or performing other essential student support functions, if operating under rules for social distancing
• Hotel workers
• Critical government workers, as defined by the employer and consistent with Continuity of Operations Plans
• Construction Workers who support the construction, operation, inspection, and maintenance of construction sites and construction projects (including housing construction)
• Workers that provide services for or determine eligibility for public benefits such as subsidized health care, food and feeding programs, residential and congregate care programs, shelter, in-home supportive services, child welfare, juvenile justice programs, adult protective services and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals (including family members)
• Workers in sober homes
• Professional services (such as legal and accounting services) and payroll and employee benefit services, when necessary to assist in compliance with legally mandated activities and critical sector services or where failure to provide such services during the time of the order would result in significant prejudice
• Commercial retail stores that supply essential sectors, including convenience stores, pet supply stores, auto supplies and repair, hardware and home improvement, and home appliance retailers
• Laundromats and laundry services
• Workers and instructors supporting academies and training facilities and courses for the purpose of graduating students and cadets that comprise the essential workforce for all identified critical sectors
• Workers at places of worship
• Critical Manufacturing
• Workers necessary for the manufacturing of materials and products needed for medical supply chains including personal protective equipment and hygiene products, transportation, energy, communications, food and agriculture, chemical manufacturing, nuclear facilities, the operation of dams, water and wastewater treatment, emergency services, and the defense industrial base.
• Hazardous Materials
• Financial Services
• Chemical
• Defense Industrial Base

Critical Sectors. All workers who can work from home must do so. Workers in the following Critical Sectors, who are performing work that cannot be done at their home or residence through telework or virtual work and can be done only at a place of work outside of their home or residence, are exempted from the prohibition in paragraph 1 as set forth below. These critical services exemptions apply only to travel to and from an individual’s home or residence and place of work and an individual’s performance of work duties that cannot be done at their homes or residence. Travel may include transportation to and from child care or school settings as necessary to ensure the safe care of children. This list of Critical Sectors may be clarified, as deemed necessary by the Governor, to ensure the health, safety, and security of all Minnesotans. Clarifications will be available for public review at: http://mn.gov/deed/critical/

1. Healthcare and public health. This category is limited to:
   1. Healthcare and public health workers listed in the Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response (the “CISA Guidance”).
   2. Providers of, and workers supporting, reproductive health care, childbirth services, mental health care, and substance use treatment.
   3. Workers supporting manufacturers, technicians, logistics and warehouse operators, and distributors of personal care, hygiene, and healthcare products.
   4. Workers providing home care and human services workers from government or non-profit providers who are delivering food, prescriptions, case management services, mental health and substance abuse therapy, or who are otherwise caring for a client.
   5. Workers providing or supporting home-based care for adults, seniors, and children, including but not limited to people who are blind, deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing and people with disabilities, including physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, or mental illness. This includes workers who must travel to a person’s home to provide care or other in-home services including meal delivery and one-on-one interpreting services for people who are blind, deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing. This includes personal care attendants, paid employees of government and non-profit providers, or volunteers representing government and non-profit providers.
      1. As applicable, such healthcare and public health workers are subject to the restrictions on elective surgeries and procedures as set forth in Executive Orders 20-09 and 20-17.
2. Law enforcement, public safety, and first responders. This category is limited to law enforcement and public safety workers and first responders listed in the CISA Guidance, including all corrections personnel, state and county probation officers, and supervision agents, in addition to victims’ advocates, animal control officers, humane officers, and all workers who support electronic security and life-safety services.
3. Food and agriculture. This category is limited to food and agriculture workers listed in the CISA Guidance, including agricultural equipment repair services. For clarity, and for the purposes of this Executive Order, references to “beverages” include alcoholic beverages. The restrictions on restaurants, bars, and other places of public accommodation adopted in Executive Orders 20-04 and 20-18 remain in effect.
4. This category is limited to energy workers listed in the CISA Guidance.
5. Water and wastewater. This category is limited to water and wastewater workers listed in the CISA Guidance, including State Parks workers who maintain water and wastewater infrastructure, in addition to workers who perform work related to residential wells and septic tanks, and workers who supply bottled water or home filtration systems in areas where that is a health necessity.
6. Transportation and logistics. This category is limited to the transportation and logistics workers listed in the CISA Guidance, in addition to:
   1. State, county, and local government agencies and agency workers, as well as private sector workers, who support or enable transportation functions, including engineers, dispatchers, maintenance and repair technicians (including workers at maintenance and repair shops), warehouse workers, truck stop and rest area workers, and workers that maintain and inspect infrastructure (including those that require cross-border travel).
   2. Workers engaged in roadway construction, maintenance, and utility projects.
   3. Public transit workers.
   4. Bicycle shops and distribution facilities.
   5. Automobile sales that are necessary to allow for essential travel, when conducted by appointment, and only when CDC and MDH guidelines, including social distancing, can be met.
7. Public Works. This category is limited to public works workers listed in the CISA Guidance, in addition to construction material suppliers and workers providing services necessary to maintain construction material sources.
8. Communications and information technology. This category is limited to communications and information technology workers listed in the CISA Guidance, in addition to all workers who support news services of all kinds, including newspapers, radio, television, and other forms of news media.
9. Other community-based government operations and essential functions. This category is limited to the other community-based and government essential functions listed in the CISA Guidance, in addition to workers who support the following functions and services:
   1. Election support services and election administration workers
   2. Housing, shelter, and homelessness-prevention staff of state and local agencies and organizations responsible for ensuring safe and stable housing, including workers from state and local agencies and organizations with responsibility for ensuring safe and stable housing; shelter outreach or drop-in center programs; financing affordable housing; and administering rent subsidies, homeless interventions, operating supports, and similar supports. This includes workers necessary to provide repairs, maintenance, and operations support to residential dwellings.
   3. Workers performing all other governmental functions which are necessary to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the public, to preserve the essential elements of the financial system of government, and to continue priority services as determined by a political subdivision of the State. All political subdivisions of the State will determine the minimum personnel necessary to maintain these governmental operations.
   4. Workers supporting building code enforcement necessary to maintain public safety and health of essential infrastructure and any construction as required in response to the COVID-19 peacetime emergency including but not limited to construction of health care facilities and essential businesses and services, or construction as required for emergency repairs and safety purposes.
10. Critical manufacturing. This category is limited to critical manufacturing workers listed in the CISA Guidance. This category includes iron ore mining and processing operations and supplier/vendor industries essential to such mining and processing operations.
11. Hazardous materials. This category is limited to hazardous materials workers listed in the CISA Guidance.
12. Financial services. This category includes workers at banks, credit unions, insurance companies, insurance agencies, and other financial services workers identified in the CISA Guidance.
13. This category is limited to chemical workers listed in the CISA Guidance.
14. Defense industrial base. This category is limited to defense industrial base workers listed in the CISA Guidance.
15. Tribal Governments. Tribal officers and workers deemed essential by the relevant Tribal government, regardless of residence.
16. The Judicial Branch. This category is limited to judicial officers and personnel deemed essential by the Chief Justice to ensure the continued operations of Minnesota’s court system.
17. The Executive Branch. This category is limited to personnel deemed necessary to continue priority services of executive branch agencies, offices, departments, divisions, boards, bureaus, councils, committees, institutions, authorities, and commissions, as well as, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, Minnesota State Retirement System, Public Employees Retirement Association, and Teacher’s Retirement Association, as determined by the Commissioner of Management and Budget in consultation with those agencies and entities.
18. Executive Constitutional Offices. This category is limited to Constitutional Officers and personnel deemed essential by the applicable Constitutional Officer to ensure the continued operations of the Constitutional Office.
19. The Legislative Branch. This category is limited to personnel deemed essential by the presiding officers of each body.
20. Federal Employees. Nothing in this Executive Order will be construed to limit, prohibit, or restrict in any way the operations of the federal government, or the movement of federal officials in Minnesota while acting in their official capacity, including federal judicial, legislative, and executive staff and personnel.
21. National Guard. This category is limited to National Guard members that are on orders, to include state active duty, Title 32, or Title 10 orders and members in an Inactive Duty for Training status. At the discretion of the Adjutant General, this category also includes full-time staff of the Minnesota National Guard or Department of Military Affairs that are necessary for the execution of the National Guard’s mission.
22. Faith leaders and workers. This category includes officials, workers, and leaders in houses of worship and other places of religious expression or fellowship, wherever their services may be needed. This category also includes workers necessary to plan, record, and distribute online or broadcast content to community members.
23. Educators and other workers supporting public and private schools, as well as higher education (e.g., colleges and universities). This category includes educators and other workers providing care to children as provided by Executive Order 20-19. Executive Order 20-02 remains in effect.
24. Construction and critical trades. This category includes workers in the skilled trades such as electricians, plumbers, HVAC and elevator technicians, and other related construction of all kind. This category also includes exterminators, cleaning and janitorial staff for commercial and governmental properties, moving and relocation services, security staff, operating engineers, and all other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of homes and residences and the Critical Sectors listed in this Executive Order.
25. Child care providers. This category includes workers in child care centers, family child care, schools, and other facilities. Such providers are encouraged to remain open to provide child care services for workers in the Critical Sectors listed in this Executive Order as possible and insofar as public health guidance can be followed. This category also applies to individuals providing child care for Critical Sector workers in a personal home, such as family, friend, and neighbor care required for Critical Sector workers to continue to perform their duties.
26. Hotels, residential facilities and shelters. This category includes workers supporting hotels and motels, facilities and shelters for adults, seniors, and children, including victims of domestic violence, people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance abuse disorders, or mental illness. Such facilities and shelters include halfway houses and residential treatment programs. This category also includes workers needed to keep apartment complex buildings and other congregate residences or homes operational and sanitary.
27. Shelters for displaced individuals. This category is limited to workers supporting emergency shelters, drop-in centers, and encampments, as well as outreach workers. Governmental and other entities are strongly urged to make 24-hour shelter available as soon as possible, to the maximum extent practicable, and in compliance with CDC guidance.
28. Charitable and social services organizations. This category is limited to workers supporting organizations that are engaged in hunger relief work, and those that provide food, shelter, prescription delivery, mental health and substance abuse treatments, and other social services, as well as other necessities of life for individuals in need of such services, older adults who live alone, people with disabilities, and those who need assistance as a result of this emergency.
29. Legal services. This category is limited to workers who are necessary to provide essential legal services. Essential legal services include:
    1. Advice and representation needed to aid the delivery of all critical government services.
    2. Advice and representation required to ensure the immediate and critical health, safety, and liberties of Minnesotans, including but not limited to, end-of-life planning, immigration, essential services to elders and persons with disabilities, child supports, child-protection and domestic abuse matters, protection of personal financial resources necessary to meet basic needs, prosecution or defense in ongoing criminal matters, or all matters in which individuals are held in custody pending a legal proceeding, and proceedings held in the district or appellate courts during the effective period of this order.
    3. Advice and representation related to the continuation of the Critical Sectors identified in this Executive Order, including ensuring compliance with this Executive Order, previous Executive Orders, and all applicable laws, rules, and regulations applying to Critical Sectors.
    4. Supporting housing and shelter-related efforts, including loan applications, loan processing, seeking temporary relief from residential and commercial loan or lease provisions, retention of gas, electric, or water utility services, and seeking temporary relief from residential evictions or foreclosures, or other actions intended to keep people in their homes.
30. This category is limited to notaries performing services that cannot be deferred and which cannot be accomplished via remote services under Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 358.645.
31. Critical Labor Union Functions. This category includes labor union essential activities, including the administration of health and welfare funds, and monitoring the wellbeing and safety of members providing services in the Critical Sectors.
32. Laundry services. This category is limited to workers who support laundromats, dry cleaners, industrial laundry services, and laundry service providers for other Critical Sectors.
33. Animal shelters and veterinarians. This category is limited to veterinarians and workers at animal care facilities or Department of Natural Resources workers who provide food, shelter, veterinary services, and other necessities of life for animals. Workers in this category are subject to the restrictions on elective surgeries and procedures as set forth in Executive Orders 20-09 and 20-17.
34. Real Estate Transactions. This category is limited to workers who facilitate and finance real estate transactions and real estate services, including appraisers and title services.
35. Essential Supply Stores. This category is limited to workers at businesses that sell products, tools, materials, or supplies necessary for: (1) the above Critical Sectors to continue their essential operations, (2) for workers to work from home, or (3) for the maintenance of the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of homes or residences.

• operations identified by the University of Missouri together with such individuals who have been authorized by the University to work on-site at University premises for operational continuity including any travel
• authorized by the University for such individuals; and
• adult detention facilities and juvenile justice facilities or similar operations.

• Human and animal food processing facility workers; and
• Railroads and rail systems.

1. Healthcare Operations and Essential Infrastructure;
2. Grocery stores, certified farmers' markets, farm and produce stands, supermarkets, food banks, convenience stores, and other establishments engaged in the retail sale of canned food, dry goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, pet supply, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, and any other household consumer products (such as cleaning and personal care products). This includes stores that sell groceries and also sell other non-grocery products, and products necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences;
3. Food cultivation, including farming, livestock, and fishing;
4. Businesses that provide food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals;
5. Newspapers, television, radio, and other media services;
6. Gas stations and auto-supply, auto-repair, and related facilities;
7. Banks and related financial institutions;
8. Hardware stores;
9. Plumbers, electricians, exterminators, and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences, Essential Activities, and Essential Businesses;
10. Businesses providing mailing and shipping services, including post office boxes;
11. Educational institutions-including public and private K-12 schools, colleges, and universities-for purposes of facilitating remote learning or performing essential functions, provided that social distancing of six-feet per person is maintained to the greatest extent possible;
12. Laundromats, dry cleaners, and laundry service providers;
13. Restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food, but only for delivery, carry out, or drive-thru. 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 or delivery 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;
14. Businesses that supply products needed for people to work from home;
15. Businesses that supply other essential businesses with the support or supplies necessary to operate;
16. Businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, goods or services directly to residences;
17. Airlines, taxis, and other private transportation providers providing transportation services necessary for Essential Activities and other purposes expressly authorized in this Order;
18. Home-based care for seniors, adults, or children;
19. Residential facilities and shelters for seniors, adults, and children;
20. Professional services, such as legal or accounting services, when necessary to assist in compliance with legally mandated activities;Childcare facilities providing services that enable employees exempted in this Order to work as permitted. To the extent possible, childcare facilities must operate under the following mandatory conditions:
21. Childcare must be carried out in stable groups of 10 or fewer ("stable" means that the same 10 or fewer children are in the same group each day).
22. Children shall not change from one group to another in the same day.
23. 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.
24. Childcare providers shall remain solely with one group of children in the same day.

For the purposes of this Order, "Minimum Basic Operations" include the following, provided that employees comply with Social Distancing Requirements as defined in this Section, to the extent possible, while carrying out such operations:

1. The minimum necessary activities to maintain the value of the business' inventory, ensure security, process payroll and employee benefits, or for related functions.
2. The minimum necessary activities to facilitate employees of the business being able to continue to work remotely from their residences.

1. Human and animal food processing facility workers;
2. Railroads and rail systems

The following businesses, not-for-profits, institutions, are exempt from the above requirements:

1. Healthcare facilities and businesses that produce or provide medical care, supplies or medicine. This provision does not include fitness centers or gyms, massage parlors, tattoo parlors, salons, barbershops, nail salons or similar establishments;
2. Grocery stores, convenience stores, or other establishments engaged in the retail sale of food or other household consumer products;
3. Restaurants and bars, but only for pickup/curbside/carry-out/take-out/delivery;
4. Businesses, not-for-profits, or institutions that ship or deliver groceries, food, or goods;
5. Businesses, not-for-profits, or institutions that provide food, shelter, utilities, social services, or other necessities;
6. Food cultivation, including farming, livestock, and fishing;
7. Food and beverage wholesaling, storage, warehousing, and distribution businesses;
8. Newspapers, television, radio and other media;
9. Gas stations, vehicle-supply, vehicle-repair, and related facilities;
10. Banks and financial institutions;
11. Hardware stores; Businesses, not-for-profits, or institutions providing mailing and shipping services, including post office boxes;
12. Laundromats and laundry service providers;
13. Transportation services including rental, taxis and rideshares;
14. Home-based care for seniors, adults, or children;
15. Facilities and shelters for adults and children;
16. Long-term care facilities, including hospice;
17. Hotels and other commercial lodging;
18. Professional services (e.g. accountants, lawyers, engineers);
19. Construction;
20. Childcare facilities providing services to first responders, and all emergency personnel;
21. Manufacture, distribution, and supply chain for exempt businesses;
22. Federal, state, and local government; and
23. Such other exceptions as I may specifically designate.

"Disqualified Businesses" means any Essential Business that is disqualified from being an Essential Business pursuant to Section IV(I), by order of the Director of the Department of Public Health, or by judicial decree or court order;

"Essential Businesses" means, with the exception of Disqualified Businesses, the following:

1. Healthcare Operations;
2. Essential Infrastructure;
3. Essential Government Functions;
4. grocery stores, farmers' markets, farm stands, produce stands, supermarkets, food banks, food pantries, convenience stores, or other establishments engaged in the retail sale of or providing canned food, dry goods, fruits, vegetables, pet supply, meats, fish, and poultry, or any household consumer products (e.g., cleaning or personal care products), including but not limited to stores that sell groceries and also sell other non-grocery products, and products necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of Residences;
5. businesses that engage in food cultivation, including farming, livestock, and fishing;
6. businesses that engage in food production, manufacturing, processing, packaging, wholesaling, storage, warehousing, or distribution;
7. businesses that provide food, shelter, social services, or other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or people otherwise in need of social services (including but not limited to individuals with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities);
8. newspapers, television stations, radio stations, and other media services, whether private or public;
9. gas stations, auto-supply, auto-repair, and related facilities;
10. banks, financial institutions, broker-dealers, asset managers, businesses that process payroll for any other business, and businesses that process financial transactions and services;
11. trash collection and disposal;
12. hardware stores;
13. inns, hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast establishments;
14. plumbers, electricians, exterminators, and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, communication, and essential operations of Residences, Healthcare Operations, Essential Infrastructure, Essential Government Services, Essential Activities, or other Essential Businesses;
15. businesses that perform construction services;
16. businesses providing mailing and shipping services, including post office boxes;
17. educational institutions, including public and private K-12 schools, colleges, and universities for purposes of facilitating distance learning, provided that Social Distancing Requirements are maintained to the greatest extent possible;
18. businesses providing private security services in accordance with applicable laws;
19. laundromats, dry cleaners, and laundry service providers;
20. funeral homes, crematoriums, cremation, burial, mortuary services, and cemeteries;
21. churches, religious services, and other spiritual practices but only to the extent consistent with reasonable compliance with Social Distancing Requirements and gathering size limitations;
22. storage for Essential Businesses;
23. restaurants and other facilities that prepare or serve food, but only in compliance with applicable orders of the Director of the Department of Public Health;
24. businesses that provide emergency repair and safety services for Essential Infrastructure;
25. businesses that supply products needed for people to work from home;
26. businesses that supply Essential Businesses with the support or supplies necessary to operate, including but not limited to maintenance, security, janitorial, and other similar services;
27. businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, beverages, goods, or services to Residences or other Essential Businesses;
28. non-profit organizations to the extent that the organizations are providing financial or social support for people and businesses that are impacted by COVID-19;
29. businesses that manufacture or supply products necessary to meet the Social Distancing Requirements, including but not limited to manufacturers of hand sanitizers and other hygiene, health, and cleaning products, and the businesses whose products and services are necessary to the ongoing operation of the businesses whose products are necessary to meet the Social Distancing Requirements;
30. businesses that provide personal and transportation services including airlines, taxis, transportation network providers, livery services, vehicle rental services, and other private transportation providers providing transportation services necessary for Essential Activities and other purposes expressly authorized in this Order;
31. businesses or agencies providing public transportation or paratransit;
32. businesses that provide home-based care for the health of seniors, adults, or children;
33. residential facilities and shelters for seniors, adults, or children, including but not limited to those for survivors of family violence, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, child abuse, or child neglect;
34. defense and national security-related operations supporting the federal government or a contractor to the federal government;
35. professional services, such as legal or accounting services, when necessary to assist in compliance with legally mandated activities or to assist a person in the exercise of constitutional rights, including but not limited to services required by a court order, a court rule, a fiduciary duty, a duty to the person's client, or an ethical obligation;
36. businesses and agencies that provide and help to determine eligibility for basic needs including food, cash assistance, medical coverage, childcare, vocational services, or rehabilitation services;
37. adoption agencies;
38. labor union essential activities, including the administration of health and welfare funds and personnel checking on the well-being and safety of members providing services in Essential Businesses provided that these checks should be done by telephone or remotely where possible;
39. professional services, such as legal or accounting services, when related to the necessary activities of Essential Businesses; and
40. businesses or independent providers that provide childcare or other dependent services but only to the extent that they provide services to people who are necessary employees of Essential Businesses, and including specifically without limitation Healthcare Operations, police departments, fire districts, jails, corrections medicine services, emergency management functions, food distribution companies, groceries, restaurants, pharmacies, public transit agencies, or businesses that manufacture or supply products necessary to meet Social Distancing Requirements, provided that they take reasonable actions to comply with Social Distancing Requirements, and provided that:
    1. childcare must be carried out in stable groups of twelve or fewer ("stable" means that the same twelve or fewer children are in the same group each day);
    2. children shall not change from one group to another in the same day;
    3. if more than one group of children is cared for at one facility, each group shall be in a separate room and groups shall not mix with each other; and
    4. childcare providers shall remain solely with one group of children in the same day.

"Essential Infrastructure" means operation and maintenance of utilities, power generation, electric and gas transmission and distribution facilities, water, wastewater, public works, construction (in particular, without exclusion, skilled trades, construction of affordable housing, construction for housing for individuals experiencing homelessness, and related construction firms and professionals), airport operations (including, without exclusion, airport concessions, airport parking facilities, on-airport construction, air transportation employees, air traffic controllers, ramp personnel, aviation security, and aviation management), sewer, gas, electrical, oil refining, roads, highways, public transportation, solid waste collection and removal, internet, telecommunications systems (including essential global, national, and local infrastructure for computing services, business infrastructure, communications, and web-based services), data centers, logistics facilities and providers (including warehouses, trucking, consolidators, fumigators and handlers), distribution facilities, sorting facilities, and the design and construction of supply chain facilities such as logistics distribution and sorting facilities for commerce and food goods;

"Essential Products and Services" means products and services that are necessary for Essential Activities, Essential Government Functions, Essential Infrastructure, Essential Travel, Essential Businesses, Minimum Basic Operations, or Healthcare Operations (including ancillary operations, maintenance, and support activities that are necessary to deliver the Essential Products and Services);

"Essential Travel" means travel that is necessary to serve any of the following purposes:

1. travel related to Essential Activities, Essential Government Functions, Essential Infrastructure, Essential Travel, Essential Businesses, Minimum Basic Operations, or Healthcare Operations;
2. travel to care for elderly, minors, dependents, persons with disabilities, or other vulnerable or High Risk people;
3. travel to an Essential Business to purchase goods or services from the Essential Business;
4. travel to or from educational institutions for purposes of receiving materials for distance learning, for receiving meals, and any other related services;
5. travel to return to a place of Residence from outside the jurisdiction;
6. travel required by court order;
7. travel required by directions from law enforcement personnel with authority; and
8. travel required for non-residents to return to their place of Residence outside the County.

"Minimum Basic Operations" means the minimum necessary activities to maintain the value of a business's inventory, provide security, process payroll or employee benefits, or to facilitate employees of the business being able to continue to work remotely from their Residences.

• Grocery stores, farmer’s markets and farms that sell directly to customers, and other food stores, including retailers that offer a varied assortment of foods comparable to what exists at a grocery store;
• Pharmacies and alternative treatment centers that dispense medicinal marijuana;
• Medical supply stores;
• Retail functions of gas stations;
• Convenience stores;
• Ancillary stores within healthcare facilities;
• Hardware and home improvement stores;
• Retail functions of banks and other financial institutions;
• Retail functions of laundromats and dry-cleaning services;
• Stores that principally sell supplies for children under five years old;
• Pet stores;
• Liquor stores;
• Car dealerships, but only to provide auto maintenance and repair services, and auto mechanics;
• Retail functions of printing and office supply shops; and
• Retail functions of mail and delivery stores.

Any other business may be deemed essential after requesting an opinion from the Empire State Development Corporation, which shall review and grant such request, should it determine that it is in the best interest of the state to have the workforce continue at full capacity in order to properly respond to this disaster

List of essential businesses (allowed to remain open):

• Healthcare
• Research and laboratory services
• Hospitals
• Walk-in care health facilities
• Emergency veterinary and livestock services
• Elder care
• Medical wholesale and distribution
• Home health care workers and aides for the elderly
• Doctor and emergency dental services
• Nursing homes, residential health care facilities, congregate care facilities
• Medical supplies and equipment manufacturers and providers
• Infrastructure / Transportation
• Utilities (power generation, fuel supply and transmission)
• Public water and wastewater
• Telecommunications and data centers
• Airports and airlines
• Bus, rail, for-hire vehicles, garages
• Hotels and accommodations
• Manufacturing
  Food processing and manufacturing (food and beverage)
• Chemicals
• Medical equipment and instruments
• Pharmaceuticals
• Safety and sanitary products
• Telecommunications
• Microelectronics and semiconductors
• Agriculture and farms
• Household paper products
• Retail
• Grocery stores (all food and beverage stores)
• Pharmacies
• Convenience stores
• Farmer’s markets
• Gas stations
• Restaurants and bars (take-out / delivery only)
• Food delivery services
• Hardware and building material stores
• Services
• Trash and recycling collection, processing and disposal
• Mail and shipping
• Laundromats
• Building cleaning and maintenance
• Child care
• Automotive repair
• Warehouse (distribution and fulfillment)
• Funeral homes, crematoriums and cemeteries (no ceremonies)
• Storage (for essential businesses)
• Animal shelters
• Finance & Technology
• Banks
• Insurance
• Payroll
• Accounting
• Finance markets services
• Logistics
• Technology support
• Construction
• Electricians
• Plumbers
• Emergency repair
• Construction related to essential infrastructure and safety
• Safety
• Law enforcement
• Fire prevention and response
• Building code enforcement
• Security
• Emergency management and response
• Defense and national security (U.S. government and contractors)
• Sanitation
• Building cleaners and janitors
• General maintenance
• Disinfection
• Other
• News media
• Homeless shelters
• Human services providers, basic needs providers and others serving economically disadvantaged populations
• Congregate care facilities
• Food banks
• Residential facilities
• Doormen
• Essential government services
• Government-owned or leased buildings

Non-essential businesses (not eligible for “essential” designation)

• Barbershops and hair salons
• Tattoo and piercing salons
• Nail salons
• Other personal care service such as hair removal businesses
• Casinos
• Gyms and fitness centers
• Movie theaters
• Auditoriums, concerts
• Conferences
• Retail shopping malls
• Amusement parks
• Bowling alleys
• Sporting events and stadiums
• Worship services (places of worship are not ordered closed but are asked to uphold social distancing rules and to not hold gatherings)

• Health care operations including hospitals, walk-in-care health facilities, emergency veterinary and livestock services, pharmacies, medical wholesale and distribution, home health care workers or aides for the elderly, emergency dental facilities, nursing homes, residential health care facilities, research facilities, congregate care facilities, intermediate care facilities for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities, supportive living homes, home health care providers, and medical supplies and equipment manufacturers and providers;
• Homeless shelters, food banks, and other services providing care to indigent or needy populations;
• Childcare facilities necessary to provide services to those workers employed by essential businesses and essential non-profit entities;
• Grocery stores, all food and beverage stores, supermarkets, food banks, farmers' markets and vendors who sell food, convenience stores, and other businesses that generate the majority of their revenue from the sale of canned food, dry goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, pet food, feed, and other animal supply stores, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, and any other household consumer products;
• Farms, ranches, and other food cultivation, processing, or packaging operations;
• All facilities used by law enforcement personnel, first responders, firefighters, emergency management personnel, and dispatch operators;
• Infrastructure operations including, but not limited to, public works construction, commercial and residential construction and maintenance, airport operations, public transportation, airlines, taxis, private transportation providers water, gas, electrical, oil drilling, oil refining, natural resources extraction or mining operations, nuclear material research and enrichment, those attendant to the repair and construction of roads and highways, solid waste collection and removal, trash and recycling collection, processing and disposal, sewer, data and internet providers, data centers, technology support operations, and telecommunications systems;
• Manufacturing operations involved in food processing, manufacturing agents, chemicals, fertilizer, pharmaceuticals, sanitary products, household paper products, microelectronics/semi-conductor, primary metals manufacturers, electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturers, and transportation equipment manufacturers;
• Services necessary to maintain the safety and sanitation of residences or essential businesses including security services, custodial services, plumbers, electricians, and other skilled trades;
• Media services including television, radio, and newspaper operations;
• Laboratories and defense and national security-related operations supporting the United States government or a contractor to the United States government,
• Restaurants, but only for delivery or carry out and local breweries or distillers but only for carry out;
• Professional services, such as legal or accounting services, but only where necessary to assist in compliance with legally mandated activities; and
• Logistics and businesses that store, ship or deliver groceries, food, goods or services directly to residences or retailers.
• Gas stations, automobile repair facilities, and retailers who generate the majority of their revenue from the sale of automobile repair products;
• Hardware stores;
• Laundromats and dry cleaner services;
• Utilities, including their contractors, suppliers, and supportive operations, engaged in power generation, fuel supply and transmission, water and wastewater supply;
• Funeral homes, crematoriums and cemeteries;
• Banks, credit unions, insurance providers, payroll services, brokerage services, and investment management firms;
• Real estate services including brokers, title companies, and related services.
• Businesses providing mailing and shipping services, including post office boxes;
• Laboratories and defense and national security-related operations supporting the United States government or a contractor to the United States government;
• Restaurants, but only for delivery or carry out and local breweries or distillers but only for carry out;
• Professional services, such as legal or accounting services, but only where necessary to assist in compliance with legally mandated activities; and
• Logistics and businesses that store, ship or deliver groceries, food, goods or services directly to residences or retailers.

For the purposes of this Order, Essential Businesses and Operations means Healthcare and Public Health Operations, Human Services Operations, Essential Governmental Functions, and Essential Infrastructure, and the following:

• CISA List. The definition of Essential Businesses and Operations in this Order includes all the workers identified in the Department of Homeland Security Memorandum (see above).
• Stores that sell groceries and medicine. Grocery stores, pharmacies, certified farmers' markets, farm and produce stands, supermarkets, convenience stores, and other establishments engaged in the retail sale of groceries, canned food, dry goods, frozen foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, pet supplies, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, prepared food, alcoholic and non¬alcoholic beverages, any other household consumer products (such as cleaning and personal care products), and specifically includes their supply chain and administrative support operations. This includes stores that sell groceries, medicine, including medication not requiring a medical prescription, and also that sell other non-grocery products, and products necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences and Essential Businesses and Operations;
• Food, beverage, and licensed marijuana production and agriculture. Food and beverage manufacturing, production, processing, and cultivation, including farming, livestock, fishing, baking, and other production agriculture, including cultivation, marketing, production, and distribution of animals and goods for consumption; licensed medical marijuana use, medical marijuana dispensaries and licensed medical marijuana cultivation centers; and businesses that provide food, shelter, and other necessities of life for animals, including animal shelters, rescues, shelters, kennels, and adoption facilities;
• Organizations that provide charitable and social services. Businesses and religious and secular nonprofit organizations, including food banks, when providing food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals, individuals who need assistance as a result of this emergency, and people with disabilities;
• Religious entities. Religious facilities, entities and groups and religious gatherings, including weddings and funerals.
• Media. Newspapers, television, radio, and other media services;
• First amendment protected speech.
• Gas stations and businesses needed for transportation. Gas stations and auto supply, auto-repair, farm equipment, construction equipment, boat repair, and related facilities and bicycle shops and related facilities;
• Financial and insurance institutions. Bank, currency exchanges, consumer lenders, including but not limited, to pawnbrokers, consumer installment lenders and sales finance lenders, credit unions, appraisers, title companies, financial markets, trading and futures exchanges, payday lenders, affiliates of financial institutions, entities that issue bonds, related financial institutions, and institutions selling financial products. Also insurance companies, underwriters, agents, brokers, and related insurance claims and agency services;
• Hardware and supply stores. Hardware stores and businesses that sell electrical, plumbing, and heating material;
• Critical trades. Building and Construction Tradesmen and Tradeswomen, and other trades including but not limited to plumbers, electricians, exterminators, cleaning and janitorial staff for commercial and governmental properties, security staff, operating engineers, HVAC, painting, moving and relocation services, and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences, Essential Activities, and Essential Businesses and Operations;
• Mail, post, shipping, logistics, delivery, and pick-up services. Post offices and other businesses that provide shipping and delivery services, and businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, goods, vehicles or services to end users or through commercial channels;
• Educational institutions. Educational institutions-including public and private pre-K-12 schools, colleges, and universities-for purposes of facilitating distance learning, performing critical research, or performing essential functions, provided that social distancing of six-feet per person is maintained to the greatest extent possible. This Order is consistent with and does not amend or supersede prior Orders regarding the closure of schools;
• Laundry services. Laundromats, dry cleaners, industrial laundry services, and laundry service providers;
• Restaurants for consumption off-premises. Restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food, but only for consumption off-premises, through such means as in-house delivery, third-party delivery, drive-through, curbside pick-up, and carry-out. Schools and other entities that typically provide 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 takeaway 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 due to the virus's propensity to physically impact surfaces and personal property. This Order is consistent with and does not amend or supersede prior Orders regarding the closure of restaurants;
• Supplies to work from home. Businesses that sell, manufacture, or supply products needed for people to work from home;
• Supplies for Essential Businesses and Operations. Businesses that sell, manufacture, or supply other Essential Businesses and Operations with the support or materials necessary to operate, including computers, audio and video electronics, household appliances; IT and telecommunication equipment; hardware, paint, flat glass; electrical, plumbing and heating material; sanitary equipment; personal hygiene products; food, food additives, ingredients and components; medical and orthopedic equipment; optics and photography equipment; diagnostics, food and beverages, chemicals, soaps and detergent; and firearm and ammunition suppliers and retailers for purposes of safety and security;
• Transportation. Airlines, taxis, transportation network providers (such as Uber and Lyft), vehicle rental services, paratransit, marinas, docks, boat storage, and other private, public, and commercial transportation and logistics providers necessary for Essential Activities and other purposes expressly authorized in this Order;
• Home-based care and services. Home-based care for adults, seniors, children, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, and/or mental illness, including caregivers such as nannies who may travel to the child's home to provide care, and other in-home services including meal delivery;
• Residential facilities and shelters. Residential facilities and shelters for adults, seniors, children, pets, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, and/or mental illness;
• Professional services. Professional services, such as legal services, accounting services, insurance services, real estate services (including appraisal and title services);
• Manufacture, distribution, and supply chain for critical products and industries. Manufacturing companies, distributors, and supply chain companies producing and supplying essential products and services in and for industries such as pharmaceutical, technology, biotechnology, healthcare, chemicals and sanitization, waste pickup and disposal, agriculture, food and beverage, transportation, energy, steel and steel products, petroleum and fuel, mining, construction, national defense, communications, as well as products used by other Essential Businesses and Operations.
• Critical labor union functions. Labor Union essential activities including the administration of health and welfare funds and personnel checking on the well-being and safety of members providing services in Essential Businesses and Operations - provided that these checks should be done by telephone or remotely where possible.
• Hotels and motels. Hotels and motels, to the extent used for lodging and delivery or carry-out food services.
• Funeral services. Funeral, mortuary, cremation, burial, cemetery, and related services.

Healthcare and Public Health Operations includes, but is not limited to: hospitals; clinics; dental offices; pharmacies; public health entities, including those that compile, model, analyze and communicate public health information; pharmaceutical, pharmacy, medical device and equipment, and biotechnology companies (including operations, research and development, manufacture, and supply chain); organizations collecting blood, platelets, plasma, and other necessary materials; licensed medical marijuana dispensaries and licensed medical marijuana cultivation centers; obstetricians and gynecologists; eye care centers, including those that sell glasses and contact lenses; home healthcare services providers; mental health and substance use providers; other healthcare facilities and suppliers and providers of any related and/or ancillary healthcare services; and entities that transport and dispose of medical materials and remains.

Specifically included in Healthcare and Public Health Operations are manufacturers, technicians, logistics, and warehouse operators and distributors of medical equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), medical gases, pharmaceuticals, blood and blood products, vaccines, testing materials, laboratory supplies, cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting or sterilization supplies, and tissue and paper towel products.

Healthcare and Public Health Operations also includes veterinary care and all healthcare services provided to animals.

Human Services Operations.

For purposes of this Order, individuals may leave their residence to work for or obtain services at any Human Services Operations, including any provider funded by the Ohio Department of Aging, Department of Developmental Disabilities, Department of Health, Department of Job and Family Services, Department of Medicaid, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, Department of Veterans Services, and Department of Youth Services that is providing services to the public and including state-operated, institutional, or community-based settings providing human services to the public.

Human Services Operations includes, but is not limited to: long-term care facilities; day care centers, day care homes, group day care homes; residential settings and shelters for adults, seniors, children, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, and/or mental illness; transitional facilities; home-based settings to provide services to individuals with physical, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities, seniors, adults, and children; field offices that provide and help to determine eligibility for basic needs including food, cash assistance, medical coverage, child care, vocational services, rehabilitation services; developmental centers; adoption agencies; businesses that provide food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged individuals, individuals with physical, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities, or otherwise needy individuals.

Essential Infrastructure.

For purposes of this, individuals may leave their residence to provide any services or perform any work necessary to offer, provision, operate, maintain and repair Essential Infrastructure.

Essential Infrastructure includes, but is not limited to: food production, distribution, fulfillment centers, storage facilities, marinas, and sale; construction (including, but not limited to, construction required in response to this public health emergency, hospital construction, construction of long-term care facilities, public works construction, school construction, essential business construction, and housing construction); building management and maintenance; airport operations; operation and maintenance of utilities, including water, sewer, and gas; electrical (including power generation, distribution, and production of raw materials); distribution centers; oil and biofuel refining; roads, highways, railroads, and public transportation; ports; cybersecurity operations; flood control; solid waste and recycling collection and removal; and internet, video, and telecommunications systems (including the provision of essential global, national, and local infrastructure for computing services, business infrastructure, communications, and web-based services).

Essential Governmental Functions.

For purposes of this Order, all first responders, emergency management personnel, emergency dispatchers, legislators, judges, court personnel, jurors and grand jurors, law enforcement and corrections personnel, hazardous materials responders, child protection and child welfare personnel, housing and shelter personnel, military, and other governmental employees working for or to support Essential Businesses and Operations are categorically exempt from this Order.

Essential Government Functions means all services provided by the State or any municipality, township, county, political subdivision, board, commission or agency of government and needed to ensure the continuing operation of the government agencies or to provide for or support the health, safety and welfare of the public, and including contractors performing Essential Government Functions. Each government body shall determine its Essential Governmental Functions and identify employees and/or contractors necessary to the performance of those functions.

Minimum Basic Operations.

For the purposes of this Order, Minimum Basic Operations include the following, provided that employees comply with Social Distancing Requirements, to the extent possible, while carrying out such operations:

• The minimum necessary activities to maintain the value of the business's inventory, preserve the condition of the business's physical plant and equipment, ensure security, process payroll and employee benefits, or for related functions.

The minimum necessary activities to facilitate employees of the business being able to continue to work remotely from their residences.

Prohibits the operation of the following businesses, for which close personal contact is difficult or impossible to avoid: Amusement parks; aquariums; arcades; art galleries (to the extent that they are open without appointment); barber shops and hair salons; bowling alleys; cosmetic stores; dance studios; esthetician practices; fraternal organization facilities; furniture stores; gyms and fitness studios (including climbing gyms); hookah bars; indoor and outdoor malls (i.e., all portions of a retail complex containing stores and restaurants in a single area); indoor party places (including jumping gyms and laser tag); jewelry shops and boutiques (unless they provide goods exclusively through pick-up or delivery service); medical spas, facial spas, day spas, and non-medical massage therapy services; museums; nail and tanning salons; non-tribal card rooms; skating rinks; senior activity centers; ski resorts; social and private clubs; tattoo/piercing parlors; tennis clubs; theaters; yoga studios; and youth clubs.

Indoor and outdoor malls and other listed businesses are not prohibited from operating to provide food, grocery, health care, medical, pharmacy, or pet store services.

The Oregon Health Authority, subject to the approval by the Governor, has the authority to determine if additional business closures are necessary.

Other Retail Businesses

Prohibits the operation of any other retail business, unless the business designates an employee or officer to establish, implement, and enforce social distancing policies, consistent with guidance from the Oregon Health Authority.

Does not apply to grocery, health care, medical, or pharmacy services, which also are encouraged to comply with social distancing guidelines.

Workplace Restrictions

All businesses and non-profit entities with offices in Oregon shall facilitate telework and work-at-home by employees, to the maximum extent possible. Work in offices is prohibited whenever telework and work-at-home options are available, in light of position duties, availability of teleworking equipment, and network adequacy.

When telework and work-from-home options are not available, businesses and non-profits must designate an employee or officer to establish, implement, and enforce social distancing policies, consistent with guidance from the Oregon Health Authority. Such policies also must address how the business or non-profit will maintain social distancing protocols for business-critical visitors.

Childcare Facilities

Childcare facilities must close unless they meet the following requirements:

1. Childcare must be carried out in maximum stable groups of 10 or fewer children ("stable" means the same 10 or fewer children are in the same group each day), and in a classroom that cannot be accessed by children outside the stable group; and

Life sustaining businesses include:

• Natural resources and mining
  • Agriculture, Fishing, and Hunting
  • Oil and gas extraction
• Manufacturing
  • Food
  • Beverage
  • Paper
  • Petroleum and coal products
  • Chemical
  • Plastics and rubber products
  • Cement and concrete products
  • Primary metals except for nonferrous metals and foundries
  • Machines
  • Semiconductor and other electrical component
  • Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
  • Medical equipment and supplies
• Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
  • Merchant wholesalers and durable goods, except for furniture and home furnishings and lumber and other construction materials
  • Merchant wholesalers and non-durable goods
  • Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores
  • Building material and supplies dealers
  • Grocery stores
  • Beer, wine, and liquor stores (beer distributors to remain open)
  • Clothing stores
  • Other general merchandise stores
  • Air transportation
  • Rail transportation
  • Water transportation
  • Truck transportation
  • Transit and ground passenger transportation
  • Pipeline transportation
  • Support activities for transportation
  • Postal Service
  • Couriers and messengers
  • Warehousing and storage
  • Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution
  • Natural gas distribution
  • Water, sewage and other systems

• Information
  • Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers
  • Broadcasting
  • Telecommunications
  • Data processing, hosting, and related services
  • Other information services
• Financial services
  • Monetary authorities - central bank
  • Credit intermediation and related activities
  • Rental and leasing services
• Professional and business services
  • Scientific research and development services
  • Other professional, scientific, and technical services
  • Facilities Support Services
  • Investigation and security services
  • Services to building and dwellings
  • Waste management and remediation services
• Education and health services
  • Ambulatory health care services
  • Hospitals
  • Nursing and residential care facilities
  • Social assistance, except child day care facilities
• Leisure and hospitality
  • RV parks and recreational camps for residential use only
  • Room and boarding houses for residential use only
  • Restaurants for takeout only
• Other services
  • Repair and maintenance
  • Death care services
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, and similar organizations

1. Essential Healthcare Operations. Healthcare operations, including hospitals, clinics, dentists, pharmacies, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, other healthcare facilities, healthcare suppliers, mental health providers, substance abuse service providers, blood banks, medical research, laboratory services, or any related and/or ancillary healthcare services. Home-based and residential-based care for seniors, adults, or children are also considered healthcare operations. Healthcare operations also includes veterinary care and all health and welfare services provided to animals. This exemption shall be viewed broadly to avoid any impacts to the delivery of healthcare. Healthcare operations do not include fitness and exercise gyms and similar facilities. Healthcare operations do not include elective medical, surgical, and dental procedures as established in accordance with Subsection 1(g) of this Order.
2. Essential Government Functions. All services provided by local governments needed to ensure the continuing operation of the government agencies to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the public. Further, nothing in this order shall prohibit any individual from performing or accessing “Essential Government Functions.” All Essential Government Functions shall be performed in compliance with social distancing requirements of six feet, to the extent possible.
3. Essential Critical Infrastructure. Work necessary to the operations and maintenance of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors as identified by the National Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) including public works construction, residential and commercial construction, airport operations, water, sewer, gas, electrical, oil refining, roads and highways, public transportation, solid waste collection and removal, internet, and telecommunications systems (including the provision of essential global, national, and local infrastructure for computing services, business infrastructure, communications, and web-based services), financial institutions, defense and national security-related operations, essential manufacturing operations provided that they carry out those services or that work in compliance with social distancing requirements of six feet, to the extent possible. Essential Businesses providing essential infrastructure should implement screening precautions to protect employees and all activity shall be performed in compliance with social distancing guidelines attached.
4. Essential Retail. Food service providers, including grocery stores, warehouse stores, big-box stores, bodegas, liquor stores, gas stations and convenience stores, farmers’ markets that sell food products and household staples. Food cultivation, including farming, fishing, and livestock. Businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, goods or services directly to residences. Restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food, but only for delivery or carry out. Schools and other entities that typically provide free services to students or members of the public on a pick-up and take-away basis only. The restriction of delivery or carry out does not apply to cafes and restaurants located within hospital and medical facilities. Laundromats, dry cleaners, and laundry service providers. Gas stations, auto-supply, auto and bicycle repair, hardware stores, and related facilities. Businesses that supply products needed for people to work from home.
5. Providers of Basic Necessities to Economically Disadvantaged Populations. Businesses that provide food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals.
6. Essential Services Necessary to Maintain Essential Operations of Residences or Other Essential Businesses. Trash and recycling collection, processing and disposal, mail and shipping services, building cleaning and maintenance, warehouse/distribution and fulfillment, storage for essential businesses, funeral homes, crematoriums and cemeteries. Plumbers, electricians, exterminators, and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operations of residences and Essential Businesses. Professional services, such as legal or accounting services, when necessary to assist in compliance with legally mandated activities. Businesses that supply other essential businesses with the support of supplies needed to operate.
7. News Media. Newspapers, television, radio, and other media services.
8. Childcare Services. Childcare facilities providing services that enable employees exempted in this Order to work as permitted.

"Essential Businesses" mean:

1. Healthcare and Public Health Operations:
   1. For the purposes of this Order, the term "Healthcare and Public Health Operations" includes hospitals, clinics, dentists, pharmacies, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, other health care facilities, health care suppliers, home health care and assisted living services, mental health providers, medical marijuana dispensaries, calibrators and operators of medical equipment, or any related and/or ancillary health care services as defined by CISA; and
   2. The term "Healthcare and Public Health Operations" also includes veterinary care and all health care services provided to animals; and
   3. This authorization shall be construed broadly to avoid any impediments to the delivery of health care, broadly defined;
2. Essential Infrastructure, including public works, such as roads, sidewalks, street lighting, traffic control devices, railways, and government facilities; utilities, such as electricity, gas, telecommunications, water and wastewater, and drainage infrastructure, and solid waste collection and removal by private and public entities;
3. Food and Household Products and Services, including grocery stores, supermarkets, licensed farmers' markets, food banks, convenience stores, liquor stores, and other establishments engaged in the retail sale, wholesale supply or distribution of food products, alcohol, any other household consumer products (such as cleaning and personal care products), laundromats, dry cleaners, laundry service providers, and medical marijuana cultivation centers. This includes stores that sell groceries and also sell other non-grocery products, and stores that sell products necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and operation of residences;
   1. Restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food are included in this category, but only for delivery, carry out, or "grab and go," including food trucks and rapid made-to-order meals, but not for sit down consumption;
   2. Schools, senior centers, and other entities that typically provide free food services to students or members of the public may continue to do so under this Order; provided, that the food is distributed to students or members of the public on a pick-up and take-away basis only; and
   3. Facilities that provide food services under this exemption shall neither permit the food to be eaten at the site where it is provided nor shall food be provided in a self-serve manner, such as buffet bar, salad bar, or large pots of soup where people serve themselves;
4. Social Services Providing the Necessities of Life, including businesses and organizations that provide food (including food preparation), shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals, and organizations or components of organizations that process eligibility for such services;
5. Communications and Information Technology, including newspapers, television, radio, and other media services and the engineers, technicians and associated personnel responsible for communications and information technology infrastructure construction and restoration;
6. Energy and Automotive, including businesses that maintain, ensure, or restore, or are otherwise involved in the electricity industry; or petroleum, natural, or propane gas including, gas stations, auto repair/mechanic shops, auto supply stores, and related facilities;
7. Financial Services, including banks, credit unions, and related financial institutions;
8. Educational Institutions, including public and private K-12 schools, colleges, and universities, but solely for purposes of:
   1. Facilitating distance learning and facilitating distance operations; or
   2. Modifying facilities to provide support for addressing COVID-19 or providing support for efforts to address the public emergency and public health emergency declared by the Mayor;
9. Transportation and Logistics, including:
   1. Businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, goods, or services directly to residences;
   2. Taxis, ride-sharing companies, and other private transportation providers providing transportation services necessary for Essential Businesses or Essential Governmental Functions and other purposes expressly authorized in this Order;
   3. Businesses providing mailing and shipping services, including post office boxes and moving companies; and
   4. Bicycle sales, management, and repair businesses;
10. Construction and Building Trades, including plumbers; pipefitters; steamfitters; electricians; boilermakers; exterminators; roofers; carpenters; bricklayers; welders; elevator mechanics; businesses that sell supplies and materials for maintenance of commercial and residential buildings and homes, including 'big box' supply stores, plumbing distributors, electrical distributors, and HVAC distributors; and other businesses that provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and operation of residences and Essential Businesses;
11. Housing and Living Facilities, including residences and residential facilities; group housing and shelters; university housing; hotels, except as to conference facilities, ballrooms, and dining-in facilities of their restaurants, which are non-essential; and animal shelters;
12. Professional Services, including legal, insurance, notary public, tax preparation and accounting services, but only when necessary to assist in compliance with legally mandated activities, Essential Businesses or Essential Governmental Functions;
13. Childcare facilities. To the extent possible:
    1. Childcare facilities should prioritize services for children of essential employees; and
    2. Childcare facilities shall comply with OSSE, Guidance for Child Care Providers and Families Related to Coronavirus (COVID-19);

"Minimum Basic Operations" means:

1. The minimum necessary activities to maintain the value of the business's inventory, ensure security, process payroll and employee benefits, and related functions;
2. The minimum necessary activities to facilitate employees of the business being able to continue to work remotely from their residences; and
3. The minimum necessary activities to facilitate teleworking or the remote delivery of services formerly provided in-person by the business; to provide cleaning and disinfection of a business's facilities; and to provide employee supervision of contractors or employees providing essential maintenance of the facility.

1. Healthcare, public health operations, and health insurance companies. Healthcare, public health operations, and healthcare insurance companies include without limitation hospitals, clinics, dental offices, pharmacies, public health entities, including those that compile, model, analyze, and communicate public health information, pharmaceutical, pharmacy, medical device and equipment, and biotechnology companies (including operations, research and development, manufacture, and supply chain), managed care organizations and related entities and attendant or related services, Medicaid providers, healthcare insurers, organizations collecting blood, platelets, plasma, and other necessary materials (including organizations hosting blood drives, provided that appropriate precautions are taken, including proper social distancing and hygiene measures during any such drive), obstetricians and gynecologists, eye care centers, including those that sell or provide glasses and contact lenses, home healthcare providers, mental health and substance use providers, other healthcare facilities and suppliers and providers of any related and/or ancillary healthcare services, and entities that transport and dispose of medical materials and remains. This includes manufacturers, technicians, logistics, and warehouse operators and distributors of medical equipment, personal protective equipment, medical gases, pharmaceuticals, blood and blood products, vaccines, testing materials, laboratory supplies, cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting, or sterilization supplies, and tissue and paper towel products. This category of industry shall be construed very broadly to avoid any impacts to the delivery of healthcare, broadly defined. Healthcare and public health operations does not include fitness and exercise gyms, spas, salons, barber shops, tattoo parlors, and similar facilities limited or closed under previous executive order.
2. Grocery stores and pharmacies. Grocery stores, pharmacies, farmers' markets, farm and produce stands, supermarkets, convenience stores, and other establishments engaged in the retail sale of groceries, canned food, dry goods, frozen foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, pet supplies, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, prepared food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, any other household consumer products (such as cleaning and personal care products), specifically including their supply chain and administrative support operations. This includes stores that sell groceries, medicine, including over-the-counter medication not requiring a medical prescription, and also those that sell other non-grocery products, and products necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences and Essential Businesses and Operations.
3. Food, beverage, and agriculture. Food and beverage manufacturing, production, processing, and cultivation, including farming, livestock, seed and feed stores, fishing, baking, and other production agriculture, including cultivation, marketing, production, and distribution of animals and goods for consumption, and businesses that provide food, shelter, and other necessities of life for animals, including animal shelters, rescues, shelters, kennels, and adoption facilities. Restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food and/or drinks, but only for consumption off-premises, through such means as take-away, delivery, or drive-through/drive in. Schools and other entities that typically provide 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 or 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 due to the virus's propensity to physically impact surfaces and personal property.
4. Essential governmental functions. For purposes of this Order, all first responders, emergency management personnel, emergency dispatchers, legislators, judges, court personnel, jurors and grand jurors, law enforcement and corrections personnel, hazardous materials responders, child protection and child welfare personnel, housing and shelter personnel, military, and other governmental employees working for or to support Essential Businesses and Operations, and all state governmental employees deemed essential employees by their respective agency head, are categorically exempt from this Order. Essential government functions means all services provided by the State or any municipality, township, county, political subdivision, board, commission, or agency of government and needed to ensure the continuing operation of the government agencies or to provide for or support the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and including contractors performing such essential government functions. Each government body shall determine its essential government functions and identify employees and/or contractors necessary to the performance of those functions. This Order does not apply to the United States government. Nothing in this Order shall prohibit any individual from performing or accessing essential government functions.
5. Human services organizations and childcare facilities and providers. Human services operations includes without limitation long-term care facilities, day care centers, day care homes, group day care homes, residential settings and shelters for adults, seniors, children, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, and/or mental illness, transitional facilities, home-based settings to provide services to individuals with physical, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities, seniors, adults, and children, field offices that provide and help determine eligibility for basic needs including food, cash assistance, medical coverage, child care, vocational services, rehabilitation services, development centers, adoption agencies, businesses that provide food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged individuals, individuals with physical, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities, or otherwise needy individuals, and child care centers, day care centers, and those engaged in caretaking for children.
6. Essential infrastructure. Businesses, entities, or workers engaged in food production, distribution, fulfillment centers, storage facilities, preparation, and sale, construction (including without limitation construction required in response to this public health emergency, hospital construction, construction of long-term care facilities, public works construction, school construction, essential business construction, and housing construction), business management and maintenance, airport operations, operation, maintenance, and supply of utilities, including water, sewer, and gas, electrical (including power generation, distribution, and production of raw materials including without limitation coal and oil and natural gas), distribution centers, oil and biofuel refining, roads, highways, railroads, and public transportation, cyber and other security operations and services, flood control, solid waste and recycling collection and removal, and internet, video, and telecommunications systems (including the provision of global, national, and local infrastructure for computing services, business infrastructure, communications, and web-based services) and telecommunications workers. Essential infrastructure shall be construed broadly to avoid any impacts to essential infrastructure, broadly defined.
7. Coal mining and coal-fired electric generation facilities. Coal mining and coal-fired electric generation facilities, as well as all ancillary and support functions ranging from transportation, maintenance, equipment, and supply vendors.
8. Manufacture, distribution, and supply chain for critical products and industries. Manufacturing companies, distributors, and supply chain companies producing and supplying essential products and services in and for industries such as pharmaceutical, technology, biotechnology, healthcare, chemicals and sanitization, waste pickup and disposal, agriculture, food and beverage, transportation, energy, iron ore, steel and steel products, aluminum and aluminum products, petroleum, propane, and fuel, mining, construction, national defense, communications, as well as products used by other Essential Businesses and Operations including without limitation filters and filtration products and services.
9. Transportation and travel related businesses and gas stations. Travel related businesses facilitating access to or provision of essential activities or any Essential Businesses and Operations, including without limitation airlines, taxis, transportation network providers (such as Uber and Lyft), vehicle rental services, paratransit, and other private, public, and commercial transportation and logistics providers, travel or transport of agricultural products, foodstuffs, or related items, or other governmental travel needs, and gas stations and automobile dealers and other suppliers, auto repair, farm equipment, construction equipment, and related facilities and related facilities.
10. Financial and insurance institutions. Banks and banking services including without limitation ATM services, currency exchanges, consumer lenders, credit unions, appraisers, title companies, financial markets, trading and futures exchanges, payday lenders, affiliates of financial institutions, professional debt collectors and related creditor service workers, workers engaged in payment clearing and settlement, wholesale funding, and capital markets activities, entities that issue bonds, related financial institutions, institutions selling financial products, insurance companies, underwriters, agents, brokers, and related insurance claims and agency services.
11. Hardware and supply stores. Hardware and supply stores and businesses that sell construction, electrical, plumbing, and heating materials.
12. Critical trades. Building and construction tradesmen and tradeswomen, and other trades including without limitation plumbers, electricians, exterminators, filtration technicians, cleaning and janitorial staff for commercial and governmental properties, security staff, operating engineers, HVAC engineers, painting, moving, and relocation services, and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences, essential activities, and Essential Businesses and Operations.
13. Mail, post, shipping, logistics, delivery, and pick-up services. Post offices and other businesses that provide shipping and delivery services, and businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, goods, vehicles, or services to end users or through commercial channels.
14. Religious entities. Religious facilities, entities, and groups and religious gatherings, including weddings and funerals; provided that such gatherings should still practice proper social distancing of six feet between persons to the greatest extent possible.
15. Educational institutions. Educational institutions including public and private pre-K-12 schools, colleges, and universities for purposes of facilitating distance learning, performing critical research, or performing essential functions including providing for the delivery or pick-up of food for school age children; provided that proper social distancing of six feet between persons is maintained to the greatest extent possible.
16. Laundry services. Laundromats, dry cleaners, industrial laundry services, and laundry service providers.
17. Supplies to work from home. Businesses that sell, manufacture, or supply products needed for people to work from home, including IT and telecommunications services and product companies.
18. Supplies for Essential Businesses and Operations. Businesses that sell, manufacture, or supply other Essential Businesses and Operations with the support of materials necessary to operate, including computers, audio and video electronics, household appliances, IT and telecommunications equipment, cybersecurity software or services, hardware, paint, flat glass, electrical, plumbing, and heating material, sanitary equipment, personal hygiene products, food, food additives, ingredients, and components, medical and orthopedic equipment, optics and photography equipment, diagnostics, food and beverages, chemicals, soaps and detergents, tent and other temporary structure suppliers, and firearm and ammunition suppliers and retailers.
19. Home-based care and services. Home-based care for adults, seniors, children, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, and/or mental illness, including caregivers such as nannies who may travel to the child's home to provide care, and other in-home services including meal delivery.
20. Residential facilities and shelters. Residential facilities and shelters for adults, seniors, children, pets, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, and/or mental illness.
21. Professional services. Professional services, such as legal services, accounting services, insurance services, real estate services (including appraisal and title services).
22. Media and first amendment protected speech. Newspapers, television, radio, and other media services.
23. Hotels and motels. Hotels and motels, to the extent used for lodging and delivery or carry-out food delivery.
24. Funeral services. Funeral, mortuary, cremation, burial, cemetery, and related services; provided that proper social distancing of six feet between persons is maintained to the greatest extent possible.

Minimum basic operations are necessary to maintain the value of the business’s inventory, preserve the condition of the business’s physical plant and equipment, ensure security, process payroll and employee benefits, or related functions, and the minimum necessary activities to facilitate employees of the business being able to continue to work remotely from their residences.

Small businesses that do not invite in the general public and which have five or less employees in the office may continue to operate, but must ensure that proper social distancing and hygiene practices are maintained.

1. The 16 critical infrastructure sectors as defined by the Department of Homeland Security (see above).
2. Stores that sell groceries and medicine. Grocery stores, bakeries, pharmacies, farm and produce stands, supermarkets, food banks and food pantries, convenience stores, and other establishments engaged in the retail sale of groceries, canned food, dry goods, frozen foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, pet supply, fresh meats, fish, poultry, prepared food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and any other household consumer products (such as cleaning and personal care products). Such establishments shall:
   1. Close all seating intended for consuming food.
   2. Cease any self-service operations of salad bars, beverage stations, and buffets.
   3. Except for grocery stores, prohibit customers from self-dispensing all unpackaged food.
   4. Abide by Social Distancing Requirements.

      This section should not be interpreted to provide an exemption for businesses engaged in the sale of food or beverage ancillary to its primary purpose, such as those businesses required to close under Section 4 who also may engage in some food or beverage sales.

3. Food and beverage production, transport, and agriculture. Food and beverage manufacturing, production, processing, transportation, and cultivation; farming, livestock, fishing, baking, and other production agriculture, including cultivation, marketing, production, and distribution of animals and goods for consumption; businesses that provide food, shelter, and other necessities of life for animals, including animal shelters, boarding, rescues, kennels, and adopting facilities; farm and agriculture equipment, supplies, and repair services
4. Restaurants shall close, except as follows:
   1. Restaurants may remain open for food take-out or delivery service only.
   2. Alcohol sales must comply with section 13.e. below.
   3. Customers may enter the above establishments only for the purpose of ordering, pick up, and paying for food or beverage or both.
   4. No seating may be provided.
   5. Food and drink may not be consumed on premises, either indoors or outdoors.
   6. Establishments shall meet Social Distancing Requirements between all individuals on the premises to the extent possible.
   7. Cease any self-service operations of salad bars, beverage stations, and buffets.
   8. Customers are prohibited from self-dispensing any unpackaged food or beverage.
5. This includes breweries, brewpubs, wineries, distilleries, and alcohol beverage retailers. Such establishments shall close, except as follows:
   1. Carryout sales of alcohol beverages and food are allowed, if permitted by state law and municipal ordinance.
   2. Delivery of alcohol beverages to retail customers is prohibited.
   3. Wineries holding direct wine shippers' permits may make deliveries of wine in accordance with their permit.
   4. Customers may enter the above establishments only for the purpose of ordering, pick up, and paying for food or beverage or both.
   5. No seating may be provided.
   6. Food and drink may not be consumed on premises, either indoors or outdoors.
   7. Establishments shall meet Social Distancing Requirements between all individuals on the premises to the extent possible.
   8. Self-service operations of salad bars, beverage stations, and buffets are prohibited.
   9. Customers are prohibited from self dispensing any unpackaged food or beverage.
6. Child care settings. Secretary-designee Andrea Palm's Emergency Order #6 remains in effect, with the following amendments:
   1. Child care settings shall prioritize care for families as follows:
      1. Tier 1: employees, contractors, and other support staff working in health care;
      2. Tier 2: employees, contractors, and other staff in vital areas including but not limited to military; long term care; residential care; pharmacies; child care; child welfare; government operations; public safety and critical infrastructure such as sanitation, transportation, utilities, telecommunications; grocery and food services; supply chain operations; and other sectors as determined by the Secretary of the Department of Children and Families.
   2. Child care settings include all licensed and certified child care providers who may provide care for any age or ages of children up to 13 years of age, unless specially licensed for children with disabilities up to 19 years of age.
7. Organizations that provide charitable and social services. Businesses and religious and secular nonprofit organizations, including prevocational group supportive employment, food banks and food pantries, when providing food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals, individuals who need assistance as a result of this public health emergency, and people with disabilities.
8. Weddings, funerals, and religious entities. Religious facilities, entities, groups, and gatherings, and weddings and funerals, except that any gathering shall include fewer than 10 people in a room or confined space at a time and individuals shall adhere to Social Distancing Requirements as much as possible.
9. Funeral establishments. Funeral establishments, as defined in Wis. Stat. § 445.01(6), except that any gathering shall include fewer than 10 people in a room or confined space at a time and individuals shall adhere to Social Distancing Requirements as much as possible.
10. Newspapers, television, radio, and other media services.
11. Gas stations and businesses needed for transportation. Gas stations; auto and motorcycle supply, repair and sales; boat supply, repair, and sales; and bicycle supply, repair, and sales.
12. Financial institutions and services. Banks, credit unions, and other depository or lending institutions; licensed financial service providers; insurance services; personnel necessary to perform essential functions at broker dealers and investment advisor offices.
13. Hardware and supplies stores. Hardware stores and businesses that sell electrical, plumbing, heating, and construction material.
14. Critical trades. Building and Construction Tradesmen and Tradeswomen, and other trades including but not limited to plumbers, electricians, carpenters, laborers, sheet metal, iron workers, masonry, pipe trades, fabricators, finishers, exterminators, pesticide application, cleaning and janitorial staff for commercial and governmental properties, security staff, operating engineers, HVAC, painting, moving and relocation services, forestry and arborists, and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences, Essential Activities, Essential Governmental Functions, and Essential Businesses and Operations.
15. Mail, post, shipping, logistics, delivery, and pick-up services. Post offices and other businesses that provide shipping and delivery services, and businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, beverages, goods or services to end users or through commercial channels.
16. Laundry services. Laundromats, dry cleaners, industrial laundry services, and laundry service providers.
17. Supplies to work from home. Businesses that sell, manufacture, or supply products needed for people to work from home.
18. Supplies for Essential Businesses and Operations and Essential Governmental Functions. Businesses that sell, manufacture, or supply other Essential Businesses and Operations and Essential Governmental Functions with the support or supplies necessary to operate, including computers; audio and video electronics; household appliances; IT and telecommunication equipment; hardware; paint; flat glass; electrical, plumbing, and heating materials; construction materials and equipment; sanitary equipment; personal hygiene products; food, food additives, ingredients, and components; medical and orthopedic equipment; firearm and ammunition suppliers and retailers for purposes of safety and security; optics and photography equipment; diagnostic; food and beverages; chemicals; paper and paper products; soaps and detergents.
19. Airlines, taxis, transportation network providers (such as Uber and Lyft), vehicle rental services, paratransit, and other private, public, and commercial transportation and logistics providers necessary for Essential Activities and other purposes expressly authorized in this Order.
20. Home-based care and services. Home-based care for seniors, adults, children, and/or people with disabilities, substance use disorders, and/or mental illness, including caregivers or nannies who may travel to the child's home to provide care, and other in-home services including meal delivery.
21. Professional services. Professional services, such as legal or accounting services, insurance services, real estate services (including appraisal, home inspection, and title services). These services shall, to the greatest extent possible, use technology to avoid meeting in person, including virtual meetings, teleconference, and remote work (i.e., work from home).
22. Manufacture, distribution, and supply chain for critical products and industries. Manufacturing companies, distributors, and supply chain companies producing and supplying essential products and services in and for industries such as pharmaceutical, technology, biotechnology, healthcare, chemicals and sanitation, waste pickup and disposal, agriculture, food and beverage, transportation, energy, steel and steel products, petroleum and fuel, mining, construction, national defense, communications, and products used by other Essential Governmental Functions and Essential Businesses and Operations.
23. Critical labor union functions. Essential activities include the administration of health and welfare funds and personnel checking on the well-being and safety of members providing services in Essential Business and Operations, provided the checks are done by telephone or remotely where possible.
24. Hotels and motels. Hotels and motels, except that such establishments shall:
    1. Comply with requirements of (b), (d), and (e)
    2. Close swimming pools, hot tubs, and exercise facilities
    3. Prohibit guests from congregating in lobbies or other common areas, including providing adequate space to adhere to Social Distancing Requirements while queuing for front desk services.
25. Higher educational institutions. Higher educational institutions, for purposes of facilitating distance learning, performing critical research, or performing essential functions as determined by the institution.
26. WEDC designated businesses. In the exceptional circumstance that a business is not listed in this Order as an Essential Business or Operations but believes that it should be included in that designation, the business should consult the information page on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) web site, here: wedc.org/essentialbusiness. If a business still believes that it does not fall within the meaning of Essential Businesses and Operations, it may apply to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) using the provided form requesting designation as such.

Minimum Basic Operations. For the purposes of this Order, Minimum Basic Operations include the following, provided that employees comply with Social Distancing Requirements, to the extent possible, while carrying out such operations:

1. The minimum necessary activities to maintain the value of the business's inventory, preserve the condition of the business's physical plant and equipment, ensure security, process payroll and employee benefits, or for related functions, including where these functions are outsourced to other entities.
2. The minimum necessary activities to facilitate employees of the business being able to continue to work remotely from their residences.