Jackson repeals ‘Stay-at-Home’ Order
A new county-wide Order in effect through April 17, 2020
by Pinedale Online!
March 31, 2020
On Tuesday, March 31st, the Jackson Town Council voted to repeal the emergency ‘Stay-at-Home’ Order they passed four days ago, on Saturday, March 28th. The repeal came after the Teton County Health District Officer issued a broader county-wide Public Health Order on Monday, March 30th that mandates that Teton County residents not gather, publicly or privately, with anyone outside of their immediate household.
Click on this link to read more on the story about the repeal of the stay-at-home order: Town repeals emergency ‘stay-at-home’ order in favor of county order by Nick Sulzer, buckrail.com, March 31, 2020
Click on this link to read Teton County’s March 30, 2020 Public Health Order: New Public Health Order Issued www.tetoncountywy.gov, March 31, 2020
Below is the text of the new Health Order.
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Posted on www.tetoncountywy.gov on March 31, 2020
https://www.tetoncountywy.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1052
New Public Health Order Issued
Teton County
On March 30th, 2020, Travis Riddell, MD, Teton Health District Officer, issued Countywide Public Health Order #20-4 requiring all people within Teton County, Wyoming, including the City of Jackson, Wyoming to limit gatherings to only individuals of the same household. Alexia Harrist, MD, PhD, the Wyoming State Health Officer, authorized and directed the Teton Health District Officer to issue the Countywide Public Health Order #20-4.
Dr. Riddell stated, "I am pleased that we have been able to enact another incremental step to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community. However, the individual decisions each of us make every day collectively remain our single most powerful tool in controlling the virus."
The Wyoming Statutes explicitly grant the power to issue public health orders to medical professionals, rather than elected officials. The Wyoming State Health Officer, a medical doctor, authorizes and directs the Teton District Health Officer, also a medical doctor, to issue public health orders. Teton County and the Town of Jackson have formed the Teton Health District which encompasses Teton County, Wyoming, and includes the City of Jackson. The Teton Health District has a Board of Health, that appoints the District Health Officer.
The Countywide Public Health Order #20-4 is now in effect and will remain valid through April 17, 2020.
Public Health Order #20-4 orders that:
· All Residents of Teton County, Wyoming, including the City of Jackson, Wyoming shall limit gatherings to only individuals who are living in the same household.
There are 6 circumstances in which a person may leave their home:
1. Performing tasks essential to their health and safety, or for the health and safety of their household members or pets, including, be example and without limitation, obtaining medical supplies or medication or visiting a health care professional.
2. Care for a family member or pet in another household.
3. Obtain necessary supplies for self or household members (including, by example and without limitation, groceries, food, liquor, sporting goods, and products necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of a residence).
4. Deliver necessary supplies (including, by example and without limitation, groceries, food, liquor, sporting goods, and products necessary to maintain for safety, sanitation, and essential operation of a residence.
5. Engage in outdoor activity, so long as six (6) feet is maintained between any person not in the same household.
6. Travel to and work at a place of employment, if the work cannot be done remotely from home.
Countywide Order #20-4 also defines physical distancing requirements as:
Maintain at least six (6) feet distance from other individuals, wash hands with soap and water for at least twenty seconds as frequently as possible, or use hand sanitizer, cover coughs or sneezes (into the sleeve or elbow, not hands), and regularly clean high touch surfaces. Do not shake hands.
Penalty/Violation
Any person or legal entity that violates any public health order shall be subject to criminal prosecution under Wyoming Statutes §35-1-105 and/or 35-1-106. Failure or refusal to obey a public health order issued by the State Health Officer and/or the Teton District Health Officer may result in a criminal prosecution of a high misdemeanor ($1000.00 fine or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year or both).
Previous Countywide Public Health Orders
The previous Countywide Public Health Orders issued by the Teton Health District Officer have either expired or been revoked by the issuance of subsequent orders.
Countywide Public Health Order #20-1A (gatherings over 250 persons) and #20-1B (gatherings over 50 people) have been revoked through a subsequent Statewide Order (Statewide Order #2 Forbidding Gatherings over 10 Persons).
Countywide Public Health Order #20-2 (Closure Order) expired on March 31, 2020. Statewide Order #1 on Closures is still in effect.
Countywide Public Health Order #20-3 (Stay at Home Order for those over 65 and High-Risk Medical Conditions) has been revoked through the issuance of Countywide Public Health Order #20-4 (Stay at Home Order for All).
The only valid Countywide Public Health Order presently in effect is Countywide Public Health Order #20-4 (Countywide Stay at Home for All Order) and the 3 Statewide Orders are in full effect.
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