westhope wrote:Executive Order 20-33 section 6.o.ii
ii. Workers supporting licensed businesses that sell or service firearms,
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 624.7192. Gun ranges
and clubs must remain closed pursuant to Executive Orders 20-04, 20-
18, and this Executive Order.
This executive order is worded slightly different than the previous orders concerning gun ranges.
Neither previous orders specifically mention gun clubs:
To assume OGC is governed by these orders, one must first infer that a private gun range such as OGC, which is completely fenced, and accessible only by previously acquired membership is a public accommodation.
According to 20 04:
1. Beginning no later than March 17, 2020 at 5:00 pm, and continuing until March 27, 2020 at 5:00 pm, the following places of public accommodation are closed to ingress, egress, use, and occupancy by members of the public: • (Emphasis mine)
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g. Country clubs, golf clubs, boating or yacht clubs, sports or athletic clubs, and dining clubs.
The orders of 20 18 appear irrelevant to the argument, and are brief enough to be copied in full:
1. The closure of bars, restaurants, and other public accommodations set forth in Executive Orders 20-04 and 20-08 is extended until May 1, 2020 at 5:00 pm.
2. The first sentence of paragraph 1 of Executive Order 20-04 is amended by the following additions (indicated by underlined text) and deletions (indicated by strikethroughs):
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Beginning no later than March 17, 2020 at 5:00 pm, and continuing until March 27 May 1, 2020 at 5:00 pm, the following places of public accommodation are closed to ingress, egress, use, and occupancy by members of the public:
3. I further direct and clarify that places of public accommodation, which would otherwise be ordered closed, may stay open if they have been repurposed to exclusively provide services permitted under Paragraph 4 of Executive Order 20-04. For example, a gymnasium that has been repurposed to provide child care services is authorized to provide those essential services, subject to relevant licensing and other requirements, as well as applicable Minnesota Department of Health guidelines.
4. All other provisions of Executive Order 20-04 remain in effect, including the amendment made by Executive Order 20-08.
The previously referenced 20 04 is also brief enough that the relevant text can be included in its entirety:
1. Paragraph 1.e. of Executive Order 20-04 is amended by the following additions (indicated by underlined text) and deletions (indicated by strikethroughs):
Gymnasiums, fitness centers, recreation centers, indoor sports facilities, indoor exercise facilities, exercise studios, and spas tanning establishments, body art establishments, tattoo parlors, piercing parlors, businesses offering massage therapy or similar body work, spas, salons, nail salons, cosmetology salons, esthetician salons, advanced practice esthetician salons, eyelash salons, and barber shops. This includes, but is not limited to, all salons and shops licensed by the Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners and the Minnesota Board of Barber Examiners.
