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Businesses that are allowed to re-open in Iowa on May 15, 2020

South Federal Avenue in Mason City might be a little busier once businesses can re-open.

DES MOINES – The following is a list of the businesses that are allowed to open and under what circumstances, on May 15, 2020:

  • Restaurants
    • Limits customers to 50% capacity
    • Groups of no more than 6 people
    • Tables must be at least 6 feet apart
    • No self-service food or beverages
    • Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
  • Fitness Centers
    • Limits customers to 50% capacity
    • Equipment must be spaced 6 feet apart
    • Group classes must be limited to no more than 10 people
    • Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
  • Malls
    • Limits customers to 50% capacity
    • All common seating, including food courts, need to remain closed
    • Play areas must remain closed
    • Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
  • Other Retail Stores
    • Limits customers to 50% capacity
    • Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
  • Salons & Barber shops
    • Limits customers to 50% capacity
    • Appointment only so people do not congregate in the waiting area
    • All customers must be 6 feet apart
    • Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
  • Medical Spas
    • Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
  • Tanning Facilities
    • Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
  • Massage Therapy Establishments
    • Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
  • Tattoos Establishments
    • Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
  • Campgrounds
    • Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
  • Race Tracks
    • Spectators are not allowed
  • Libraries
    • Limited to 50% capacity
    • Ensure social distancing with customers and employees
  • Drive in Theaters
    • Must ensure all cars are parked 6 feet apart
    • Ensure social distancing with customers and employees
  • Social and Fraternal Clubs
    • Make reasonable efforts to protect the vulnerable population
    • Limited to 50% capacity
    • Limit party size to 6 or less
    • Ensure 6 feet of space between parties
    • No self-service of food or drinks allowed

The following will remain closed until May 28, 2020.

  • Bars
  • Theaters – includes both live and motion pictures
  • Casino and gaming facilities- exceptions for race tracks that conduct pari-mutuel wagering and do not allow spectators
  • Senior citizens and adult daycare facilities
  • Amusements-includes bingo halls, bowling alleys, pool halls, arcades, and amusement parks
  • Museums, aquariums, and zoos
  • Skating Rinks and skate parks – indoor and outdoor roller- and ice-skating rinks.
  • Playgrounds – Indoor and outdoor, includes children play centers. Does not include a private residence or child care facility
  • Swimming Pools- includes spas, swimming pools, wading pools, water slides, wave pools, spray pads, and bathhouses
  • Door-to-Door Sales

Mass Gatherings– All mass gatherings with 10 or more people are still to be prohibited until May 28, 2020, with the following exceptions:

  • Spiritual and religious gatherings. A place of worship must take the proper protocol to ensure social distancing and be consistent with the guidance from the Iowa Department of Public Health
  • A gathering of people inside parked enclosed motor vehicles, so long as not more than 10 people in the motor vehicle

Farmers Markets- Farmers Markets will still be allowed operate with the following regulations:

  • Entertainment and activities prohibited
  • Common seating prohibited
  • Vendor spacing must be six feet apart with empty space
  • Social distancing, hygiene, and public health measures shall be implemented
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