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New Jersey raises limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings

June 11, 2020

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today signed executive orders raising limits on outdoor and indoor gatherings and opening pools effective June 22 and additional outdoor recreational businesses effective immediately, according to a notice from the New Jersey Amusement Association.

Under Executive Order No. 152, effective immediately, indoor gatherings are limited to 25% of the capacity of the room, but regardless of the room's capacity, such limit shall never be less than 10 or more than 50 people.

All attendees at the gathering must wear face coverings, unless for a medical reason or if the individual is under two years old, individuals must remain six feet apart at all times, and physical items may not be shared by multiple attendees of the same gathering unless sanitized before and after uses.

Outdoor gatherings are limited to 100 people, and attendees are required to be six feet apart. Individuals should wear face coverings at all times where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, and individuals who are in vehicles shall not count towards the gathering limit. 

Additionally, available parking at state parks and forests, and at county and municipal parks, may reopen to their full maximum capacity.

Outdoor recreational and entertainment businesses are permitted to reopen immediately, with the exception of amusement parks, water parks and arcades. These recreational and entertainment businesses are required to abide by a number of social distancing protocols that are specified in the order. 

Public and private social clubs are permitted to reopen their outdoor spaces, provided they comply with all applicable terms of the order. Nothing in the order prevents a business from operating an amusement game outdoors, such as a game on a boardwalk, so long as the game does not take place in an amusement park and an employee is present and adheres to all of the requirements, including sanitizing all equipment before and after each use.

Paragraph 2 of Executive Order No. 107, which requires New Jersey residents to remain home with limited exceptions, is formally rescinded.