Dr. Travis Riddell put the order in place on Thursday afternoon and it will expire after Sept. 4 unless the Teton County Board of Commissioners or the Jackson Town Council, or both, decide to extend it.
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Teton County has extended its mask order requiring people to wear face coverings while in public places until May 17, two months after Gov. Mark Gordon discontinued the statewide mandate.
The Fremont County Sheriff has followed in many of his county colleagues’ steps, letting his community know the recently-implemented statewide mask mandate isn’t enforceable, at least by criminal standards.
A violation of any “lawful rule or regulation” issued by the department is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, a 1-year jail term or both.
Orders requiring the use of face masks in public settings and restricting gatherings of people to 10 people or fewer were adopted only when it became clear the spread of the coronavirus was not slowing in Wyoming, the state’s public health officer said Monday.
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Monday issued a statewide mask order and limited gatherings to no more than 10 people.
