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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Chuck Podolak <<a href="mailto:cpodolak@az.gov"><span style="color:blue">cpodolak@az.gov</span></a>>
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 30, 2020 2:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mark Killian <<a href="mailto:mkillian@azda.gov"><span style="color:blue">mkillian@azda.gov</span></a>>; Phil Bashaw <<a href="mailto:philbashaw@azfb.org"><span style="color:blue">philbashaw@azfb.org</span></a>>; Bas Aja <<a href="mailto:baja@arizonabeef.org"><span style="color:blue">baja@arizonabeef.org</span></a>>;
Patrick Bray <<a href="mailto:pbray@azfarmranch.org"><span style="color:blue">pbray@azfarmranch.org</span></a>>; Gaither Martin <<a href="mailto:gmartin@arizonabeef.org"><span style="color:blue">gmartin@arizonabeef.org</span></a>>; Kevin Rogers <<a href="mailto:kevin@azcottongrowers.com"><span style="color:blue">kevin@azcottongrowers.com</span></a>>;
Mark Smith <<a href="mailto:msmith@smithfarmsyuma.com"><span style="color:blue">msmith@smithfarmsyuma.com</span></a>>; Wade Noble <<a href="mailto:wade@noblelaw.com"><span style="color:blue">wade@noblelaw.com</span></a>>; Tom Davis <<a href="mailto:tdavis@ycwua.org"><span style="color:blue">tdavis@ycwua.org</span></a>>;
chris agribusinessarizona.org <<a href="mailto:chris@agribusinessarizona.org"><span style="color:blue">chris@agribusinessarizona.org</span></a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> E.O. 2020-18 - Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This afternoon the Governor signed E.O. 2020-18 to enhance physical distancing for COVID-19 transmission mitigation. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Among other things this E.O. directs that "all individuals in the State of Arizona shall limit their time away from their place of residence or property" with some significant exemptions including - essential activities (defined in the
E.O), essential functions and essential businesses (as defined in <a href="https://azgovernor.gov/governor/news/2020/03/list-essential-services">
<span style="color:blue">E.O. 2020-12</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E.O. 2020-12 very clearly defines essential infrastructure to include "food production, distribution, and sale," Essential Businesses to include "food and beverage manufacturing, production, processing, and cultivation, including farming,
livestock, fishing, baking; and other production of agriculture, including cultivation, marketing, production, and distribution of animals and goods for consumption and businesses that provide food, shelter, and other necessities for life for animals," and
"businesses that sell, manufacture, or supply other essential businesses and operations with the support or materials necessary to operate."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This will generate many questions. A few points to consider:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- There is no documentation or proof required to justify that anyone's actions comply with this order<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Outdoor exercise activities are permitted, if appropriate physical distancing measures are practiced<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Essential governmental functions include park personnel that provide admission, maintenance and operation of the park facilities that provide outdoor recreation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Outdoor recreation activities are an essential operations including "any outdoor recreation area, park, site, or trail that provides opportunities for outdoor recreation with social distancing such as walking, hiking and biking"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Food services will continue as they do today - groceries and restaurants serving takeout or deliver shall continue to operate<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Essential governmental activities are to continue <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- There are some provisions to allow basic functions of a non-essential business to continue - inventory preservation, security, payroll, mail pickup, etc...<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Feel free to bring me questions. If they are of a legal nature, I will refer your general council to contact our general council.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chuck<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#888888">Chuck Podolak</span><span style="color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#888888">Natural Resources Policy Advisor</span></i><span style="color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#888888">Office of Governor Doug Ducey</span><span style="color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#888888">1700 W Washington St, Suite 800<br>
Phoenix, AZ 85007<br>
</span><span style="color:#888888">O: 602.542.1782<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#888888">C: 602.769.7566</span><span style="color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#888888">E:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#888888"><a href="mailto:cpodolak@az.gov" target="_blank"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color:blue">cpodolak@az.gov</span></a></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX">Jeffrey C. Silvertooth, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Dean<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director for Extension & Economic Development<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Division of Agriculture, Life, & Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Forbes 301, Bldg. #36<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">520-621-7205<o:p></o:p></p>
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