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Southeast Utah Restricting Overnight & Short-Term Lodging
The Southeast Utah Health Department issued a Public Health Order on Tuesday placing strict limitations on overnight lodging establishments to only accept new reservations for rooms for "essential visitors."
According to the website City of Moab Utah, the Public Health Order states:
"Overnight Lodging. Effective at 10 pm (MST) on March 17, 2020, all overnight and short-term lodging facilities (including but not limited to hotels, motels, condos, townhomes, guest homes, RV parks, and all camping on public or private lands) within Carbon, Emery, and Grand Counties may only check-in, rent, or lease to Essential Visitors and Primary Residents. Essential Visitors and Primary Residents may utilize public lands for primitive camping purposes. No camp shall be located within 200 yards of another camp and no camp shall consist of more than IO people. An Essential Visitor is any individual renting lodging or camping for an amount of time less than 30 days for the purposes of work within Carbon, Emery, and Grand Counties, or for an employer within the boundaries of Carbon, Emery, and Grand Counties, and their spouse and dependents. Primary Residents are any individuals renting lodging for periods of 30 days or greater or whose primary address is within one of the counties."
As stated above, an "essential visitor" is described as "any individual renting lodging or camping for an amount of time less than 30 days for the purposes of work within Carbon, Emery, and Grand Counties, or for an employer within the boundaries of Carbon, Emery, and Grand Counties, and their spouse and dependents."
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The announcement was accompanied by the following warning:
ATTENTION: The following order will be strictly enforced. Violation of the order is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail, and fines of up to $1,950. Violations also could result in the revocation of overnight accommodation licensure.
According to the National Park Service official webpage, Devils Garden Campground at Arches National Park will not accept any new arrivals in March. Campers already in the park will be allowed to complete their current reservation.
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