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Proclamation Declaring a Health Emergency in Response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus (Executive Order #72 of Governor of State of Wisconsin)

Made 2020-03-12 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Country
United States · Wisconsin
Subjects
General
Keywords
coronavirus disease (COVID-19), public health, hazards, risk assessment/management

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  1. 1 — Proclaim that a public health emergency, as defined in Section 323.02(16) of

    1. Proclaim that a public health emergency, as defined in Section 323.02(16) of the Wisconsin Statutes, exists for the State of Wisconsin.

  2. 2 — Designate the Department of Health Services as the lead agency to respond to

    2. Designate the Department of Health Services as the lead agency to respond to the public health emergency.

  3. 3 — Direct the Department of Health Services to take all necessary and appropriate

    3. Direct the Department of Health Services to take all necessary and appropriate measures to prevent and respond to incidents of COVID-19 in the State.

  4. 4 — Suspend the provisions of any administrative rule, if the Secretary of the

    4. Suspend the provisions of any administrative rule, if the Secretary of the Department of Health Services determines that compliance with that rule would prevent, hinder, or delay necessary actions to respond to the emergency and increase the health threat.

  5. 5 — Authorize the Adjutant General to activate the Wisconsin National Guard as

    5. Authorize the Adjutant General to activate the Wisconsin National Guard as necessary and appropriate to assist in the State's response to the public health emergency.

  6. 6 — Direct all state agencies to assist as appropriate in the State's ongoing response

    6. Direct all state agencies to assist as appropriate in the State's ongoing response to the public health emergency.

  7. 7 — Proclaim that a period of abnormal economic disruption, as defined in Section

    7 . Proclaim that a period of abnormal economic disruption, as defined in Section 100.305 of the Wisconsin Statutes, exists in the State of Wisconsin.

  8. 8 — Direct the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection to

    8. Direct the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection to enforce prohibitions against price gauging during an emergency, as authorized under Section 100.305 of the Wisconsin Statutes and Chapter ATCP 106 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this twelfth day of March in the year of two thous nd twenty. Governor By the Governor: Secretary of State

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