On April 22, 2020, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, Alaska
Department of Health and Social Services Commissioner Adam Crum,
and Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer for the State of Alaska,
issued Health Mandate 16 (effective April 24, 2020)
to balance "the ongoing need to maintain diligent efforts to
slow and disrupt the rate of infection with the corresponding
critical need to resume economic activity in a reasonable and safe
manner." This approach reflects Alaska's first phase in
plans to reopen business activity in the state during the COVID-19
pandemic. The new mandate amends prior orders addressing various
categories of social and business activity.
At the same time, state officials announced that "a
violation of a State of Alaska COVID-19 Mandate may subject a
business or organization to an order to cease operations and/or a
civil fine of up to $1,000 per violation. In addition to the
potential civil fines noted, a person or organization that fails to
follow
