Columbia County announces mask mandate for fair

DAYTON—The use of facemasks for everyone five years of age and above at large events is reasonable and necessary in Columbia County to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

Effective September 10, 2021 through September 12, 2021, all participants and spectators over five years of age must wear a face mask at all times while present at the Columbia County Fair.

People exempt from this directive are people with a medical condition, mental health condition, developmental or cognitive condition, or a disability that prevents wearing a face covering. This includes, but it not limited to, people with a medical condition for whom wearing a face covering could obstruct breathing or who are unconscious, incapacatiated, or otherwise unable to remove a facemask without assistance.