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4 <br />piercing parlors, businesses offering massage therapy or similar body work, <br />spas, salons, nail salons, cosmetology salons, esthetician salons, advanced <br />practice esthetician salons, eyelash salons, and barber shops. This includes, <br />but is not limited to, all salons and shops licensed by the Minnesota Board of <br />Cosmetologist Examiners and the Minnesota Board of Barber Examiners. <br />6. Activities outside of the home. Mindful that we must continue to limit social <br />interactions to protect public health, individuals may leave their homes for activities, <br />subject to the requirements and guidelines set forth below. These requirements may <br />be clarified, as deemed necessary by the Governor, to ensure the health, safety, and <br />security of all Minnesotans. Clarifications will be available for public review at the <br />State’s COVID-19 website (https://mn.gov/covid19/). <br />a. Guidelines. Individuals engaging in activities outside of the home must <br />follow the requirements of this Executive Order and MDH and CDC <br />Guidelines. Individuals engaging in outdoor recreational activities must <br />follow the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) and MDH <br />guidelines on outdoor recreation for facilities and the public (“Outdoor <br />Recreation Guidelines”) available at the Stay Safe Minnesota website <br />(https://staysafe.mn.gov). <br />b. Unnecessary travel strongly discouraged. Consistent with federal guidance <br />and to protect our neighbors, Minnesotans are encouraged to stay close to <br />home and are strongly discouraged from engaging in unnecessary travel. <br />c. Social gatherings. All indoor social gatherings of more than 10 people and all <br />outdoor social gatherings of more than 25 people are prohibited, except as set <br />forth below. Social gatherings are groups of individuals, who are not members <br />of the same household, congregated together for a common or coordinated <br />social, community, or leisure purpose—even if social distancing can be <br />maintained. This prohibition includes planned and spontaneous gatherings as <br />well as public and private gatherings. Prohibited gatherings do not include <br />commercial activity by workers and customers of Critical and Non-Critical <br />Businesses and Places of Public Accommodation. <br />i. Legislative and other governmental meetings. The limits on <br />gatherings in this Executive Order do not apply to legislative and other <br />governmental meetings. Remote meetings are strongly encouraged <br />whenever possible as permitted by state or local authority. <br />ii. The Judicial Branch. The limits on gatherings in this Executive <br />Order do not apply to proceedings held by the Minnesota Judicial <br />Branch. Proceedings held by the Judicial Branch are subject to the <br />policies established by the chief justice and will occur as directed by <br />court order. Individuals may appear as directed by a Minnesota state <br />court, including to serve as a juror, appear as a party, as a witness, or