The Hanover, New Hampshire town select board has voted unanimously to pass a town wide ordinance limiting gatherings to 10 people or less, reports WCAX.
In addition to prohibiting gathers of more than 10, all residents are being asked to log guests that enter their homes, in case contact tracing becomes a necessity.
The report states that fines for those that do not adhere to this ordinance are a possibility, and that anyone wishing to hold a gathering of larger than 10 will need a permit.
According to officials, this applies to all residents of Hanover, not just students at Dartmouth College. Dartmouth students are set to return to campus on September 8th, and will have their own strict set of rules to follow.
On the decision to pass this ordinance Hanover’s Director of Code, Planning, and Zoning explained, “We have 900-plus seniors living in care facilities, we are adjacent to the largest medical center in the state. We are trying to do everything possible to prevent the spread of COVID.”
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