BUTTE, Mont. – April 10, 2020 – Butte-Silver Bow’s health officer would like to remind all non-essential businesses in Silver Bow County that they will need to remain closed through April 24, 2020, pending further notification, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This directive from Gov. Steve Bullock supersedes any closure directives originally set by health departments across the state, including closure orders issued by Karen Sullivan, Butte-Silver Bow’s health officer.
The governor’s latest closure directive includes all restaurants, food courts, cafes, coffeehouses, and other similar establishments offering food or beverage for on-premise consumption; and alcohol beverage service businesses, including bars, taverns, brew pubs, breweries, microbreweries, distilleries, wineries, tasting rooms, special licenses, clubs, and other establishments offering alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption, with the exception of drive-through, delivery and pick-up services.
Also, cigar bars, health clubs, health spas, gyms, dance studios and classes, aquatic centers, pools and hot springs, indoor recreational facilities, movie and performance theaters, nightclubs, concert halls, bowling alleys, bingo halls and music halls, churches, casinos, body art establishments, hair/cosmetic salons, barber shops, and all massage services except those contained within state-licensed physical therapy or chiropractic practices.
If you have any questions regarding how your business is classified, please call the Butte-Silver Bow Health Department call center at 406-497-5008. The call center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.