Since Gov. Tom Wolf ordered “non-life-sustaining” businesses to close last week, the administration has received thousands of requests for exemptions for various types of businesses, some of which it has granted.
Here’s an updated list, as of 10 a.m. Monday, March 23, of which types of businesses must close, and which may remain open. State police said they would begin enforcing the order at 8 a.m. today.
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Because the adminstration was still reviewing requests for exemptions, this list could change again. We’ll update it as new information becomes available.
Here are the businesses that are considered life-sustaining, and are permitted to remain open under the governor’s order. Below it is the list of businesses ordered to close:
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING
Timber tract operations
Forest nurseries and local gathering of forest products
Logging
Support activities for forestry
Coal mining
Metal ore mining
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying
Activities for Mining
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING AND HUNTING:
Oilseed and grain farming
Vegetable and melon farming
Fruit and tree nut farming
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production
Cattle ranching and farming
Hog and pig farming
Poultry and egg production
Sheep and goat farming
Animal aquaculture
Other animal production
Fishing
Hunting and trapping
Support activities for crop production
Support activities for animal production
Oil and gas extraction
MANUFACTURING
Sawmills and wood preservation
Printing and related support activities
Glass and glass product manufacturing
Lime and gypsum product manufacturing
Animal food manufacturing
Grain and oilseed milling
Sugar and confectionary product manufacturing
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing
Dairy product manufacturing
Animal slaughtering and processing
Seafood product preparation and packaging
Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing
Other food manufacturing
Beverage manufacturing
Pulp, paper and paperboard mills
Converted paper product manufacturing
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
Basic chemical manufacturing
Resin, synthetic rubber and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturing
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical manufacturing
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing
Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing
Plastics product manufacturing
Rubber product manufacturing
Cement and concrete product manufacturing
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing
Steel product manufacturing from purchased steel
Alumina and aluminum production and processing
Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning and commercial refrigeration manufacturing
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing
Semiconductor and other electrical component manufacturing
Navigational measuring, electromedical and control instruments manufacturing
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION & UTILITIES
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers
Electrical and electric goods merchant wholesalers
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
Machinery, equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
Drugs and druggists’ sundries merchant wholesalers
Grocery and related product wholesalers
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers
Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers
Beer, wine and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores
Building material and supplies dealers
Specialty food stores
Grocery stores
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers
Other general merchandise stores
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses
Scheduled air transportation
Nonscheduled air transportation
Rail transportation
Deep sea, coastal and Great Lakes water transportation
Inland water transportation
General freight trucking
Specialized freight trucking
Urban transit systems
Interurban and rural bus transportation
Taxi and limousine service
School and employee bus transportation
Other transit and ground passenger transportation
Pipeline transportation of crude oil
Pipeline transportation of natural gas
Other pipeline transportation
Support activities for air transportation
Support activities for rail transportation
Support activities for water transportation
Support activities for road transportation
Freight transportation arrangement
Other support activities for transportation
Postal service
Couriers
Local messengers and local delivery
Warehousing and storage
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
Natural gas distribution
Water, sewage and other systems
INFORMATION
Newspaper, periodical, book and directory publishers
Radio and television broadcasting
Cable and other subscription programming
Wired telecommunications carriers
Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)
Satellite telecommunications
Cable and other program distribution
Other telecommunications
Data processing, hosting and related services
Other information services
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Insurance carriers
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds
Agencies, brokerage, and other insurance related activities
Monetary authorities- Central Bank
Depository credit intermediation (This category includes consumer banks and credit unions using drive-through, ATM, and limited lobby services.)
Nondepository credit intermediation
Activities related to credit intermediation
Automotive equipment rental and leasing
Consumer goods rental
General rental centers
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing
PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES
Scientific Research and Development Services
Facilities support services
Investigation and security services
Services to building and dwellings (This category includes janitorial, pest control, and landscaping services.)
Waste collection
Waste treatment and disposal
Remediation and other waste management services
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES
Offices of physicians
Offices of dentists
Offices of other health practitioners
Outpatient care centers
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
Home health care services
Other ambulatory health care services
General medical and surgical hospitals
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals
Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals
Nursing care facilities
Residential mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse facilities
Community care facilities for the elderly
Other residential care facilities
Individual and family services
Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services
Vocational rehabilitation services
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY
Traveler accommodation
RV (Recreational vehicle) parks and recreational camps – residential only
Full-service restaurants – takeout only
Limited-service eating places – takeout only
OTHER SERVICES (EXCEPT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)
Dry-cleaning and laundry services
Automotive repair and maintenance
Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance
Personal and household goods repair and maintenance (including motorcycle and bicycle repair – but sales not permitted).
Death care services
Religious organizations
Grantmaking and giving services
Social advocacy organizations
Civic and social organizations
The following is a list of businesses that the governor ordered to close
CONSTRUCTION
Residential building construction (Except emergency repairs)
Nonresidential building construction (emergency repairs and construction of health care facilities permitted
Utility subsystem construction (Emergency repairs permitted)
Land subdivision
Highway, street and bridge construction (Emergency repairs permitted)
Other heavy and civil engineering construction (Emergency repairs permitted)
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors (Emergency repairs permitted)
Building equipment contractors (Emergency repairs permitted)
Building finishing contractors
Other specialty trade contractors (Emergency repairs permitted)
MANUFACTURING
Tobacco manufacturing
Fiber, yarn and thread mills
Fabric mills
Textile and fabric finishing and fabric coating mills
Textile furnishing mills
Other textile product mills
Apparel knitting mills
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing
Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing
Leather and hide tanning and finishing
Footwear manufacturing
Other leather and allied product manufacturing
Veneer, plywood and engineered wood product manufacturing
Other wood product manufacturing
Paint, coating and adhesive manufacturing
Clay product and refractory manufacturing
Other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing
Foundries
Foring and stamping
Cutlery and handtool manufacturing
Hardware manufacturing
Spring and wire product manufacturing
Machine shops, turned product, and screw, nut and bolt manufacturing
Coating, engraving, heat turning, and allied activities
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing
Industrial machinery manufacturing
Metalworking machinery manufacturing
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing
Communications equipment manufacturing
Audio and video equipment manufacturing
Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media
Electric lighting equipment manufacturing
Household appliance manufacturing
Electrical equipment manufacturing
Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing
Motor vehicle manufacturing
Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (Except defense industrial base manufacturing under CISA advisory is permitted)
Railroad rolling stock manufacturing
Ship and boat building
Other transportation equipment manufacturing
Household and institutional furniture and kitchen cabinet manufacturing
Office furniture (including fixtures) manufacturing
Office furniture related product manufacturing
Other miscellaneous manufacturing (Except defense industrial base manufacturing under CISA advisory is permitted)
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION & UTILITIES
Beer, wine and liquor stores (except beer distributors)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers
Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers
Wholesale electronic markets and agents & brokers
Automobile dealers
Other motor vehicle dealers
Furniture stores
Home furnishings stores
Electronics and appliance stores
Lawn & garden equipment and supplies stores
Health and personal care storesClothing stores (Except uniforms and accessories/supplies for public safety and health care professionals
Shoe stores
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores
Sporting goods, hobby and musical instrument stores
Book, periodical and music stores
Department stores
Florists
Office supplies, stationery and gift stores
Used merchandise stores
Other miscellaneous store retailers (Except pet supplies stores permitted)
Vending machine operators
Direct selling establishments
Charter bus industry
Scenic and sightseeing transportation, land
Scenic and sightseeing transportation, water
Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other
INFORMATION
Software publishers
Motion picture and video industries
Sound recording industries
Telecommunications resellers
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Securities and commodity contracts intermediate and brokerage (Except for financial services under CISA advisory is permitted)
Securities and commodity exchanges (Except for financial services under CISA advisory is permitted)
Other financial instrument activities (Except for financial services under CISA advisory is permitted)
Other investment pools and funds
Lessors of real estate
Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Activities related to real estate
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services
Legal services (Except as required to allow attorneys to participate in court functions deemed essential by a president judge per the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s order of March 18, 2020, or similar federal court directive, and lawyers may access their offices to effectuate such functions and directives.)
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (Except veterinary services and translation/interpreter services.)
Architectural, engineering and related services
Specialized design services
Computer systems design and related services
Management, scientific and technical consulting services
Advertising and related services
Management of companies and enterprises
Office administrative services
Employment services
Business support services
Travel arrangement and reservation services
Other support services
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES
Elementary and secondary schools (Except for essential employees)
Junior colleges
Colleges, universities and professional schools (Except for staff to support residence halls where students must remain)
Business schools and computer and management training
Technical and trade schools
Other schools and instruction
Education support services
Child day care Services (Except where permitted by waiver)
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY
Performing Arts Companies
Spectator sports
Promoters of performing arts, sports and similar events
Agents and managers for artists, athletes, entertainers and other public figures
Independent artists, writers and performers
Museums, historical sites and similar institutions
Amusement parks and arcades
Gambling industries
Other amusement and recreation industries
Special food services
Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)
OTHER SERVICES (EXCEPT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)
Personal care services (includes barber shops, nail salons beauty salons, gyms including yoga, barre and spin facilities)
Other personal services
Business, professional, labor, political and similar organizations
Jan Murphy may be reached at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter at @JanMurphy.
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