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BRTA Releases New Mask Requirements
08:03AM / Thursday, February 04, 2021
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — PITTSFIELD, Mass. The Berkshire Regional Planning Authority will enforce new mask regulations per the Center for Disease Control and federal law.

The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority will:
  • board only people who wear masks;
  • instruct people that wearing a mask is a requirement of federal law and that not complying with the requirement is a violation of federal law;
  • monitor for any person who is not wearing a mask and seek compliance from such a person;
  • at the earliest safe opportunity, disembark any person who refuses to comply; and
  • notify people of the requirement to make sure they aware of and comply with the requirement to wear a mask.
People are not required to wear a mask under the following circumstance:
  • while communicating, for brief periods of time, with a person who is hearing impaired when the ability to see the mouth is essential for communication.
 
The following categories of people are exempt from the requirement to wear a mask:
  • A child under the age of 2 years;
  • A person with a disability who cannot wear a mask, or cannot safely wear a mask, for reasons related to the disability.
 
Masks are available to those without a mask from the bus operator or at the ITC.
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