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TexasTowelie

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Sun Dec 27, 2020, 10:08 AM Dec 2020

Fines dismissed over President Trump's Northern Nevada rally

MINDEN — The Nevada agency that oversees businesses compliance with state coronavirus directives has dismissed fines it imposed after President Donald Trump held a September political rally at the Minden-Tahoe Airport in Douglas County.

The Douglas County District Attorney, representing the county and the airport management contractor, reached agreement with Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration monitors to dismiss the fines, arguing they amounted to selective enforcement and violated the First Amendment, the Gardnerville Record-Courier reported.

After the rallies, health officials said they anticipated the gatherings with mostly maskless people would lead to an uptick in coronavirus cases.

In October, OSHA monitors slapped Douglas County and ABS Aviation with $2,950 and $2,603 fines, saying allowing an event in violation of Gov. Steve Sisolak's prevention measures violated the agreement the county signed to receive coronavirus relief funds.

Read more: https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/dec/18/fines-dismissed-over-president-trumps-northern-nev/

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