Some business owners appreciate the concept behind the mask mandate but are frustrated that the responsibility falls on the business, potentially putting them in precarious situations.

“While retailers and retail employees appreciate Gov. Whitmer’s efforts to increase the number of residents wearing masks when in enclosed, public spaces, we are frustrated that she did not leave the policing to law enforcement officers,” Bill Hallan, president and CEO of Michigan Retailers Association, said in a statement Friday. “This puts retail employees in potentially dangerous situations when they’re forced to confront unmasked customers.”

The executive order does include some exceptions, which say that children under 5 are not required to wear a mask. People who are eating or drinking, exercising, speaking publically or at religious events and anyone who is prevented by medical reasons are not required to wear a mask under the mandate.