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Ex. MD-031Order 21-06-15-01 Terminating Various Emergency Orders (June 15, 2021)Terminating Various Emergency OrdersGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateJune 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. VT-044Executive Order No. 06-21COVID-19 Post-Emergency Recovery ActivitiesGovernor Philip B. ScottVermontStateJune 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. VT-079Governor's release, As State of Emergency Ends, Governor Phil Scott Acts to Ensure Continuity in Select Critical ServicesState of Emergency expires at midnight June 15, 2021; EO 06-21 signed; June 14 directive to ACCD SecretaryOffice of Governor Phil Scott (official release)VermontStateJune 15, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MA-053Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021An Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of EmergencyGeneral Court (Legislature); approved by the GovernorMassachusettsStateJune 16, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. RI-043Executive Order 21-68One Hundred and Seventy-First Supplemental Emergency Declaration - Reopening OrderGovernor Daniel J. McKeeRhode IslandStateJune 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-004Ordinance No. 085, Series 2021 (O-256-21)An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 057, Series 2020 regarding the period for temporary use of parking lots, open areas and sidewalks for…Louisville Metro CouncilLouisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCityJune 24, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Alcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-123ILCC, Sales and Delivery of "To Go" Mixed Drinks/Cocktails and Single Servings of Wine (amended June 25, 2021)Sales and Delivery of To Go Mixed Drinks/Cocktails and Single Servings of Wine (amended June 25, 2021)Illinois Liquor Control CommissionIllinois (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorJune 25, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Alcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NY-104Important Guidance on the Expiration of the Executive Orders (as of June 23, 2021)Guidance as of June 23, 2021 on the expiration of the emergency declaration and associated executive ordersNew York State Liquor AuthorityNew YorkSector regulatorJune 23, 20212021 Q2Alcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-005Statute: Fla. Stat. § 252.36 (2020)Emergency management powers of the GovernorFlorida Legislature (codified statute); exercised by the GovernorFloridaStateJuly 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. VT-0762021 Acts and Resolves No. 70An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws (7 V.S.A. § 230: sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises…Vermont General Assembly (H.313), signed by Governor Scott June 8, 2021VermontStateJune 8, 20212021 Q3Alcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. RI-046Executive Order 21-75One Hundred and Seventy-Eighth Supplemental Emergency Declaration - First Amendment to Executive Order 21-68Governor Daniel J. McKeeRhode IslandStateJuly 2, 20212021 Q3Alcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. WA-100LCB COVID-19 Guidance - Alcohol Licensees (temporary allowances for licensees with alcohol privileges, March 2020 - July 31, 2021)COVID-19 Guidance - Alcohol Licensees: Guidance for Licensees with Alcohol PrivilegesWashington State Liquor and Cannabis BoardWashingtonSector regulatorJuly 31, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Alcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. HI-025Executive Order No. 21-05Executive Order No. 21-05 (Statewide Limits for Social Gatherings, Restaurants, Bars, and Social Establishments)Governor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-029City of New Orleans Health Department COVID-19 Reopening Guidelines, August 13, 2021 (vaccination or negative test required for entry to indoor establishments)COVID-19 Reopening Guidelines (effective August 16, 2021): proof of vaccination or negative test for indoor dining, drinking, fitness…New Orleans Health Department under the May 15, 2020 Mayoral Proclamation (and a May 26, 2021 further proclamation, recited)City of New Orleans, LouisianaCityAug. 13, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HNL-033Emergency Order No. 2021-10Emergency Order No. 2021-10 (COVID-19) First Amendment to the Order Implementing Tier 5 of Honolulu's Post COVID-19 Vaccine FrameworkMayor Rick BlangiardiCity and County of HonoluluCountyAug. 23, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HNL-084Mayor's Emergency Rule No. 26Mayor's Emergency Rule #26 (emergency period infractions for face coverings, gathering sizes, restaurants, bars, social establishments and…Mayor Derek S. K. KawakamiKauai CountyCountySept. 3, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HNL-037Proclamation and Emergency Order No. 2021-13Proclamation and Emergency Order No. 2021-13 (COVID-19) Order Implementing the Safe O'ahu Response PlanMayor Rick BlangiardiCity and County of HonoluluCountySept. 17, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HNL-038Emergency Order No. 2021-13, Exhibit B (Designated Businesses and Operations - Required Conditions)Exhibit B to Proclamation and Emergency Order No. 2021-13: Designated Businesses and Operations conditionsMayor Rick BlangiardiCity and County of HonoluluCountySept. 17, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LA-020Responding Together at Work and in the Community, Beyond the Blueprint, High Transmission (Issue Date Sept. 17, 2021; effective 11:59 p.m. Oct. 7, 2021)Responding Together at Work and in the Community: Beyond the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, High Transmission (vaccination verification at…County of Los Angeles Health OfficerLos Angeles County Public Health JurisdictionCountySept. 17, 2021Face-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-069Thirty-First Supplemental Executive Order and ProclamationThirty-First Supplemental Order (lifting the midnight closure and alcohol limits on restaurants and bars)Governor Albert Bryan Jr.U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorialOct. 28, 2021Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. HI-030Executive Order No. 21-08Executive Order No. 21-08 (Statewide Limits for Social Gatherings, Restaurants, Bars, Social Establishments, and Gyms)Governor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateNov. 2, 2021Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-017Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022)Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. d/b/a Tonic Bar, et al. v. Governor Kimberly K. Reynolds and Iowa Department of Public Health - opinion…Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court)IowaCourtFeb. 18, 20222020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. OH-091Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine, 173 Ohio St.3d 59, 2023-Ohio-2577 (decided Aug. 1, 2023)Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWineSupreme Court of OhioOhioCourtAug. 1, 2023Alcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-019North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024)Opinion: the Emergency Management Act 'grants the Governor the ability to impose significant restrictions or prohibitions on otherwise…Supreme Court of North CarolinaNorth CarolinaCourtAug. 22, 2025Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00822 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons')Title 22, Chapter 562: Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and…Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program)MaineStateJan. 5, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read