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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-OR-013	Oregon OSHA Workplace Advisory Memo 8.13.21: Employer Enforcement of Facial Covering Requirements in Relation to Customers, Clients, and Other Guests (Aug. 13, 2021)Employer Enforcement of Facial Covering Requirements in Relation to Customers, Clients, and Other Guests	Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services	OregonState	Aug. 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. WA-080	Proclamation 20-25.15, Washington Ready (Aug. 20, 2021; effective Aug. 23, 2021), paras. 2-3 and 'Customers' and 'Employers' clausesWashington Ready (indoor face-covering prohibition on businesses and all entities; employer duties)	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-011	SS#2 SCS SBs 51 & 42 (2021), Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed, enacting RSMo 537.1000, 537.1005, 537.1010, 537.1015, 537.1020 and 537.1035An Act to amend chapter 537, RSMo, by adding thereto six new sections relating to civil actions	Missouri General Assembly, 101st General Assembly, First Regular Session (Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. 51 & 42); approved by Governor Michael L. Parson July 7, 2021	MissouriState	July 7, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-012	RSMo 537.1005COVID-19 exposure, immunity from liability, when -- assumption of risk, signage -- no third-party liability, exceptions	Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 537), as codified by the Revisor of Statutes	MissouriState	July 7, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AZ-010	Session law (Senate Bill 1377), adding A.R.S. §§ 12-515 and 12-516An Act amending title 12, chapter 5, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 12-515 and 12-516; relating to civil liability…	Arizona Legislature (Fifty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session); approved by Governor Douglas A. Ducey	ArizonaState	Apr. 5, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-019	Ho v. Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, L.L.C., 2021 OK 68, 507 P.3d 673, Case No. 119,752Opinion reversing dismissal of a nurse's wrongful-discharge action: the Governor's COVID-19 emergency orders expressed established Oklahoma…	Supreme Court of Oklahoma (Kauger, J., for the Court)	OklahomaCourt	Dec. 14, 2021	2020 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-017	Riley 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)	IowaCourt	Feb. 18, 2022	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-017	Arbor Management Services, LLC v. Hendrix, No. A22A0068 (Ga. Ct. App. June 22, 2022)Opinion reversing the denial of a motion to dismiss: negligence claims for a senior-living facility's March 2020 infection-control conduct…	Court of Appeals of Georgia (Doyle, P.J., with Reese, J., and Senior Appellate Judge Phipps)	Georgia (Court of Appeals of Georgia, Third Division)Court	June 22, 2022		Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-002	R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-17Additional general powers	Rhode Island General Assembly (codified statute administered by the Director of Health)	Rhode IslandState	June 30, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-011	R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-15Immunity from liability -- Compensation for death or injury of disaster response workers	Rhode Island General Assembly	Rhode IslandState	July 2, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-008	22 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)	MaineState	Jan. 5, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-009	22 M.R.S. sec. 451 (appointment), sec. 453 (local board of health), sec. 454-A (powers and duties: inspection of premises where 'conditions posing a public health threat' exist; orders for 'the suppression and removal of nuisances and conditions suspected of posing or found to pose a public health threat'; enforcement of public health laws), sec. 461 (notice to clean or quit unfit premises; closure), sec. 462 (law enforcement assistance)Title 22, Chapter 153: Local Health Officers (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 153, Local Health Officers; every municipality's local health officer under the supervision of the Commissioner of Health and Human Services)	MaineState	Jan. 5, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-008	740 ILCS 130/2 (duty owed to entrants)Statutory duty of every owner or occupier of premises to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances toward entrants	Illinois General Assembly (Premises Liability Act)	IllinoisState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-007	G.L. c. 111, s. 122Regulations relative to nuisances; examinations	General Court (codified statute; powers of municipal boards of health)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-008	G.L. c. 111, s. 127AState sanitary code; adoption; enforcement; jurisdiction	General Court (codified statute; State Sanitary Code adopted by the Department of Public Health and enforced by boards of health)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-019	105 CMR 590.014(A)Permits: Suspension and Revocation; Summary Suspension of Permit/Emergency Closure without a Prior Hearing	Department of Public Health (State Sanitary Code, Chapter X; enforced by local boards of health)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-002	Mont. Code Ann. 50-1-203Public health inspections	Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 1)	MontanaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-006	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-123Compliance order authorized	Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2)	MontanaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-009	N.D.C.C. 23-09-02, 23-09-09, 23-09-18, 23-09-19, 23-09-21, 23-09-22Department to enforce provisions of chapter; sanitation and safety; failure to comply with chapter - notice; state's attorney to prosecute…	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, Division of Food and Lodging)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-015	SDCL ch. 34-18 (§§ 34-18-2, 34-18-9, 34-18-22, 34-18-27, 34-18-27.1, 34-18-27.3, 34-18-32)Health regulation of lodging and food service establishments: license required; minimum public health and safety rules; summary suspension…	South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Secretary of Health)	South DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-016	Administrative Rules of South Dakota, ch. 44:02:07, Food Service Code (§§ 44:02:07:02, 44:02:07:03, 44:02:07:06, 44:02:07:07, 44:02:07:09 to 44:02:07:12)Food Service Code: person in charge; employee health reporting; employee exclusions and restrictions; removal of exclusions; interpretation…	South Dakota Department of Health (administrative rules promulgated under SDCL 34-1-17 and 34-18-22)	South DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-004	W. Va. Code § 16-2-13Local health officer; powers and duties	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-006	W. Va. Code § 16-1-6Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health; powers and duties	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-011	W. Va. Code § 21-3-1Employers to safeguard life, etc., of employees; reports and investigations of accidents; orders of commissioner	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-001	Wyoming Statutes, Title 35 (Public Health and Safety), complete official LSO publicationTitle 35 - Public Health and Safety	Wyoming Legislature; published by the Wyoming Legislative Service Office (LSO)	WyomingState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read

Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA Workplace Advisory Memo 8.13.21: Employer Enforcement of Facial Covering Requirements in Relation to Customers, Clients, and Other Guests (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OR-013)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-25.15, Washington Ready (Aug. 20, 2021; effective Aug. 23, 2021), paras. 2-3 and 'Customers' and 'Employers' clauses (Ex. WA-080)
Missouri General Assembly, 101st General Assembly, First Regular Session (Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. 51 & 42); approved by Governor Michael L. Parson July 7, 2021, SS#2 SCS SBs 51 & 42 (2021), Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed, enacting RSMo 537.1000, 537.1005, 537.1010, 537.1015, 537.1020 and 537.1035 (July 7, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MO-011)
Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 537), as codified by the Revisor of Statutes, RSMo 537.1005 (July 7, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MO-012)
Arizona Legislature (Fifty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session); approved by Governor Douglas A. Ducey, Session law (Senate Bill 1377), adding A.R.S. §§ 12-515 and 12-516 (standing) (Ex. DUT-AZ-010)
Supreme Court of Oklahoma (Kauger, J., for the Court), Ho v. Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, L.L.C., 2021 OK 68, 507 P.3d 673, Case No. 119,752 (Dec. 14, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OK-019)
Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court), Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022) (Ex. DUT-IA-017)
Court of Appeals of Georgia (Doyle, P.J., with Reese, J., and Senior Appellate Judge Phipps), Arbor Management Services, LLC v. Hendrix, No. A22A0068 (Ga. Ct. App. June 22, 2022) (Ex. DUT-GA-017)
Rhode Island General Assembly (codified statute administered by the Director of Health), R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-17 (standing) (Ex. DUT-RI-002)
Rhode Island General Assembly, R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-15 (standing) (Ex. DUT-RI-011)
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), 22 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') (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-008)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 153, Local Health Officers; every municipality's local health officer under the supervision of the Commissioner of Health and Human Services), 22 M.R.S. sec. 451 (appointment), sec. 453 (local board of health), sec. 454-A (powers and duties: inspection of premises where 'conditions posing a public health threat' exist; orders for 'the suppression and removal of nuisances and conditions suspected of posing or found to pose a public health threat'; enforcement of public health laws), sec. 461 (notice to clean or quit unfit premises; closure), sec. 462 (law enforcement assistance) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-009)
Illinois General Assembly (Premises Liability Act), 740 ILCS 130/2 (duty owed to entrants) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IL-008)
General Court (codified statute; powers of municipal boards of health), G.L. c. 111, s. 122 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-007)
General Court (codified statute; State Sanitary Code adopted by the Department of Public Health and enforced by boards of health), G.L. c. 111, s. 127A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-008)
Department of Public Health (State Sanitary Code, Chapter X; enforced by local boards of health), 105 CMR 590.014(A) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-019)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 1), Mont. Code Ann. 50-1-203 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-002)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-123 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-006)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, Division of Food and Lodging), N.D.C.C. 23-09-02, 23-09-09, 23-09-18, 23-09-19, 23-09-21, 23-09-22 (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-009)
South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Secretary of Health), SDCL ch. 34-18 (§§ 34-18-2, 34-18-9, 34-18-22, 34-18-27, 34-18-27.1, 34-18-27.3, 34-18-32) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SD-015)
South Dakota Department of Health (administrative rules promulgated under SDCL 34-1-17 and 34-18-22), Administrative Rules of South Dakota, ch. 44:02:07, Food Service Code (§§ 44:02:07:02, 44:02:07:03, 44:02:07:06, 44:02:07:07, 44:02:07:09 to 44:02:07:12) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SD-016)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-2-13 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-004)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-1-6 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-006)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 21-3-1 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-011)
Wyoming Legislature; published by the Wyoming Legislative Service Office (LSO), Wyoming Statutes, Title 35 (Public Health and Safety), complete official LSO publication (standing) (Ex. DUT-WY-001)

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