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Ex. DUT-ME-00922 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)MaineStateJan. 5, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-009K.S.A. 65-201, County boards of health; local health officers; review, amendment or revocation of local health officer orders; approval by board of county commissioners; civil action (text from March 25, 2021)65-201. County, city-county and multicounty units; local health officers; appointment, tenure, removal; laws applicable; review, amendment…Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)KansasStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MT-070Board of Health Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2021 (continuing the Board's Oct. 28, 2020 Order and the Health Officer's Nov. 20, 2020 Order)Cascade City-County Board of Health Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, January 6, 2021Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer)Cascade County (Great Falls), MontanaCountyJan. 6, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-007N.Y. Public Health Law § 2100 (communicable diseases; local boards of health and health officers; powers and duties)Communicable diseases; local boards of health and health officers; powers and dutiesNew York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 21, title 1); powers exercised by local boards of health and health officersNew YorkState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. IN-085Bloomington Resolution 20-11 (passed 9-0, July 22, 2020) supporting the Monroe County Health Department Public Health Order of July 17, 2020, the Board of Health Public Health Regulation of July 21, 2020 and Mayor's Executive Order 20-02 of July 20, 2020Monroe County face-covering order (effective July 17, 2020) and regulations on gathering size and service in bars, restaurants and…Common Council of the City of Bloomington (Resolution 20-11), reciting orders of the Monroe County Health Department (July 17, 2020), the Monroe County Board of Health (regulation of July 21, 2020) and Mayor John Hamilton (Executive Order 20-02 of July 20, 2020)City of Bloomington and Monroe County, IndianaCityJuly 22, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-018Resolution of the Fulton County Board of Health to Declare and Ratify Public Declarations of a Local Public Health Emergency in Fulton County Due to the Threat and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and to Order the Modification of Certain Business Activities Countywide to Minimize Direct Human ContactBoard of Health resolution: public health emergency; dine-in restaurants closed countywide; gatherings and direct-contact businesses limited…Fulton County Board of HealthFulton County, GeorgiaCountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NV-002Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 439 (Administration of Public Health), NRS 439.010 to 439.990NRS Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health (chapter page as published by the Nevada Legislature)Nevada Legislature; State Board of Health; county, district and city boards of healthNevadaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-080Emergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health directing all individuals to stay at their place of residence, directing all businesses to cease non-essential operations at physical locations, prohibiting all non-essential gatherings and ordering cessation of all non-essential travelEmergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health, Effective March 23, 2020 at 5:00 PMProvincetown Select Board and Board of HealthTown of Provincetown (Barnstable County), MassachusettsCityMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. ID-066Board action declining a district-wide order; Ada and Valley County orders remain in effectCentral District Health Board votes to not adopt a district-wide public health order - Public Health Orders for Ada and Valley Counties and…Central District Board of HealthAda, Boise, Elmore and Valley Counties, Idaho (Central District Health)CountyDec. 15, 20202020 Q4OtherPrimary source read
Ex. ID-065Board action lifting the Ada County public health order and the Valley County mask orderCentral District Board of Health lifts public health order for Ada County, mask order for Valley CountyCentral District Board of HealthAda and Valley Counties, Idaho (Central District Health)CountyFeb. 19, 20212021 Q1OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-004Revised Board of Health Rule Governing Face Coverings (Board draft, docx)Revised Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in All Public PlacesBoard of County Commissioners as board of health (Manager's Report 21-7082)Mecklenburg County including all cities and townsCountyAug. 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-001Miss. Code Ann. § 41-3-15(4)(a)-(c), (4)(f), (12)State Department of Health; State Board of Health; powers and duties (sanitary and quarantine measures; conditions of employment; food…Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 41, ch. 3); State Board of Health and State Department of Health as the duty-holdersMississippiStateMar. 25, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. ID-058Public Health Order No. 2020-01 (mandatory face coverings)A Public Health Order of the Board of Health of South Central Public Health District Establishing Standards for Face Coverings for…Board of Health of South Central Public Health District (Linda F. Montgomery, Chair)South Central Public Health District (Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka and Twin Falls Counties), IdahoCountyNov. 12, 20202020 Q4Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-052Health Officer's Order No. 20-059: Order of the Health Officer on Events during Declaration of Public Health EmergencyHealth Officer's Order No. 20-059Christopher Spitters, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Snohomish Health DistrictSnohomish County, Washington (Snohomish Health District)CountyMar. 11, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-029State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency, Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12 Schools (Order of Public Health Emergency Ten)Statewide requirement that all individuals aged two and older wear masks when indoors at public and private K-12 schoolsM. Norman Oliver, M.D., M.A., State Health CommissionerVirginia State Health Commissioner (acting for the State Board of Health); State level; addressed to all public and private K-12 schoolsStateAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-008N.Y. Public Health Law § 1303 (nuisances; local boards of health; general powers and duties)Nuisances; local boards of health; general powers and dutiesNew York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 13, title 1); powers exercised by local boards of health and health officersNew YorkState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-001Mecklenburg County Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in All Public Places (as proposed and adopted Aug. 18, 2021)Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in All Public PlacesMecklenburg County Board of Commissioners sitting as a Consolidated Human Services Agency exercising the powers of a local board of health (G.S. 153A-77)Mecklenburg County, 'including, but not limited to all Cities and Towns, whether incorporated or unincorporated'CountyAug. 18, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-04-056Governor's release and letter of Aug. 17, 2021 urging expedited Board of Health rulemakingGovernor Polis Urges State Board of Health to Engage in Expedited Rulemaking to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for All Personnel Working Directly…Governor Jared Polis (letter to the State Board of Health)ColoradoStateAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-023Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-975Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County (indoor face coverings upon substantial transmission)County Council sitting as the Board of Health (lead sponsor: Council President at the request of the County Executive)Montgomery County, MarylandCountyAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-063Board of Public Health Order No. 002-20 as amended Feb. 25, 2021 (annotated copy)Order 002-20 with the Board of Public Health's Feb. 25, 2021 removal of the curfews and closing times in § II.4 and § II.5Board of County Commissioners of Johnson County, sitting as the County Board of HealthJohnson County, KansasCountyFeb. 25, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-051Health Officer's Order No. 20-056: Declaration of Public Health Emergency and Suspension of Formal Bidding RequirementsHealth Officer's Order No. 20-056Christopher Spitters, MD, MPH, Interim Health Officer, Snohomish Health DistrictSnohomish County, Washington (Snohomish Health District)CountyMar. 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-043Knox County Health Department Regulation 2021-1COVID-19 Face Covering Regulation (Health Department regulation replacing Board of Health Regulation 2020-1)Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Health Officer and Knox County Health DirectorKnox County, TennesseeCountyApr. 12, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NE-088COVID-19 Directive Health Measures of April 3, 2020East Central District Health Department COVID-19 Directive Health MeasuresEast Central District Health Department (Board of Health and Health Director)East Central District Health Department (Boone, Colfax, Nance and Platte Counties; Columbus)CountyApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Gathering capHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-004Board of Health Resolution No. 20-08Resolution No. 20-08 (Declaration of Public Health Emergency, COVID-19)Board of Health of the City of Columbus (Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH, Secretary; Mary Ellen Wewers, PhD, MPH, RN, President Pro Tempore)City of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCityMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-005Board of Health Resolution No. 20-09Resolution No. 20-09 (Public Health Emergency: Delegation of Authority to the Health Commissioner)Board of Health of the City of ColumbusCity of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCityMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read