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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-071	Oregon State Fair Council statement, 'The 2020 Oregon State Fair is canceled. No mass gatherings to be allowed during our fair dates.'The 2020 Oregon State Fair is canceled	Oregon State Fair Council, on the Governor's announcement of May 7, 2020 that mass gatherings are prohibited through September	Oregon State Fair Council (public corporation of the State of Oregon)State	May 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-010	Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Cosmetology Salons/Hair Salons (revised May 5, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Cosmetology Salons/Hair Salons	Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation	Texas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, posted and applied by TDLR (cosmetology program)State	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-011	Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Barber Shops (revised May 5, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Barber Shops	Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR	Texas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, posted and applied by TDLR (barber program)State	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-012	Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Nail Salons (revised May 5, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Nail Salons	Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR	Texas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, posted and applied by TDLR (cosmetology program, nail salons)State	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-073	Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Driving Schools (classroom occupancy 25 percent from May 26, 2020; 50 percent; 75 percent from Oct. 13, 2020; six-foot distancing except in-car instruction and DPS road tests)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Driving Schools	Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR	Texas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, applied by TDLR (driver education and safety program)State	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-076	N.C. State Fair statement, 'N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020' (fair dates Oct. 15-25, 2020 cancelled; livestock and horse shows held separately under NCDHHS recommendations), as captured Sept. 3, 2020N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020	N.C. State Fair, NCDA&CS (Commissioner Steve Troxler)	North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, N.C. State Fair (State agency)State	July 29, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-090	ABCC Advisory Regarding the End of COVID-Related RestrictionsAdvisory Regarding the End of COVID-Related Restrictions (issued May 20, 2021)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-102	Closure of 40 State parks, forests and recreation areas (announced Apr. 9, 2020, effective Apr. 10, 2020) and reopening announcement of Apr. 28, 2020 (reopening May 1, 2020 with capacity limits and closed facilities)Wisconsin State parks closure	Wisconsin DNR, at the direction of Governor Tony Evers	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (State agency)State	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-104	Cancellation of the 2020 Great New York State Fair (Aug. 21 - Sept. 7, 2020) ('Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner')Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner: 2020 State Fair Canceled	Governor Andrew Cuomo (announcement of July 6, 2020) and State Fair Director Troy Waffner	New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets; The Great New York State Fair (State agency)State	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-083	ABCC Advisory Regarding Restaurants Commencing Outdoor Table Service of AlcoholAdvisory Regarding Restaurants Commencing Outdoor Table Service of Alcohol (issued June 7, 2020)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	June 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-092	Letter to Club Licensees (March 1, 2021)Guidance binding club licensees: gaming operations in Turquoise counties limited to 75 percent occupancy of the segregated gaming area…	New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department (Superintendent Linda M. Trujillo; Director Andrew Vallejos), after consulting the Gaming Control Board and the Governor's staff	New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department (Alcoholic Beverage Control) with the New Mexico Gaming Control BoardSector regulator	Mar. 1, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-008	Department Offers Guidance as Striped Bass Season Approaches (recreational fishing and boating prohibited; sustenance fishing only; reopening 7 a.m. May 7)Department Offers Guidance as Striped Bass Season Approaches (updated May 7)	Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Fishing and Boating Services	Maryland Department of Natural Resources (State agency)State	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeBusiness closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-084	ABCC Advisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar ServiceAdvisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar Service (issued October 13, 2020)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Oct. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-085	ABCC Advisory Regarding Food Service and Gatherings for Licensees Selling Alcohol for On-Premises ConsumptionAdvisory Regarding Food Service and Gatherings for Licensees Selling Alcohol for On-Premises Consumption (issued August 10, 2020)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Aug. 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-087	ABCC Advisory Regarding the Rollback of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Phase 3, Step 1, of the Reopening PlanAdvisory Regarding the Rollback to Phase 3, Step 1 (effective December 13, 2020)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Dec. 11, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-088	ABCC Advisory Regarding Increasing Retailers' Capacity Limit to Forty PercentAdvisory Regarding Increasing Retailers' Capacity Limit to Forty Percent (issued February 5, 2021; effective February 8, 2021)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Feb. 5, 2021	2021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-089	ABCC Advisory Regarding the Lifting of the 40% Cap on Seating CapacityAdvisory Regarding the Lifting of the 40% Cap on Seating Capacity (issued February 26, 2021; effective March 1, 2021)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Feb. 26, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-026	Press release: Gaming Control Board Suspends Gaming Operations For All CasinosBoard instructs the six casinos still open to conclude all gaming activities and patron entry by 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (the…	Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board	Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-003	News release, 'Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-Use' (conditions of reopening)Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-Use	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (State agency)State	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-004	News release, 'Texas State Parks to Allow Limited Overnight Camping Starting May 18'Texas State Parks to Allow Limited Overnight Camping Starting May 18	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Carter Smith, Executive Director)	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (State agency)State	May 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-015	News release, 'UPDATE: California State Parks Closes Additional Beaches and Parks' (full closures in San Diego County and elsewhere; statewide summary of closures)UPDATE: California State Parks Closes Additional Beaches and Parks: Public Reminded to Practice Safe, Physical Distancing	California State Parks	California Department of Parks and Recreation (State agency)State	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-047	News release, 'State recreation lands to reopen May 5 for local day-use only' (visitor centers, camping and overnight accommodations remain closed; day trips close to home only)State recreation lands to reopen May 5 for local day-use only	WDFW, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, DNR	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, State Parks and DNR (State agencies)State	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-049	News release, 'State public lands managers to reopen campgrounds in 22 counties' (camping reopens June 1 only in Phase 2 counties approved by county officials; cabins, yurts, group campsites and other overnight accommodations remain closed)State public lands managers to reopen campgrounds in 22 counties	Washington State Parks, WDFW, DNR	Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, WDFW and DNR (State agencies)State	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-075	Iowa State Fair announcement and FAQ, 'The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021' (fair dates Aug. 13-23, 2020)The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021 (Fair Updates FAQ)	Iowa State Fair Board	Iowa State Fair Board (State authority, Iowa Code ch. 173)State	June 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-078	Pennsylvania Farm Show website, '2021 PA Farm Show' (Secretary Redding's August 2020 announcement of a virtual 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show; the Jan. 9-16, 2021 in-person show, the nation's largest indoor agricultural exposition, cancelled), as captured Nov. 1, 20202021 PA Farm Show (virtual)	Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (Secretary Russell Redding)	Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (State agency; operator of the Pennsylvania Farm Show)State	Nov. 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source

Oregon State Fair Council, on the Governor's announcement of May 7, 2020 that mass gatherings are prohibited through September, Oregon State Fair Council statement, 'The 2020 Oregon State Fair is canceled. No mass gatherings to be allowed during our fair dates.' (May 7, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-071)
Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Cosmetology Salons/Hair Salons (revised May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-010)
Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Barber Shops (revised May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-011)
Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Nail Salons (revised May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-012)
Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Driving Schools (classroom occupancy 25 percent from May 26, 2020; 50 percent; 75 percent from Oct. 13, 2020; six-foot distancing except in-car instruction and DPS road tests) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-073)
N.C. State Fair, NCDA&CS (Commissioner Steve Troxler), N.C. State Fair statement, 'N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020' (fair dates Oct. 15-25, 2020 cancelled; livestock and horse shows held separately under NCDHHS recommendations), as captured Sept. 3, 2020 (July 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-076)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding the End of COVID-Related Restrictions (May 28, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-090)
Wisconsin DNR, at the direction of Governor Tony Evers, Closure of 40 State parks, forests and recreation areas (announced Apr. 9, 2020, effective Apr. 10, 2020) and reopening announcement of Apr. 28, 2020 (reopening May 1, 2020 with capacity limits and closed facilities) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-102)
Governor Andrew Cuomo (announcement of July 6, 2020) and State Fair Director Troy Waffner, Cancellation of the 2020 Great New York State Fair (Aug. 21 - Sept. 7, 2020) ('Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner') (July 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-104)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding Restaurants Commencing Outdoor Table Service of Alcohol (June 7, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-083)
New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department (Superintendent Linda M. Trujillo; Director Andrew Vallejos), after consulting the Gaming Control Board and the Governor's staff, Letter to Club Licensees (March 1, 2021) (Mar. 1, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-092)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Fishing and Boating Services, Department Offers Guidance as Striped Bass Season Approaches (recreational fishing and boating prohibited; sustenance fishing only; reopening 7 a.m. May 7) (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-008)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding Indoor Table and Bar Service (Oct. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-084)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding Food Service and Gatherings for Licensees Selling Alcohol for On-Premises Consumption (Aug. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-085)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding the Rollback of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Phase 3, Step 1, of the Reopening Plan (Dec. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-087)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding Increasing Retailers' Capacity Limit to Forty Percent (Feb. 5, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-088)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding the Lifting of the 40% Cap on Seating Capacity (Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-089)
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Press release: Gaming Control Board Suspends Gaming Operations For All Casinos (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-026)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, News release, 'Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-Use' (conditions of reopening) (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-003)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Carter Smith, Executive Director), News release, 'Texas State Parks to Allow Limited Overnight Camping Starting May 18' (May 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-004)
California State Parks, News release, 'UPDATE: California State Parks Closes Additional Beaches and Parks' (full closures in San Diego County and elsewhere; statewide summary of closures) (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-015)
WDFW, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, DNR, News release, 'State recreation lands to reopen May 5 for local day-use only' (visitor centers, camping and overnight accommodations remain closed; day trips close to home only) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-047)
Washington State Parks, WDFW, DNR, News release, 'State public lands managers to reopen campgrounds in 22 counties' (camping reopens June 1 only in Phase 2 counties approved by county officials; cabins, yurts, group campsites and other overnight accommodations remain closed) (May 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-049)
Iowa State Fair Board, Iowa State Fair announcement and FAQ, 'The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021' (fair dates Aug. 13-23, 2020) (June 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-075)
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (Secretary Russell Redding), Pennsylvania Farm Show website, '2021 PA Farm Show' (Secretary Redding's August 2020 announcement of a virtual 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show; the Jan. 9-16, 2021 in-person show, the nation's largest indoor agricultural exposition, cancelled), as captured Nov. 1, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-078)

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