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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-OR-011	Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Workplace Advisory Memo (6.27b): Business/Employer Enforcement of the Oregon Health Authority 'Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance' (issued June 27, 2020; revised June 30, 2020)Business/Employer Enforcement of the Oregon Health Authority 'Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance'	Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Department of Consumer and Business Services	OregonState	June 27, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-024	Face Covering Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settings) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-016)Face Covering Directive, secs. 2, 4 and 5 (business duty; exceptions; enforcement)	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-019	MDH, 'Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81' (web page, first captured July 23, 2020; updated through 2021)Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81	Minnesota Department of Health	MinnesotaState	July 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-WV-027	Executive Order 77-20 (Face Covering Order), paras. 1 and 2 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-051; predecessor EO 50-20, Ex. WV-041; not re-saved)Face coverings in every confined indoor public space regardless of distancing; businesses 'shall require compliance..., shall post adequate…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-010	Division of Small Business, COVID-19 posters for businesses (required signage pack: face covering, social distancing, hand hygiene)DSB COVID-19 Posters (business signage required by the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Responsibilities of all Businesses)	Delaware Division of Small Business	DelawareState	May 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MS-011	MSDH web page, 'COVID-19 Guidance and Prevention for Individuals and the Community' (msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,21866,420.html), as captured July 1, 2020MSDH prevention guidance for individuals, businesses and the community (July 1, 2020 state): stay home if sick; masks 'should' be worn away…	Mississippi State Department of Health	MississippiState	July 1, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-029	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-050; cross-reference, not re-saved)DPH face-covering order for health care facilities and board-licensed practice locations, congregate care, shelters, houses of correction…	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor	MassachusettsState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KY-018	902 KAR 2:210E (new emergency administrative regulation)Covering the face in response to declared national or state public health emergency	Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health, Division of Epidemiology (Secretary Eric C. Friedlander; Governor Andy Beshear)	KentuckyState	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-016	FAQ on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency 5 (face coverings)Frequently Asked Questions on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency Five	Office of the Governor and Virginia Department of Health	VirginiaState	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-015	Phase 1: June 1 - June 14, 2020 (State reopening page restating the Phase 1 Reopen Plan guidance for businesses, the May 1, 2020 face-covering duties of businesses, and the employer exposure-control plan guidance)Phase 1: June 1 - June 14, 2020 - Delaware's Coronavirus Official Website	State of Delaware (coronavirus.delaware.gov, the State's official COVID-19 site; Division of Small Business and Division of Public Health guidance)	DelawareState	June 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-004	Emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 adding Section 690.50, Pandemic or Epidemic Respiratory Disease - Emergency ProvisionsFace-covering and gathering requirements binding every business, service, facility and organization open to the public or to employees, with…	Illinois Department of Public Health	IllinoisState	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-018	Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66)In the Matter of the Full-On Premises Sales License Held By Central Pastime, LLC, dba Central Pastime, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and…	Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.)	OregonCourt	Aug. 6, 2025	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-025	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and limiting group size, bar and restaurant capacity and hours, and requiring face coverings statewide (cross-reference to Ex. MT-018)November 17, 2020 Directive, Parts I-III and Enforcement	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-029	Statewide Public Health Order #4 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-040)Statewide Public Health Order Requiring Face Coverings in Certain Places, With Exceptions	Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist	WyomingState	Dec. 7, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-HI-014	State Roadmap to Recovery and Resilience: Guidance for Reopening Food Services Sector (Restaurants, Markets, and Food Manufacturing), Ver. 1.0State Roadmap to Recovery and Resilience, Guidance for Reopening Food Services Sector, May 21, 2020, Ver. 1.0	Department of Health, Environmental Health Administration (Sanitation Branch)	HawaiiState	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-024	COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not Possible	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-018	Tigges v. Northam, Memorandum Order denying the motion for a preliminary injunction (Dk. No. 19), Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-410Tigges v. Northam, 473 F. Supp. 3d 559 (E.D. Va. 2020)	John A. Gibney, Jr., United States District Judge	Virginia (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division)Court	July 21, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-028	Laramie County Health Officer Public Health Order #10-2020 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-035)Order Requiring All Adults Within Laramie County, Wyoming, Including the City of Cheyenne, to Wear Face Coverings in Certain Places	Laramie County Health Officer Stanley E. Hartman, M.D., with the written authorization of State Health Officer Alexia Harrist	Laramie County, Wyoming (including the City of Cheyenne)County	Oct. 30, 2020	2020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-025	COVID-19 Order No. 55 (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-035; cross-reference, not re-saved)Revised Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-031	Emergency Ordinance No. 42309, Prevention of COVID-19 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-072; not re-saved)Duty of every entity maintaining premises open to the public to require face coverings	Omaha City Council (emergency ordinance), approved by Mayor Jean Stothert	City of Omaha, NebraskaCity	Aug. 11, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-TN-015	Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-14Constitutionality of Governmental Mandate to Wear Face Coverings	Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee	TennesseeState	July 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-016	Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1608 (SB 65 sec. 8)Limitation on requirements	Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021	MontanaState	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-019	Emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 (Section 690.50), 45 Ill. Reg. 987, effective January 4, 2021, as summarized in The Flinn Report, Vol. 45, Issue 3 (Jan. 15, 2021), with JCAR's vote of January 12, 2021Re-adoption of the business face-covering and gathering rule for 2021, 'nearly identical' to 44 Ill. Reg. 13807; JCAR motion to object and…	Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), Illinois General Assembly (The Flinn Report), describing the Illinois Department of Public Health's emergency rule	IllinoisState	Jan. 4, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-IL-020	The Flinn Report, Vol. 44, Issue 34 (Aug. 21, 2020), summarizing the IDPH emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 at 44 Ill. Reg. 13807, effective August 7, 2020Official JCAR record fixing the Illinois Register citation and effective date of the business face-covering and gathering rule and…	Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), Illinois General Assembly (The Flinn Report)	IllinoisState	Aug. 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-019	MOSH Fact Sheet (April 2020)COVID-19 Facemasks vs. Respirators: Understanding the Difference	Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Workplace Advisory Memo (6.27b): Business/Employer Enforcement of the Oregon Health Authority 'Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance' (issued June 27, 2020; revised June 30, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OR-011)
Governor Steve Bullock, Face Covering Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settings) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-016) (July 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-024)
Minnesota Department of Health, MDH, 'Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81' (web page, first captured July 23, 2020; updated through 2021) (Ex. DUT-MN-019)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 77-20 (Face Covering Order), paras. 1 and 2 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-051; predecessor EO 50-20, Ex. WV-041; not re-saved) (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-027)
Delaware Division of Small Business, Division of Small Business, COVID-19 posters for businesses (required signage pack: face covering, social distancing, hand hygiene) (May 31, 2020) (Ex. DUT-DE-010)
Mississippi State Department of Health, MSDH web page, 'COVID-19 Guidance and Prevention for Individuals and the Community' (msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,21866,420.html), as captured July 1, 2020 (Ex. DUT-MS-011)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-050; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-029)
Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health, Division of Epidemiology (Secretary Eric C. Friedlander; Governor Andy Beshear), 902 KAR 2:210E (new emergency administrative regulation) (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-KY-018)
Office of the Governor and Virginia Department of Health, FAQ on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency 5 (face coverings) (May 29, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-016)
State of Delaware (coronavirus.delaware.gov, the State's official COVID-19 site; Division of Small Business and Division of Public Health guidance), Phase 1: June 1 - June 14, 2020 (State reopening page restating the Phase 1 Reopen Plan guidance for businesses, the May 1, 2020 face-covering duties of businesses, and the employer exposure-control plan guidance) (June 1, 2020) (Ex. DUT-DE-015)
Illinois Department of Public Health, Emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 adding Section 690.50, Pandemic or Epidemic Respiratory Disease - Emergency Provisions (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IL-004)
Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.), Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66) (Ex. DUT-OR-018)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and limiting group size, bar and restaurant capacity and hours, and requiring face coverings statewide (cross-reference to Ex. MT-018) (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-025)
Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist, Statewide Public Health Order #4 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-040) (Dec. 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WY-029)
Department of Health, Environmental Health Administration (Sanitation Branch), State Roadmap to Recovery and Resilience: Guidance for Reopening Food Services Sector (Restaurants, Markets, and Food Manufacturing), Ver. 1.0 (May 21, 2020) (Ex. DUT-HI-014)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-024)
John A. Gibney, Jr., United States District Judge, Tigges v. Northam, Memorandum Order denying the motion for a preliminary injunction (Dk. No. 19), Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-410 (July 21, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-018)
Laramie County Health Officer Stanley E. Hartman, M.D., with the written authorization of State Health Officer Alexia Harrist, Laramie County Health Officer Public Health Order #10-2020 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-035) (Oct. 30, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WY-028)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 55 (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-035; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-025)
Omaha City Council (emergency ordinance), approved by Mayor Jean Stothert, Emergency Ordinance No. 42309, Prevention of COVID-19 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-072; not re-saved) (Aug. 11, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NE-031)
Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee, Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-14 (July 16, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TN-015)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1608 (SB 65 sec. 8) (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-016)
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), Illinois General Assembly (The Flinn Report), describing the Illinois Department of Public Health's emergency rule, Emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 (Section 690.50), 45 Ill. Reg. 987, effective January 4, 2021, as summarized in The Flinn Report, Vol. 45, Issue 3 (Jan. 15, 2021), with JCAR's vote of January 12, 2021 (Jan. 4, 2021) (Ex. DUT-IL-019)
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), Illinois General Assembly (The Flinn Report), The Flinn Report, Vol. 44, Issue 34 (Aug. 21, 2020), summarizing the IDPH emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 at 44 Ill. Reg. 13807, effective August 7, 2020 (Ex. DUT-IL-020)
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor, MOSH Fact Sheet (April 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-019)

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