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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-LA-007	La. R.S. 29:766 (declaration of a state of public health emergency; emergency powers of the governor)Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act: declaration of a state of public health emergency by executive order or proclamation, to be…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-002	Wis. Stat. § 252.03 (2019-20), Duties of local health officersDuties of local health officers: investigate and 'promptly take all measures necessary to prevent, suppress and control communicable…	Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; executed by county and municipal local health officers)	WisconsinState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-016	ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report)KATV, 'Little Rock bar linked to cluster of infections didn't follow health rules, state says' (July 6, 2020)	Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock)	ArkansasState	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-PA-008	Agency FAQ (published PDF)Frequently Asked Questions: Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for…	Pennsylvania Department of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-018	Press release and letter, 'AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin County' (Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley v. Rocking R Bar, Gallatin County Cause No. DV-20-1278B)AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin County	Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Department of Justice (press release with the full text of the supervisory letter to Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert)	MontanaState	Jan. 14, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCurfew and hoursStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-025	Directed Health Measure Order 2020-SCHD-012 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-021; not re-saved)Directed Health Measure Order 2020-SCHD-012 (winter re-tightening): mandatory operating conditions	Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public Health Gary Anthone, M.D.	Nebraska (Sarpy and Cass Counties; the same text was issued for every district)State	Nov. 9, 2020	2020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-020	COVID-19: Guidance for Restaurants, Bars, and Other Businesses from the Wyoming Department of Health (October 1, 2020)COVID-19: Guidance for Restaurants, Bars, and Other Businesses from the Wyoming Department of Health	Wyoming Department of Health	WyomingState	Oct. 1, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-030	Lincoln-Lancaster County Directed Health Measures 2020-07 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-079; not re-saved)Directed Health Measures 2020-07: duties of establishment owners and of every entity maintaining premises open to the public	Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Interim Health Director Pat Lopez	Lincoln and Lancaster County, NebraskaCounty	July 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-023	Third Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order #3 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-014)Third Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order: Temporary Closure of Nail Salons, Hair Salons, Barber Shops, Massage…	Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist	WyomingState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-024	Fourth Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order #1 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-016)Fourth Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order Regarding Bars, Restaurants, Theaters, Gymnasiums, Child Care…	Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist	WyomingState	May 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-025	Seventh Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order #1 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-020)Seventh Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order Regarding Bars, Restaurants, Theaters, Gymnasiums, Child Care…	Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist	WyomingState	June 29, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-027	Ninth Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order #1 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-024)Ninth Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order Regarding Bars, Restaurants, Theaters, Gymnasiums, Child Care…	Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist	WyomingState	July 28, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-019	OAG press release, 'AG Racine Announces Urban Athletic Club Must Pay $10K Penalty for Failing to Comply With COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements' (Feb. 4, 2021), announcing the settlement of District of Columbia v. Urban Athletic ClubAG Racine Announces Urban Athletic Club Must Pay $10K Penalty for Failing to Comply With COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements	Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (Attorney General Karl A. Racine)	District of ColumbiaState	Feb. 4, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-011	DPH Enforcement Actions: COVID-19 Enforcement Actions (administrative penalty letters and cease-and-desist notices to businesses, Aug.-Dec. 2020)DPH Enforcement Actions - COVID-19 Enforcement Actions (Delaware Health and Social Services)	Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health (Public Health Authority)	DelawareState	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-009	Order on Motion to Remand and Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief, Bar Indy LLC v. City of Indianapolis, No. 1:20-cv-02482-JMS-DML, Doc. 33 (S.D. Ind. Dec. 22, 2020) (43 pages)Federal decision holding that the Marion County health officer acted within the authority of Ind. Code 16-20-1-24 in closing and restricting…	Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson, U.S. District Court, S.D. Ind.	Indiana (United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, applying Indiana law)Court	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q4	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-003	RSMo 192.300Counties may make additional health rules -- fees, deposit in county treasury, purpose -- individuals unable to pay not to be denied health…	Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 192)	MissouriState	Aug. 28, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-009	Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions (COVID-19), Last Updated June 3, 2020Iowa Attorney General, Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions (COVID-19 public health disaster)	Office of the Attorney General of Iowa (Thomas J. Miller)	IowaState	June 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-017	OAG press release, 'AG Racine Announces Urban Athletic Club Will Comply With COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements' (Dec. 15, 2020), announcing the interim agreement in District of Columbia v. Urban Athletic Club (D.C. Super. Ct.)AG Racine Announces Urban Athletic Club Will Comply With COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements	Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (Attorney General Karl A. Racine)	District of ColumbiaState	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-029	Directed Health Measure Order 2020-NEHD-002 (Phase II) (cross-reference to Ex. NE-013; not re-saved)Directed Health Measure Order 2020-NEHD-002 (Phase II): occupancy, distancing and employer-housing screening conditions	Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public Health	Nebraska (Northeast Nebraska district; the Phase II text was issued statewide in district orders)State	May 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-013	Lujan Grisham v. Romero, 2021-NMSC-009, 483 P.3d 545, No. S-1-SC-38396 (N.M. Feb. 15, 2021)Opinion holding that the Governor and Secretary of Health are authorized to restrict or close businesses when necessary for the protection…	Supreme Court of New Mexico	New MexicoCourt	Feb. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-010	Presentation, 'Opening Alaska Safely During COVID-19 Pandemic'Opening Alaska Safely During COVID-19 Pandemic (AKOSH presentation on the Health Mandates, mitigation plans and the general duty)	Christina Lewis, MS REHS, Industrial Hygienist, Alaska Occupational Safety and Health (AKOSH), Department of Labor and Workforce Development	AlaskaState	May 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-016	OAG press release, 'AG Racine Sues Washington Sports Club For Flouting COVID-19 Emergency Health and Safety Requirements' (Mar. 11, 2021), announcing District of Columbia v. New TSI Holdings, Inc. (D.C. Super. Ct.)AG Racine Sues Washington Sports Club For Flouting COVID-19 Emergency Health and Safety Requirements	Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (Attorney General Karl A. Racine)	District of ColumbiaState	Mar. 11, 2021	2021 Q1	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-017	JGB Enterprises, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 325 Or App 326, 529 P3d 262 (Apr. 19, 2023) (A176066): judicial review affirming a default order suspending a Lane County saloon's liquor license for 38 days for violating EO 20-66 and OHA guidance 'that qualified as public health laws' during Extreme Risk (Jan. 4-Feb. 20, 2021)JGB Enterprises, LLC, dba Twisted River Saloon, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Respondent	Oregon Court of Appeals	OregonCourt	Apr. 19, 2023	2021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-014	COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020 version), covid19.ca.govCOVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020): the statewide operating conditions for retail establishments, with mandatory face…	California Department of Public Health and Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), under the State Public Health Officer orders of May 7, 2020 (CA-015 paragraph 2, 'necessary modifications') and Aug. 28, 2020 (CA-017 paragraphs 1 and 8)	CaliforniaState	July 29, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-008	StatuteOffense of knowing and willful failure to comply with an order, requirement or directive issued in a catastrophic health emergency…	Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersStanding duty	Primary source read

Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:766 (declaration of a state of public health emergency; emergency powers of the governor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-007)
Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; executed by county and municipal local health officers), Wis. Stat. § 252.03 (2019-20), Duties of local health officers (standing) (Ex. DUT-WI-002)
Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock), ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report) (July 6, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AR-016)
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Agency FAQ (published PDF) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-008)
Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Department of Justice (press release with the full text of the supervisory letter to Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert), Press release and letter, 'AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin County' (Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley v. Rocking R Bar, Gallatin County Cause No. DV-20-1278B) (Jan. 14, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-018)
Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public Health Gary Anthone, M.D, Directed Health Measure Order 2020-SCHD-012 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-021; not re-saved) (Nov. 9, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NE-025)
Wyoming Department of Health, COVID-19: Guidance for Restaurants, Bars, and Other Businesses from the Wyoming Department of Health (October 1, 2020) (Oct. 1, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WY-020)
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Interim Health Director Pat Lopez, Lincoln-Lancaster County Directed Health Measures 2020-07 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-079; not re-saved) (July 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NE-030)
Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist, Third Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order #3 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-014) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WY-023)
Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist, Fourth Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order #1 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-016) (May 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WY-024)
Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist, Seventh Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order #1 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-020) (June 29, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WY-025)
Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist, Ninth Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order #1 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-024) (July 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WY-027)
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (Attorney General Karl A. Racine), OAG press release, 'AG Racine Announces Urban Athletic Club Must Pay $10K Penalty for Failing to Comply With COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements' (Feb. 4, 2021), announcing the settlement of District of Columbia v. Urban Athletic Club (Ex. DUT-DC-019)
Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health (Public Health Authority), DPH Enforcement Actions: COVID-19 Enforcement Actions (administrative penalty letters and cease-and-desist notices to businesses, Aug.-Dec. 2020) (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. DUT-DE-011)
Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson, U.S. District Court, S.D. Ind, Order on Motion to Remand and Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief, Bar Indy LLC v. City of Indianapolis, No. 1:20-cv-02482-JMS-DML, Doc. 33 (S.D. Ind. Dec. 22, 2020) (43 pages) (Ex. DUT-IN-009)
Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 192), RSMo 192.300 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MO-003)
Office of the Attorney General of Iowa (Thomas J. Miller), Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions (COVID-19), Last Updated June 3, 2020 (Ex. DUT-IA-009)
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (Attorney General Karl A. Racine), OAG press release, 'AG Racine Announces Urban Athletic Club Will Comply With COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements' (Dec. 15, 2020), announcing the interim agreement in District of Columbia v. Urban Athletic Club (D.C. Super. Ct.) (Ex. DUT-DC-017)
Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public Health, Directed Health Measure Order 2020-NEHD-002 (Phase II) (cross-reference to Ex. NE-013; not re-saved) (May 29, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NE-029)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Lujan Grisham v. Romero, 2021-NMSC-009, 483 P.3d 545, No. S-1-SC-38396 (N.M. Feb. 15, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-013)
Christina Lewis, MS REHS, Industrial Hygienist, Alaska Occupational Safety and Health (AKOSH), Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Presentation, 'Opening Alaska Safely During COVID-19 Pandemic' (May 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AK-010)
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (Attorney General Karl A. Racine), OAG press release, 'AG Racine Sues Washington Sports Club For Flouting COVID-19 Emergency Health and Safety Requirements' (Mar. 11, 2021), announcing District of Columbia v. New TSI Holdings, Inc. (D.C. Super. Ct.) (Ex. DUT-DC-016)
Oregon Court of Appeals, JGB Enterprises, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 325 Or App 326, 529 P3d 262 (Apr. 19, 2023) (A176066): judicial review affirming a default order suspending a Lane County saloon's liquor license for 38 days for violating EO 20-66 and OHA guidance 'that qualified as public health laws' during Extreme Risk (Jan. 4-Feb. 20, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OR-017)
California Department of Public Health and Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), under the State Public Health Officer orders of May 7, 2020 (CA-015 paragraph 2, 'necessary modifications') and Aug. 28, 2020 (CA-017 paragraphs 1 and 8), COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020 version), covid19.ca.gov (Ex. DUT-CA-014)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-008)

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