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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-ME-001	22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties)Title 22, Chapter 250: Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-004	NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10A-5 (Declaring a state of public health emergency) and 12-10A-6 (Special powers during a public health emergency)Public Health Emergency Response Act: the Governor's declaration, the Secretary of Health's coordination of the response, and the special…	Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act)	New MexicoState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-001	Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-131 to 19a-131i (public health emergency response authority: declaration, quarantine and isolation orders, enforcement, penalty), with §§ 19a-2a (Commissioner's powers) and 19a-36(a)(4) (Public Health Code penalty)Chapter 368a, Department of Public Health: Public health emergency response authority	Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368a, Department of Public Health)	ConnecticutState	July 9, 2003	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-008	DSHS News Release, 'Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster' (March 19, 2020)Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster: Calls on Texans to stay home and limit gatherings to 10 people	Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); Commissioner John Hellerstedt, M.D.	TexasState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeGathering capWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-001	La. R.S. 40:4 (Sanitary Code)Sanitary Code: the state health officer shall prepare, promulgate and enforce the Sanitary Code, which shall provide for and require control…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState	Jan. 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-002	N.Y. Public Health Law § 12-b (wilful violation of health laws)Wilful violation of health laws	New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2)	New YorkState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-008	18 V.S.A. sec. 602a (Duties of local health officers)Duties of local health officers	Vermont General Assembly (Title 18, chapter 11, Local Health Officials)	VermontState	July 1, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-017	La. R.S. 29:761 (Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act; purposes)Legislative findings and purposes of the Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act: 'the government must do all that is reasonable and necessary…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-001	N.Y. Public Health Law § 12 (violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions)Violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions	New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2)	New YorkState	Apr. 1, 2029	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-004	Order Declaring Public Health Emergency 2020-01Order Declaring Public Health Emergency (Minnehaha County), April 10, 2020	Kim Malsam-Rysdon, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Health, with the consent and authorization of Governor Kristi Noem	Minnehaha County, South Dakota (declared by the State Secretary of Health)State	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-008	La. R.S. 29:769 (special powers during a state of public health emergency; control of property)Special powers during a state of public health emergency: the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, in…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState	July 1, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-001	N.D.C.C. 23-01-03, 23-01-04, 23-01-05Powers and duties of the health council; effect of rules and regulations; health officer - duties, including written orders relating to…	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, since 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-001	Statute: Fla. Stat. § 381.00315 (2020)Public health advisories; public health emergencies; isolation and quarantines	Florida Legislature (codified statute); administered by the State Health Officer and the Department of Health	FloridaState	July 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-001	MCL 333.2253(1), Epidemic; emergency order and proceduresPublic Health Code sec. 2253: epidemic emergency orders of the director of the Department of Health and Human Services	Michigan Legislature (Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, Part 22, State Department of Public Health)	MichiganState	Sept. 30, 1978	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-001	AS 18.15.355 - 18.15.395Prevention and control of conditions of public health importance; epidemiological investigation; isolation and quarantine; powers of the…	Alaska State Legislature (codified statute administered by the Department of Health and Social Services)	AlaskaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
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-NJ-001	P.L. 2005, c. 222 (Emergency Health Powers Act), as enacted; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 to -31, including 26:13-3 (declaration; countermeasures), 26:13-8 (closure, evacuation, decontamination of facilities), 26:13-12 (measures to prevent transmission), 26:13-15 (isolation and quarantine; duty to obey), and section 31 amending R.S. 26:4-2An Act concerning emergency health powers, supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes, and amending R.S.26:4-2, 26:8-62, 34:15-43 and…	New Jersey Legislature (211th Legislature); approved by Acting Governor Richard J. Codey	New JerseyState	Sept. 14, 2005	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-015	63 O.S. 6406 (SB 300, 2020), COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Limited Liability ActShort Title - Definitions - Immune from Civil Liability - Effective Dates	Oklahoma Legislature (Senate Bill 300, 2d Sess., 57th Leg.)	OklahomaState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersOperating condition	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-MA-001	G.L. c. 17, s. 2AEmergency powers of the Commissioner of Public Health upon the Governor's declaration of an emergency detrimental to the public health	General Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-004	N.Y. Public Health Law § 206 (Commissioner; general powers and duties)Commissioner; general powers and duties	New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 2, title 1); Commissioner of Health	New YorkState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-008	63 O.S. 6403Declaration of Catastrophic Health Emergency - Governor's Authority	Oklahoma Legislature (Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act)	OklahomaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding duty	Primary source read
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-DE-003	20 Del. C. §§ 3131-3147 (Public Health Emergencies: definitions; isolation and quarantine; vaccination and treatment; rules and regulations; liability)Delaware Code, Title 20, Chapter 31, Subchapter V: Public Health Emergencies	Delaware General Assembly (codified statute; enacted by 73 Del. Laws, c. 355 (2002))	DelawareState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read

Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention), 22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-001)
Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act), NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10A-5 (Declaring a state of public health emergency) and 12-10A-6 (Special powers during a public health emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-004)
Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368a, Department of Public Health), Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-131 to 19a-131i (public health emergency response authority: declaration, quarantine and isolation orders, enforcement, penalty), with §§ 19a-2a (Commissioner's powers) and 19a-36(a)(4) (Public Health Code penalty) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-001)
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); Commissioner John Hellerstedt, M.D, DSHS News Release, 'Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster' (March 19, 2020) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TX-008)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 40:4 (Sanitary Code) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-001)
New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2), N.Y. Public Health Law § 12-b (wilful violation of health laws) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-002)
Vermont General Assembly (Title 18, chapter 11, Local Health Officials), 18 V.S.A. sec. 602a (Duties of local health officers) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VT-008)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:761 (Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act; purposes) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-017)
New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2), N.Y. Public Health Law § 12 (violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-001)
Kim Malsam-Rysdon, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Health, with the consent and authorization of Governor Kristi Noem, Order Declaring Public Health Emergency 2020-01 (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. DUT-SD-004)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:769 (special powers during a state of public health emergency; control of property) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-008)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, since 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services), N.D.C.C. 23-01-03, 23-01-04, 23-01-05 (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-001)
Florida Legislature (codified statute); administered by the State Health Officer and the Department of Health, Statute: Fla. Stat. § 381.00315 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FL-001)
Michigan Legislature (Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, Part 22, State Department of Public Health), MCL 333.2253(1), Epidemic; emergency order and procedures (standing) (Ex. DUT-MI-001)
Alaska State Legislature (codified statute administered by the Department of Health and Social Services), AS 18.15.355 - 18.15.395 (standing) (Ex. DUT-AK-001)
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)
New Jersey Legislature (211th Legislature); approved by Acting Governor Richard J. Codey, P.L. 2005, c. 222 (Emergency Health Powers Act), as enacted; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 to -31, including 26:13-3 (declaration; countermeasures), 26:13-8 (closure, evacuation, decontamination of facilities), 26:13-12 (measures to prevent transmission), 26:13-15 (isolation and quarantine; duty to obey), and section 31 amending R.S. 26:4-2 (standing) (Ex. DUT-NJ-001)
Oklahoma Legislature (Senate Bill 300, 2d Sess., 57th Leg.), 63 O.S. 6406 (SB 300, 2020), COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Limited Liability Act (May 12, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OK-015)
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)
General Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health), G.L. c. 17, s. 2A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-001)
New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 2, title 1); Commissioner of Health, N.Y. Public Health Law § 206 (Commissioner; general powers and duties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-004)
Oklahoma Legislature (Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act), 63 O.S. 6403 (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-008)
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Agency FAQ (published PDF) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-008)
Delaware General Assembly (codified statute; enacted by 73 Del. Laws, c. 355 (2002)), 20 Del. C. §§ 3131-3147 (Public Health Emergencies: definitions; isolation and quarantine; vaccination and treatment; rules and regulations; liability) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-003)

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