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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-ME-009	22 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)	MaineState	Jan. 5, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-009	K.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)	KansasState	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-004	Ind. Code Title 16, Article 19, chapter 3: sections 16-19-3-4 (rules to protect the public health, including 'nuisances dangerous to public health' and 'the detection, reporting, prevention, and control of diseases'), 16-19-3-9 (quarantine), 16-19-3-10 (epidemics), 16-19-3-11 (abatement of conditions causative of disease), 16-19-3-12 (State enforcement within local jurisdictions in a public health emergency)State Department of Health: quarantine, epidemic-control, abatement and emergency-enforcement powers	Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)	IndianaState	July 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-009	Wis. Stat. § 254.59 (2019-20), Human health hazardsLocal health officer's mandatory order to abate or remove a human health hazard on private premises; owner or occupant to comply; abatement…	Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; executed by local health officers)	WisconsinState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-016	Chapter 134 of the Laws of 2020 (S. 8835), amending Public Health Law §§ 3081(5) and 3082(1) (Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act)An act to amend the public health law, in relation to amending provisions regarding health care facilities and professionals during the…	New York State Legislature (S. 8835, signed by Governor Cuomo August 3, 2020), amending Public Health Law article 30-D (Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act, enacted April 3, 2020 as Part GGG of chapter 56 of 2020)	New YorkState	Aug. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	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-CA-015	Statute: Health and Safety Code section 114409 (California Retail Food Code), permit suspension and closure on an imminent health hazardHealth and Safety Code section 114409: if any imminent health hazard is found and is not immediately corrected, the enforcement officer may…	California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)	CaliforniaState	Jan. 1, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-002	Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-206 (nuisances; orders; injunctions; closure; civil penalties), 19a-207 (local enforcement of the Public Health Code; DPH enforcement in emergencies), 19a-221 (local quarantine and isolation orders; duty to carry out the Commissioner's emergency orders), 19a-230 (penalty)Chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities	Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities)	ConnecticutState	Dec. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-021	Health Mandate 015, Services by Health Care Providers (Apr. 15, 2020; revised May 19 and June 1, 2020) (cross-reference to Ex. AK-017; not re-saved)Health Mandate 015 (conditions on the resumption of routine and elective health care)	Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum, DHSS; Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer	AlaskaState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NV-010	Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 446 (Food Establishments), as in force in 2020-2021 (Wayback Machine capture of the Legislature's chapter page, June 9, 2021), NRS 446.880, 446.935, 446.940, 446.945NRS Chapter 446 - Food Establishments (chapter page as published by the Nevada Legislature, archived June 9, 2021)	Nevada Legislature; enforced by the health authority (the Southern Nevada Health District, the Washoe County Health District, the Carson City Health and Human Services Department and the Division of Public and Behavioral Health)	NevadaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. NM-010	Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect; and Amending the March 23, 2020 Public Health Emergency Order Closing All Businesses and Non-Profit Entities Except for those Deemed Essential (Apr. 6, 2020)Amended closure order of April 6, 2020	Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. Kunkel	New MexicoState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. NM-039	Public Health Emergency Order of November 13, 2020 (the two-week 'reset')Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez	New MexicoState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NM-012	Public Health Emergency Order of April 30, 2020 amending the March 23, April 6 and April 11 closure ordersPublic Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. Kunkel	New MexicoState	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-002	Va. Code Title 32.1, Chapter 2 (sections 32.1-35 to 32.1-73.x), including Article 3 Disease Control (sections 32.1-42 Emergency rules and regulations; 32.1-43 Authority of State Health Commissioner to require quarantine, etc.; 32.1-48 Powers of Commissioner in epidemic) and Article 3.01 Isolation and Quarantine of Persons with Communicable Diseases of Public Health Threat (sections 32.1-48.05 to 32.1-48.017)Code of Virginia, Title 32.1 Health, Chapter 2 Disease Prevention and Control (full chapter text)	General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 2, Disease Prevention and Control)	VirginiaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. NM-016	Public Health Emergency Order of May 15, 2020 (Phase 1 reopening; universal face coverings)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. Kunkel	New MexicoState	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NM-040	Amended Public Health Emergency Order of November 18, 2020 (reset tightened; big-box retail closed; animal grooming barred)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez	New MexicoState	Nov. 18, 2020	2020 Q4	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-007	410 IAC 1-2.5, Communicable Disease Reporting and Control (Title 410, Article 1, Rule 2.5; official compilation published by the Indiana Department of Health): sections 410 IAC 1-2.5-75 and -76 (reporting), -77 (disease intervention measures), -79 (general control measures), -80 to -148 (specific control measures)Communicable Disease Reporting and Control rule: duties of health officers, cases, carriers and contacts; general and specific control…	Indiana Department of Health (Indiana State Department of Health; executive board rulemaking under Ind. Code 16-19-3-4 and 16-41-2-1)	IndianaState	Nov. 25, 2015	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-016	Public Health COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (4/27/20)Iowa Department of Public Health, Public Health COVID-19 Reopening Guidance, April 27, 2020	Iowa Department of Public Health	IowaState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-015	SDCL ch. 34-18 (§§ 34-18-2, 34-18-9, 34-18-22, 34-18-27, 34-18-27.1, 34-18-27.3, 34-18-32)Health regulation of lodging and food service establishments: license required; minimum public health and safety rules; summary suspension…	South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Secretary of Health)	South DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-015	22 M.R.S. sec. 1561 (owner's or occupant's duty to remove, within 24 hours of the local health officer's notice, any source of filth 'determined to be potentially injurious to health'; forfeiture; removal at owner's expense)22 M.R.S. sec. 1561, Removal of private nuisance (Maine Revised Statutes, section page as published by the Revisor of Statutes, rendered…	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. sec. 1561, Removal of private nuisance; enforced by local health officers)	MaineState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-009	Act No. 99 of 2021 (S. 147, R. 39), a Joint Resolution, the 'South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act'A Joint Resolution to enact the 'South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act' so as to provide liability protections for a limited time…	General Assembly of South Carolina (S. 147, ratified R. 39, April 28, 2021; approved by Governor Henry McMaster April 28, 2021)	South CarolinaState	Apr. 28, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-010	Frequently Asked Questions: Enforcement of Public Health Orders (revised Mar. 31, 2020)Frequently Asked Questions: Enforcement of Public Health Orders	Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (Department of Law)	ColoradoState	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding 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-NE-004	173 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 6, Directed Health Measures to Prevent or Limit the Spread of Communicable Disease, Illness, or PoisoningTitle 173, Control of Communicable Disease, Chapter 6	Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Regulation and Licensure	NebraskaState	Feb. 21, 2007	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-019	Legislative Bill 139 (2021), the COVID-19 Liability Act (secs. 1-4) and the Health Care Crisis Protocol Act (secs. 5-9)A bill for an act relating to public health and welfare; to adopt the COVID-19 Liability Act; to adopt the Health Care Crisis Protocol Act…	Nebraska Legislature (One Hundred Seventh Legislature, First Session); approved by Governor Pete Ricketts	NebraskaState	May 25, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read

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), 22 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) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-009)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.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) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-009)
Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition), Ind. Code Title 16, Article 19, chapter 3: sections 16-19-3-4 (rules to protect the public health, including 'nuisances dangerous to public health' and 'the detection, reporting, prevention, and control of diseases'), 16-19-3-9 (quarantine), 16-19-3-10 (epidemics), 16-19-3-11 (abatement of conditions causative of disease), 16-19-3-12 (State enforcement within local jurisdictions in a public health emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-004)
Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; executed by local health officers), Wis. Stat. § 254.59 (2019-20), Human health hazards (standing) (Ex. DUT-WI-009)
New York State Legislature (S. 8835, signed by Governor Cuomo August 3, 2020), amending Public Health Law article 30-D (Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act, enacted April 3, 2020 as Part GGG of chapter 56 of 2020), Chapter 134 of the Laws of 2020 (S. 8835), amending Public Health Law §§ 3081(5) and 3082(1) (Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act) (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NY-016)
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)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel), Statute: Health and Safety Code section 114409 (California Retail Food Code), permit suspension and closure on an imminent health hazard (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-015)
Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities), Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-206 (nuisances; orders; injunctions; closure; civil penalties), 19a-207 (local enforcement of the Public Health Code; DPH enforcement in emergencies), 19a-221 (local quarantine and isolation orders; duty to carry out the Commissioner's emergency orders), 19a-230 (penalty) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-002)
Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum, DHSS; Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, Health Mandate 015, Services by Health Care Providers (Apr. 15, 2020; revised May 19 and June 1, 2020) (cross-reference to Ex. AK-017; not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-AK-021)
Nevada Legislature; enforced by the health authority (the Southern Nevada Health District, the Washoe County Health District, the Carson City Health and Human Services Department and the Division of Public and Behavioral Health), Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 446 (Food Establishments), as in force in 2020-2021 (Wayback Machine capture of the Legislature's chapter page, June 9, 2021), NRS 446.880, 446.935, 446.940, 446.945 (standing) (Ex. DUT-NV-010)
Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. Kunkel, Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect; and Amending the March 23, 2020 Public Health Emergency Order Closing All Businesses and Non-Profit Entities Except for those Deemed Essential (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. NM-010)
Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez, Public Health Emergency Order of November 13, 2020 (the two-week 'reset') (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. NM-039)
Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. Kunkel, Public Health Emergency Order of April 30, 2020 amending the March 23, April 6 and April 11 closure orders (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. NM-012)
General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 2, Disease Prevention and Control), Va. Code Title 32.1, Chapter 2 (sections 32.1-35 to 32.1-73.x), including Article 3 Disease Control (sections 32.1-42 Emergency rules and regulations; 32.1-43 Authority of State Health Commissioner to require quarantine, etc.; 32.1-48 Powers of Commissioner in epidemic) and Article 3.01 Isolation and Quarantine of Persons with Communicable Diseases of Public Health Threat (sections 32.1-48.05 to 32.1-48.017) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-002)
Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. Kunkel, Public Health Emergency Order of May 15, 2020 (Phase 1 reopening; universal face coverings) (Ex. NM-016)
Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez, Amended Public Health Emergency Order of November 18, 2020 (reset tightened; big-box retail closed; animal grooming barred) (Nov. 18, 2020) (Ex. NM-040)
Indiana Department of Health (Indiana State Department of Health; executive board rulemaking under Ind. Code 16-19-3-4 and 16-41-2-1), 410 IAC 1-2.5, Communicable Disease Reporting and Control (Title 410, Article 1, Rule 2.5; official compilation published by the Indiana Department of Health): sections 410 IAC 1-2.5-75 and -76 (reporting), -77 (disease intervention measures), -79 (general control measures), -80 to -148 (specific control measures) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-007)
Iowa Department of Public Health, Public Health COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (4/27/20) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IA-016)
South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Secretary of Health), SDCL ch. 34-18 (§§ 34-18-2, 34-18-9, 34-18-22, 34-18-27, 34-18-27.1, 34-18-27.3, 34-18-32) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SD-015)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. sec. 1561, Removal of private nuisance; enforced by local health officers), 22 M.R.S. sec. 1561 (owner's or occupant's duty to remove, within 24 hours of the local health officer's notice, any source of filth 'determined to be potentially injurious to health'; forfeiture; removal at owner's expense) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-015)
General Assembly of South Carolina (S. 147, ratified R. 39, April 28, 2021; approved by Governor Henry McMaster April 28, 2021), Act No. 99 of 2021 (S. 147, R. 39), a Joint Resolution, the 'South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act' (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-009)
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (Department of Law), Frequently Asked Questions: Enforcement of Public Health Orders (revised Mar. 31, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CO-010)
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)
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Regulation and Licensure, 173 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 6, Directed Health Measures to Prevent or Limit the Spread of Communicable Disease, Illness, or Poisoning (standing) (Ex. DUT-NE-004)
Nebraska Legislature (One Hundred Seventh Legislature, First Session); approved by Governor Pete Ricketts, Legislative Bill 139 (2021), the COVID-19 Liability Act (secs. 1-4) and the Health Care Crisis Protocol Act (secs. 5-9) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NE-019)

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