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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-ME-017	State of Maine Food Code 2013, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200 and 01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331 (last amended October 1, 2013): sec. 2-201.11 (permit holder shall require food employees to report symptoms and diagnoses of transmissible disease; exclusion and restriction), sec. 2-501.11 (clean-up procedures), sec. 8-304.11 (responsibilities of the permit holder: comply with the Code and with 'directives of the Regulatory Authority... in response to community emergencies'; discontinue operations on imminent health hazard), sec. 8-402.11 (access), sec. 8-404.11 (ceasing operations and reporting), sec. 8-404.12 (approval before resuming), sec. 8-405.11 (timely correction)State of Maine Food Code (2013), 10-144 CMR 200 and 01-01 CMR 331	Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine CDC Health Inspection Program (10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200), jointly with the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331)	MaineState	Oct. 1, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ME-011	Executive Order 28 FY 19/20 (Corrected 2)An Order Regarding Further Restrictions on Public Contact and Movement, Schools, Vehicle Travel and Retail Business Operations (Stay Healthy…	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-017	Executive Order 28-A FY 19/20An Order Updating Executive Order 28 FY 19/20	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. ME-021	Executive Order 49 FY 19/20An Order to Stay Safer at Home	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-020	Together We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's Economy (plan booklet)Restarting Maine's Economy	Governor Janet T. Mills; Department of Economic and Community Development	MaineState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-080	Restarting Maine's Economy web page (maine.gov/covid19/restartingmaine) as of May 1, 2020Together, We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's Economy	Office of the Governor / DECD	MaineState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-028	Executive Order 28-A-2 FY 19/20An Order Reamending Executive Order 28 FY 19/20	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-039	Executive Order 14 FY 20/21An Order to Implement Phase Four of the Restarting Maine's Economy Plan	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. ME-042	Executive Order 16 FY 20/21An Order to Revise Indoor Gathering Limits, Strengthen Face Covering Requirements and Delegate Certain Authority	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Nov. 4, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	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. ME-053	Executive Order 35 FY 20/21An Order Amending Gathering Limits and Travel Restrictions to Reflect Current Conditions and the Best Available Science (Moving Maine…	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 5, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ME-057	Executive Order 38 FY 20/21An Order to Amend Indoor Gathering and In-Store Customer Limits	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	May 13, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-008	22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons')Title 22, Chapter 562: Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and…	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program)	MaineState	Jan. 5, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
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

Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine CDC Health Inspection Program (10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200), jointly with the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331), State of Maine Food Code 2013, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200 and 01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331 (last amended October 1, 2013): sec. 2-201.11 (permit holder shall require food employees to report symptoms and diagnoses of transmissible disease; exclusion and restriction), sec. 2-501.11 (clean-up procedures), sec. 8-304.11 (responsibilities of the permit holder: comply with the Code and with 'directives of the Regulatory Authority... in response to community emergencies'; discontinue operations on imminent health hazard), sec. 8-402.11 (access), sec. 8-404.11 (ceasing operations and reporting), sec. 8-404.12 (approval before resuming), sec. 8-405.11 (timely correction) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-017)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 28 FY 19/20 (Corrected 2) (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. ME-011)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 28-A FY 19/20 (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. ME-017)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 49 FY 19/20 (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. ME-021)
Governor Janet T. Mills; Department of Economic and Community Development, Together We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's Economy (plan booklet) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. ME-020)
Office of the Governor / DECD, Restarting Maine's Economy web page (maine.gov/covid19/restartingmaine) as of May 1, 2020 (Ex. ME-080)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 28-A-2 FY 19/20 (June 16, 2020) (Ex. ME-028)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 14 FY 20/21 (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. ME-039)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 16 FY 20/21 (Nov. 4, 2020) (Ex. ME-042)
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)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 35 FY 20/21 (Mar. 5, 2021) (Ex. ME-053)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 38 FY 20/21 (May 13, 2021) (Ex. ME-057)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program), 22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons') (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-008)
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)

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