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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MT-084	Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeksCascade City-County Health Officer Order of November 20, 2020, as continued and amended	Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments)	Cascade County, MontanaCounty	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-053	Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer December 10, 2020Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer, December 10, 2020	John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. MT-060	Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 ProtocolsUpdated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols, December 21, 2020	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-070	Board of Health Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2021 (continuing the Board's Oct. 28, 2020 Order and the Health Officer's Nov. 20, 2020 Order)Cascade City-County Board of Health Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, January 6, 2021	Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer)	Cascade County (Great Falls), MontanaCounty	Jan. 6, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. MT-054	Order of Health Officer January 7, 2021 (rescinding all prior local public health officer orders)Order of Health Officer, January 7, 2021	John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Jan. 7, 2021	2021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MT-019	Executive Order No. 2-2021Executive Order Establishing a State of Emergency	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Jan. 13, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	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. MT-039	Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 by modifying state laws to address the consequences of COVID (Jan. 14, 2021)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 by modifying state laws to address the consequences of COVID	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Jan. 14, 2021	2021 Q1	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-026	Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-020)Directive of January 13, 2021: Public Gatherings; Businesses; Schools; General Masking Requirements	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Jan. 13, 2021	2021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MT-020	Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Jan. 13, 2021	2021 Q1	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-080	Missoula County bar and restaurant restrictions: 50 percent capacity and eight per table (October 2020); 10 p.m. closing (December 2020); Board revision of Jan. 21, 2021 (effective Jan. 22, 2021: capacity cap removed, 2 a.m. closing, eight per table, table service only, six-foot spacing, gaming machines spaced, masks except while eating or drinking)Missoula City-County Board of Health bar and restaurant rules, October 2020 to February 2021	Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer	Missoula County, MontanaCounty	Jan. 21, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MT-013	Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1602 (SB 65 sec. 2)Liability (COVID-19 civil liability protection)	Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, approved by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021	MontanaState	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-014	Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1606 (SB 65 sec. 6)Affirmative defense -- reasonable measures consistent with regulations, orders, and public health guidance	Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021	MontanaState	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-015	Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1601 (SB 65 sec. 1)Definitions ('public health guidance'; 'person'; 'premises'; 'personal protective equipment')	Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021	MontanaState	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding 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. MT-087	Senate Bill 65 (2021): COVID-19 civil liability protections for businesses, health care providers, nonprofit organizations and places of worship that take measures to protect individuals from COVID-19 and follow public health guidanceSenate Bill No. 65 (2021), COVID-19 liability protections	Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, signed by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021	MontanaState	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MT-027	Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Feb. 12, 2021; rescinding and replacing all prior directives) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-021)Directive of February 12, 2021: General Masking; Phased Reopening no longer in force; Public Gatherings; Businesses	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-021	Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Feb. 12, 2021; rescinding and replacing all prior directives)Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-081	Board of Health revision of COVID-19 mitigation requirements (Feb. 18, 2021): mask mandate retained; event capacities raised from 25 to 50 indoor and 100 outdoor; general business capacity limits removed except where needed for distancing; fitness facilities, pools, worship, personal care, restaurants and bars permitted with modificationsMissoula City-County Board of Health revision of Feb. 18, 2021	Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer	Missoula County, MontanaCounty	Feb. 18, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MT-005	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-118Powers and duties of local health officers	Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2)	MontanaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-007	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-124Penalties for violations	Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2)	MontanaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-029	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116 (Powers and duties of local boards of health) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-073)Powers and duties of local boards of health, including the 2021 limits of subsection (5) and the enforcement saving clause of subsection (7)	Montana Legislature (Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, as amended by Ch. 324 and Ch. 408, L. 2021 (HB 121, approved Apr. 16, 2021; HB 257, approved May 7, 2021))	MontanaState	Apr. 16, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MT-073	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local boards of health, as amended in 2021 (HB 121: governing-body control of emergency health orders; HB 257: local rules may not compel businesses to deny customer access)Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116. Powers and duties of local boards of health (MCA 2025 text with 2021 amendments)	Montana Legislature (67th): HB 121 (approved Apr. 16, 2021) and HB 257 (approved May 7, 2021 after an amendatory veto); codified at Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(4)-(9) (amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 324, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 408, L. 2021)	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Events and venuesVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-077	Phase Two reopening emergency rule (bars, restaurants, casinos, breweries and distilleries closing at 10 p.m.; 50 percent capacity), as amended April 2021 (eight per table; bar-stool spacing 3 feet), and Board action removing the enforcement mechanism of the Quarantine and Isolation Rule and the nursing-home visitation rules (April 2021)Gallatin City-County Board of Health Phase Two reopening rule and April 2021 amendments	Gallatin City-County Board of Health	Gallatin County, MontanaCounty	Apr. 19, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MT-030	Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312 (cross-reference to Ex. MT-072)Discrimination based on vaccination status or possession of immunity passport prohibited -- definitions	Montana Legislature (67th), House Bill 702, Ch. 418, L. 2021, approved May 7, 2021	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingStanding duty	Primary source read

Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments), Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeks (Ex. MT-084)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer December 10, 2020 (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. MT-053)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. MT-060)
Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer), Board of Health Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2021 (continuing the Board's Oct. 28, 2020 Order and the Health Officer's Nov. 20, 2020 Order) (Jan. 6, 2021) (Ex. MT-070)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer January 7, 2021 (rescinding all prior local public health officer orders) (Jan. 7, 2021) (Ex. MT-054)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Executive Order No. 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (Ex. MT-019)
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)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 by modifying state laws to address the consequences of COVID (Jan. 14, 2021) (Ex. MT-039)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-020) (Ex. DUT-MT-026)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (Ex. MT-020)
Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Missoula County bar and restaurant restrictions: 50 percent capacity and eight per table (October 2020); 10 p.m. closing (December 2020); Board revision of Jan. 21, 2021 (effective Jan. 22, 2021: capacity cap removed, 2 a.m. closing, eight per table, table service only, six-foot spacing, gaming machines spaced, masks except while eating or drinking) (Ex. MT-080)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, approved by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1602 (SB 65 sec. 2) (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-013)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1606 (SB 65 sec. 6) (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-014)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1601 (SB 65 sec. 1) (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-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)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, signed by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021, Senate Bill 65 (2021): COVID-19 civil liability protections for businesses, health care providers, nonprofit organizations and places of worship that take measures to protect individuals from COVID-19 and follow public health guidance (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. MT-087)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Feb. 12, 2021; rescinding and replacing all prior directives) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-021) (Ex. DUT-MT-027)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (Feb. 12, 2021; rescinding and replacing all prior directives) (Ex. MT-021)
Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Board of Health revision of COVID-19 mitigation requirements (Feb. 18, 2021): mask mandate retained; event capacities raised from 25 to 50 indoor and 100 outdoor; general business capacity limits removed except where needed for distancing; fitness facilities, pools, worship, personal care, restaurants and bars permitted with modifications (Ex. MT-081)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-118 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-005)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 2), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-124 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-007)
Montana Legislature (Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, as amended by Ch. 324 and Ch. 408, L. 2021 (HB 121, approved Apr. 16, 2021; HB 257, approved May 7, 2021)), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116 (Powers and duties of local boards of health) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-073) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-029)
Montana Legislature (67th): HB 121 (approved Apr. 16, 2021) and HB 257 (approved May 7, 2021 after an amendatory veto); codified at Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(4)-(9) (amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 324, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 408, L. 2021), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local boards of health, as amended in 2021 (HB 121: governing-body control of emergency health orders; HB 257: local rules may not compel businesses to deny customer access) (May 7, 2021) (Ex. MT-073)
Gallatin City-County Board of Health, Phase Two reopening emergency rule (bars, restaurants, casinos, breweries and distilleries closing at 10 p.m.; 50 percent capacity), as amended April 2021 (eight per table; bar-stool spacing 3 feet), and Board action removing the enforcement mechanism of the Quarantine and Isolation Rule and the nursing-home visitation rules (April 2021) (Apr. 19, 2021) (Ex. MT-077)
Montana Legislature (67th), House Bill 702, Ch. 418, L. 2021, approved May 7, 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-312 (cross-reference to Ex. MT-072) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-030)

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