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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-037	Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-070Executive Order to amend Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-065 in order to extend its effectiveness	Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi	Puerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorial	Sept. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HNL-037	Proclamation and Emergency Order No. 2021-13Proclamation and Emergency Order No. 2021-13 (COVID-19) Order Implementing the Safe O'ahu Response Plan	Mayor Rick Blangiardi	City and County of HonoluluCounty	Sept. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HNL-038	Emergency Order No. 2021-13, Exhibit B (Designated Businesses and Operations - Required Conditions)Exhibit B to Proclamation and Emergency Order No. 2021-13: Designated Businesses and Operations conditions	Mayor Rick Blangiardi	City and County of HonoluluCounty	Sept. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-045	Emergency Executive Order 2021-37Extending EEO 2021-24 (inactive business licenses, i.e. 2020-40 as extended), 2020-38, 2021-3, 2021-22 and 2021-23 without amendment	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Sept. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Business closureCurfew and hoursOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-006	Arizona School Boards Association, Inc. v. State of Arizona, No. CV2021-012741, Ruling re: Declaratory JudgmentRuling declaring void sections 12, 21 and 50 of HB 2898, sections 12 and 13 of SB 1824, section 2 of SB 1825 and SB 1819 in its entirety	Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Katherine Cooper	Arizona (Maricopa County Superior Court; statewide effect)Court	Sept. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCurfew and hoursVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LA-020	Responding Together at Work and in the Community, Beyond the Blueprint, High Transmission (Issue Date Sept. 17, 2021; effective 11:59 p.m. Oct. 7, 2021)Responding Together at Work and in the Community: Beyond the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, High Transmission (vaccination verification at…	County of Los Angeles Health Officer	Los Angeles County Public Health JurisdictionCounty	Sept. 17, 2021		Face-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-069	Thirty-First Supplemental Executive Order and ProclamationThirty-First Supplemental Order (lifting the midnight closure and alcohol limits on restaurants and bars)	Governor Albert Bryan Jr.	U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorial	Oct. 28, 2021		Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. HI-030	Executive Order No. 21-08Executive Order No. 21-08 (Statewide Limits for Social Gatherings, Restaurants, Bars, Social Establishments, and Gyms)	Governor David Y. Ige	HawaiiState	Nov. 2, 2021		Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-017	Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022)Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. d/b/a Tonic Bar, et al. v. Governor Kimberly K. Reynolds and Iowa Department of Public Health - opinion…	Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court)	IowaCourt	Feb. 18, 2022	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. OH-091	Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine, 173 Ohio St.3d 59, 2023-Ohio-2577 (decided Aug. 1, 2023)Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine	Supreme Court of Ohio	OhioCourt	Aug. 1, 2023		Alcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-019	North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024)Opinion: the Emergency Management Act 'grants the Governor the ability to impose significant restrictions or prohibitions on otherwise…	Supreme Court of North Carolina	North CarolinaCourt	Aug. 22, 2025		Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOther	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-KY-017	KRS 39A.100Emergency powers of Governor and local chief executive officers	Kentucky General Assembly (KRS ch. 39A)	KentuckyState	Apr. 3, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-05-020	TABC Coronavirus Information page as of Sept. 26, 2026 (retired): 'This page is no longer in use because all waivers and exemptions related to the coronavirus have expired'; index of Governor's Waivers (Mar. 2020; Apr.-May 2020; June 2020-Mar. 2021)Coronavirus Information	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	TexasSector regulator	Sept. 26, 2026		Alcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-008	Statute: Government Code sections 8630-8634 (Emergency Services Act, Article 14, Local Emergency)Government Code sections 8630-8634: proclamation of a local emergency; power of the governing body of a political subdivision, or officials…	California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)	CaliforniaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationCurfew and hoursStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-009	La. R.S. 14:329.6 (proclamation of state of emergency; conditions therefor; effect thereof)Local emergency orders under a gubernatorial proclamation: the chief law enforcement officer of the affected political subdivision may…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes, Title 14, Criminal Law)	LouisianaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-015	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-7Local civil emergencies: officer's powers after proclamation (closing of retail liquor stores; discontinuance of sales; 'such other orders…	Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 45, ch. 17, Local Civil Emergencies); the chief administrative officer of every municipality as the officer empowered	MississippiState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-012	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency)Types of emergency prohibitions and restrictions authorized: movements of people; operation of offices and business establishments…	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-011	N.Y. Executive Law § 24 (local state of emergency; local emergency orders by chief executive)Local state of emergency; local emergency orders by chief executive	New York State Legislature (Executive Law, article 2-B); powers exercised by the chief executive of every county, city, town and village	New YorkState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursStanding duty	Primary source read

Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi, Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-070 (Sept. 20, 2021) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-037)
Mayor Rick Blangiardi, Proclamation and Emergency Order No. 2021-13 (Sept. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-HNL-037)
Mayor Rick Blangiardi, Emergency Order No. 2021-13, Exhibit B (Designated Businesses and Operations - Required Conditions) (Sept. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-HNL-038)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Order 2021-37 (Sept. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-045)
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Katherine Cooper, Arizona School Boards Association, Inc. v. State of Arizona, No. CV2021-012741, Ruling re: Declaratory Judgment (Sept. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-006)
County of Los Angeles Health Officer, Responding Together at Work and in the Community, Beyond the Blueprint, High Transmission (Issue Date Sept. 17, 2021; effective 11:59 p.m. Oct. 7, 2021) (Ex. MET-LA-020)
Governor Albert Bryan Jr, Thirty-First Supplemental Executive Order and Proclamation (Oct. 28, 2021) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-069)
Governor David Y. Ige, Executive Order No. 21-08 (Nov. 2, 2021) (Ex. HI-030)
Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court), Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022) (Ex. DUT-IA-017)
Supreme Court of Ohio, Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine, 173 Ohio St.3d 59, 2023-Ohio-2577 (decided Aug. 1, 2023) (Ex. OH-091)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024) (Ex. DUT-NC-019)
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)
Kentucky General Assembly (KRS ch. 39A), KRS 39A.100 (standing) (Ex. DUT-KY-017)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC Coronavirus Information page as of Sept. 26, 2026 (retired): 'This page is no longer in use because all waivers and exemptions related to the coronavirus have expired'; index of Governor's Waivers (Mar. 2020; Apr.-May 2020; June 2020-Mar. 2021) (Ex. SEC-05-020)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel), Statute: Government Code sections 8630-8634 (Emergency Services Act, Article 14, Local Emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-008)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes, Title 14, Criminal Law), La. R.S. 14:329.6 (proclamation of state of emergency; conditions therefor; effect thereof) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-009)
Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 45, ch. 17, Local Civil Emergencies); the chief administrative officer of every municipality as the officer empowered, Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-7 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MS-015)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-012)
New York State Legislature (Executive Law, article 2-B); powers exercised by the chief executive of every county, city, town and village, N.Y. Executive Law § 24 (local state of emergency; local emergency orders by chief executive) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-011)

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