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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. 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-GA-002	O.C.G.A. section 31-12-3Power to require immunization and other preventive measures	General Assembly of Georgia (Code 1933, section 88-1203, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, section 1; amended 2002)	GeorgiaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-007	StatuteGovernor's orders in a catastrophic health emergency: seizure and rationing, medical examination, testing and vaccination, isolation and…	Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding 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-005	N.Y. Public Health Law § 225 (Public Health and Health Planning Council; State Sanitary Code)Public health and health planning council; sanitary code	New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 2, title 2); Public Health and Health Planning Council with the Commissioner's approval	New YorkState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read

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)
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)
General Assembly of Georgia (Code 1933, section 88-1203, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, section 1; amended 2002), O.C.G.A. section 31-12-3 (standing) (Ex. DUT-GA-002)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-007)
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 (Public Health Law, article 2, title 2); Public Health and Health Planning Council with the Commissioner's approval, N.Y. Public Health Law § 225 (Public Health and Health Planning Council; State Sanitary Code) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-005)

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