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Ex. DUT-ME-00922 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)MaineStateJan. 5, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-009K.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)KansasStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-007N.Y. Public Health Law § 2100 (communicable diseases; local boards of health and health officers; powers and duties)Communicable diseases; local boards of health and health officers; powers and dutiesNew York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 21, title 1); powers exercised by local boards of health and health officersNew YorkState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NV-002Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 439 (Administration of Public Health), NRS 439.010 to 439.990NRS Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health (chapter page as published by the Nevada Legislature)Nevada Legislature; State Board of Health; county, district and city boards of healthNevadaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-004Revised Board of Health Rule Governing Face Coverings (Board draft, docx)Revised Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in All Public PlacesBoard of County Commissioners as board of health (Manager's Report 21-7082)Mecklenburg County including all cities and townsCountyAug. 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-001Miss. Code Ann. § 41-3-15(4)(a)-(c), (4)(f), (12)State Department of Health; State Board of Health; powers and duties (sanitary and quarantine measures; conditions of employment; food…Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 41, ch. 3); State Board of Health and State Department of Health as the duty-holdersMississippiStateMar. 25, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-029State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency, Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12 Schools (Order of Public Health Emergency Ten)Statewide requirement that all individuals aged two and older wear masks when indoors at public and private K-12 schoolsM. Norman Oliver, M.D., M.A., State Health CommissionerVirginia State Health Commissioner (acting for the State Board of Health); State level; addressed to all public and private K-12 schoolsStateAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-008N.Y. Public Health Law § 1303 (nuisances; local boards of health; general powers and duties)Nuisances; local boards of health; general powers and dutiesNew York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 13, title 1); powers exercised by local boards of health and health officersNew YorkState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-001Mecklenburg County Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in All Public Places (as proposed and adopted Aug. 18, 2021)Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in All Public PlacesMecklenburg County Board of Commissioners sitting as a Consolidated Human Services Agency exercising the powers of a local board of health (G.S. 153A-77)Mecklenburg County, 'including, but not limited to all Cities and Towns, whether incorporated or unincorporated'CountyAug. 18, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-04-056Governor's release and letter of Aug. 17, 2021 urging expedited Board of Health rulemakingGovernor Polis Urges State Board of Health to Engage in Expedited Rulemaking to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for All Personnel Working Directly…Governor Jared Polis (letter to the State Board of Health)ColoradoStateAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-023Board of Health Regulation, Council Resolution 19-975Board of Health Regulation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the County (indoor face coverings upon substantial transmission)County Council sitting as the Board of Health (lead sponsor: Council President at the request of the County Executive)Montgomery County, MarylandCountyAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-051Health Officer's Order No. 20-056: Declaration of Public Health Emergency and Suspension of Formal Bidding RequirementsHealth Officer's Order No. 20-056Christopher Spitters, MD, MPH, Interim Health Officer, Snohomish Health DistrictSnohomish County, Washington (Snohomish Health District)CountyMar. 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-004Board of Health Resolution No. 20-08Resolution No. 20-08 (Declaration of Public Health Emergency, COVID-19)Board of Health of the City of Columbus (Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH, Secretary; Mary Ellen Wewers, PhD, MPH, RN, President Pro Tempore)City of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCityMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-005Board of Health Resolution No. 20-09Resolution No. 20-09 (Public Health Emergency: Delegation of Authority to the Health Commissioner)Board of Health of the City of ColumbusCity of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCityMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-002N.D.C.C. 23-07-06, 23-07-13, 23-07-14, 23-07-15, 23-07-21Contagious or infectious diseases - power of local board of health to quarantine; local board may establish temporary hospital (infected…Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health and the local boards of health)North DakotaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-002Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-109, Authority to regulate public health -- ExceptionsArk. Code Ann. 20-7-109. Authority to regulate public health -- Exceptions (State Board of Health rulemaking for public health and safety…General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1913, No. 96, sec. 6)ArkansasStateMar. 18, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-002K.S.A. 65-119, Duties of local boards of health and local health officers; contagious diseases (current text, as amended L. 2025, ch. 115, § 2)65-119. Duties of local boards of health and health officers; contagious diseases; confidentiality of information; disclosure, whenKansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)KansasStateJuly 1, 20252020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-002N.Y. Public Health Law § 12-b (wilful violation of health laws)Wilful violation of health lawsNew York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2)New YorkState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-025Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings (adopted copy, county website)Mecklenburg County Board of Health Rule requiring face coverings (08-18-2021)Board of County Commissioners as board of healthMecklenburg County including all cities and townsCountyAug. 18, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WV-081Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 12 (2021 Reg. Sess., ch. 213)Relating to local health departments: local board of health rules subject to approval by the appointing county commission or municipality…West Virginia Legislature (2021 Regular Session), approved by Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMar. 16, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NV-010Nevada 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)NevadaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-012Cuyahoga County and County Board of Health Mask Advisory (Sept. 15, 2021)Cuyahoga County and County Board of Health Issue Mask Advisory: Beginning Today, Residents Should Wear Masks in All Public Spaces Regardless…County Executive Armond Budish and the Cuyahoga County Board of HealthCuyahoga County, OhioCountySept. 15, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-067Johnson County Board of Health Order No. 001-21Public Health Order applicable within the entirety of Johnson County: masks or other face coverings required in public and private school…Board of County Commissioners of Johnson County, sitting as the County Board of Health (Ed Eilert, Chairman), on the Local Health Officer's proposalJohnson County, KansasCountyAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. VA-044VDH Frequently Asked Questions: State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency, Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12 Schools, issued August 12, 2021 (updated Aug. 17, 2021)Frequently Asked Questions - State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency - Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12…Virginia Department of HealthVirginiaSector regulatorAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-001Ala. Code §§ 22-2-2 and 22-2-8State Board of Health -- Authority and jurisdiction; State Health OfficerLegislature of Alabama (Code of Alabama 1975, Title 22)AlabamaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read