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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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
Ex. DUT-NV-010	Nevada 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)	NevadaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-002	Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-206 (nuisances; orders; injunctions; closure; civil penalties), 19a-207 (local enforcement of the Public Health Code; DPH enforcement in emergencies), 19a-221 (local quarantine and isolation orders; duty to carry out the Commissioner's emergency orders), 19a-230 (penalty)Chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities	Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities)	ConnecticutState	Dec. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-015	Rules Pertaining to Retail Food Establishments (effective September 7, 2019)Arkansas State Board of Health Rules Pertaining to Retail Food Establishments, effective September 7, 2019	Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of Health, Environmental Health Protection (Nathaniel Smith, M.D., Secretary of Health)	ArkansasState	Sept. 7, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-003	W. Va. Code § 16-2-11Local board of health; powers and duties	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Mar. 4, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-008	Statute (version effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.; in force through June 22, 2021)Powers of board - abatement of nuisances	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3707, Board of Health)	Ohio (boards of health of city and general health districts)State	Oct. 1, 1953	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-004	15 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2, Subpt. 11, ch. 1, Mississippi State Department of Health Rules and Regulations Governing Reportable Diseases and ConditionsRules and Regulations Governing Reportable Diseases and Conditions (duty to report; duties of local health officer; suspects and contacts…	Mississippi State Board of Health / Mississippi State Department of Health, Office of Communicable Diseases	MississippiState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-002	N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 1, secs. 130A-1 to 130A-27, including sec. 130A-2 (definitions of 'imminent hazard', 'isolation authority', 'person', 'quarantine authority'), sec. 130A-17 (right of entry), sec. 130A-18 (injunction), sec. 130A-19 (abatement of public health nuisance), sec. 130A-20 (abatement of an imminent hazard), sec. 130A-23 (suspension and revocation of permits) and sec. 130A-25 (misdemeanor)Public Health: definitions, enforcement, nuisance and imminent-hazard abatement, permits, criminal penalty	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState	Oct. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	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. DUT-OK-016	OAC 310:257 (Food Establishments), text effective Sept. 11, 2016 (OSDH 'unofficial version' edited Nov. 14, 2016)Oklahoma Administrative Code, Title 310, Chapter 257, Food Establishments	Oklahoma State Department of Health (State Board of Health rules; Consumer Health Service)	OklahomaState	Sept. 11, 2016	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-015	WAC 246-215-08455 (Washington Retail Food Code)Imminent health hazard—Ceasing operations and reporting (FDA Food Code 8-404.11)	Washington State Board of Health	WashingtonState	Oct. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-019	105 CMR 590.014(A)Permits: Suspension and Revocation; Summary Suspension of Permit/Emergency Closure without a Prior Hearing	Department of Public Health (State Sanitary Code, Chapter X; enforced by local boards of health)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-015	Act 2021-4 (SB 30, Enrolled), the Alabama COVID Immunity Act, codified at Ala. Code § 6-5-790 et seq.An Act relating to Coronavirus; to provide civil immunity for certain entities and individuals from certain damages claimed by individuals…	Legislature of Alabama (SB 30, 2021 Regular Session, by Senator Orr); approved by Governor Ivey February 12, 2021	AlabamaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-007	G.L. c. 111, s. 122Regulations relative to nuisances; examinations	General Court (codified statute; powers of municipal boards of health)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-013	12VAC5-421-3770, Summary suspension of a permit (Food Regulations), text as in force in 202012VAC5-421-3770. Summary Suspension of a Permit	State Board of Health (Virginia Department of Health)	VirginiaState	Mar. 1, 2002	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-030	Emergency Ordinance No. 2020-5, Art. II §§ 1-4 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-083; not re-saved)City Manager authorized to limit gatherings and restrict bars consistent with the Governor's and the County Health Officer's orders…	Morgantown City Council	City of MorgantownCity	Sept. 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyGathering capAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-020	Enrolled act (uncodified temporary law)An Act to make temporary changes related to qualified civil immunity for health care and emergency services provided during a…	133rd General Assembly of Ohio (Am. Sub. H.B. 606), signed by Governor Mike DeWine	OhioState	Sept. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-015	C.R.S. §§ 25-4-1609 (Disciplinary actions - closure - revocation - suspension - review) and 25-4-1611 (Violation - penalties)Disciplinary actions - closure - revocation - suspension - review; Violation - penalties	Colorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018)	ColoradoState	Oct. 1, 2018	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-014	WAC 246-215-02115 (Washington Retail Food Code)Duties—Person in charge (FDA Food Code 2-103.11)	Washington State Board of Health	WashingtonState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-012	K.S.A. 65-159, Nuisances, sources of filth and causes of sickness; examination; orders to owner or occupant; penalty65-159. Nuisances; power of secretary and county boards to abate; penalties	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-021	COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (library exhibit MA-008; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Assuring Continued Operation of Essential Services in the Commonwealth, Closing Certain Workplaces, and Prohibiting Gatherings of More…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read

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)
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), Nevada 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, 446.945 (standing) (Ex. DUT-NV-010)
Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities), Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-206 (nuisances; orders; injunctions; closure; civil penalties), 19a-207 (local enforcement of the Public Health Code; DPH enforcement in emergencies), 19a-221 (local quarantine and isolation orders; duty to carry out the Commissioner's emergency orders), 19a-230 (penalty) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-002)
Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of Health, Environmental Health Protection (Nathaniel Smith, M.D., Secretary of Health), Rules Pertaining to Retail Food Establishments (effective September 7, 2019) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-015)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-2-11 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-003)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3707, Board of Health), Statute (version effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.; in force through June 22, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-008)
Mississippi State Board of Health / Mississippi State Department of Health, Office of Communicable Diseases, 15 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2, Subpt. 11, ch. 1, Mississippi State Department of Health Rules and Regulations Governing Reportable Diseases and Conditions (standing) (Ex. DUT-MS-004)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 1, secs. 130A-1 to 130A-27, including sec. 130A-2 (definitions of 'imminent hazard', 'isolation authority', 'person', 'quarantine authority'), sec. 130A-17 (right of entry), sec. 130A-18 (injunction), sec. 130A-19 (abatement of public health nuisance), sec. 130A-20 (abatement of an imminent hazard), sec. 130A-23 (suspension and revocation of permits) and sec. 130A-25 (misdemeanor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-002)
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)
Oklahoma State Department of Health (State Board of Health rules; Consumer Health Service), OAC 310:257 (Food Establishments), text effective Sept. 11, 2016 (OSDH 'unofficial version' edited Nov. 14, 2016) (Ex. DUT-OK-016)
Washington State Board of Health, WAC 246-215-08455 (Washington Retail Food Code) (standing) (Ex. DUT-WA-015)
Department of Public Health (State Sanitary Code, Chapter X; enforced by local boards of health), 105 CMR 590.014(A) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-019)
Legislature of Alabama (SB 30, 2021 Regular Session, by Senator Orr); approved by Governor Ivey February 12, 2021, Act 2021-4 (SB 30, Enrolled), the Alabama COVID Immunity Act, codified at Ala. Code § 6-5-790 et seq. (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. DUT-AL-015)
General Court (codified statute; powers of municipal boards of health), G.L. c. 111, s. 122 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-007)
State Board of Health (Virginia Department of Health), 12VAC5-421-3770, Summary suspension of a permit (Food Regulations), text as in force in 2020 (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-013)
Morgantown City Council, Emergency Ordinance No. 2020-5, Art. II §§ 1-4 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-083; not re-saved) (Sept. 1, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-030)
133rd General Assembly of Ohio (Am. Sub. H.B. 606), signed by Governor Mike DeWine, Enrolled act (uncodified temporary law) (Sept. 14, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OH-020)
Colorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018), C.R.S. §§ 25-4-1609 (Disciplinary actions - closure - revocation - suspension - review) and 25-4-1611 (Violation - penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CO-015)
Washington State Board of Health, WAC 246-215-02115 (Washington Retail Food Code) (standing) (Ex. DUT-WA-014)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-159, Nuisances, sources of filth and causes of sickness; examination; orders to owner or occupant; penalty (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-012)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (library exhibit MA-008; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-021)

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