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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-BOS-080Emergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health directing all individuals to stay at their place of residence, directing all businesses to cease non-essential operations at physical locations, prohibiting all non-essential gatherings and ordering cessation of all non-essential travelEmergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health, Effective March 23, 2020 at 5:00 PMProvincetown Select Board and Board of HealthTown of Provincetown (Barnstable County), MassachusettsCityMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary 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. NE-088COVID-19 Directive Health Measures of April 3, 2020East Central District Health Department COVID-19 Directive Health MeasuresEast Central District Health Department (Board of Health and Health Director)East Central District Health Department (Boone, Colfax, Nance and Platte Counties; Columbus)CountyApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Gathering capHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationPrimary 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. MET-ATL-002Administrative Order for Public Health Control Measures Related to COVID-19, Directing All Residents of Fulton County to Shelter in PlaceFulton County Board of Health Administrative Order (20.03.31)S. Elizabeth Ford, M.D., M.B.A., District Health Director, Public Health District 3.2, and C.E.O., Fulton County Board of HealthFulton County, Georgia (Public Health District 3-2)CountyMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary 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
Ex. WV-082Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order)Businesses serving the public with three new COVID-19 cases required to close for deep cleaning; second occurrence adds 14-day quarantine…Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer)Monongalia CountyCountyJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-002Conn. 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 AuthoritiesConnecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities)ConnecticutStateDec. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-004N.D.C.C. 23-35-08, 23-35-09, 23-35-12, 23-35-13Boards of health - powers and duties; abatement and removal of nuisance, source of filth, and cause of sickness; local health officers…Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the local boards of health and public health units)North DakotaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureFace-covering requirementQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-001S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 1 (Department of Health and Environmental Control), §§ 44-1-80, 44-1-100, 44-1-110, 44-1-140, 44-1-150Duties and powers as to communicable or epidemic diseases; assistance from peace and health officers; quarantine system; rules and…General Assembly of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaStateJuly 2, 20022020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-002Va. Code Title 32.1, Chapter 2 (sections 32.1-35 to 32.1-73.x), including Article 3 Disease Control (sections 32.1-42 Emergency rules and regulations; 32.1-43 Authority of State Health Commissioner to require quarantine, etc.; 32.1-48 Powers of Commissioner in epidemic) and Article 3.01 Isolation and Quarantine of Persons with Communicable Diseases of Public Health Threat (sections 32.1-48.05 to 32.1-48.017)Code of Virginia, Title 32.1 Health, Chapter 2 Disease Prevention and Control (full chapter text)General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 2, Disease Prevention and Control)VirginiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-001Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29 (2025), enrolled bill amending K.S.A. 65-101, 65-119 and 65-129b (the struck text is the statute as it stood throughout 2020-2021)AN ACT concerning public health; removing the authorization for a county or joint board of health or local health officer to prohibit public…Kansas Legislature (enrolled Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29, 2025 Session; L. 2025, ch. 115)KansasStateJuly 1, 20252020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-083Public Health Advisory: Provincetown Residents and Visitors Urged to Take Precautions Due to Uptick of COVID-19 CasesPublic Health Advisory, July 19, 2021Provincetown Select Board, Provincetown Board of Health and Barnstable County Department of Health and EnvironmentTown of Provincetown and Barnstable County, MassachusettsCountyJuly 19, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-066Emergency Local Health Rule Relating to COVID-19, EHR-2020-002, Quarantine and IsolationEmergency Local Health Rule Relating to COVID-19, EHR-2020-002, Quarantine and IsolationGallatin City-County Board of HealthGallatin County, MontanaCountyApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Quarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-00955 ILCS 5/5-25013 (powers and duties of county boards of health)Power and duty of every county board of health to investigate contagious disease and adopt measures to arrest its progressIllinois General Assembly (Counties Code)IllinoisStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-00415 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 DiseasesMississippiState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-001Va. Code Title 32.1, Chapter 1 (sections 32.1-1 to 32.1-34), including sections 32.1-13 (Emergency orders and regulations), 32.1-20 (Commissioner vested with authority of Board), 32.1-26 (Orders; hearing and notice) and 32.1-27 (Penalties, injunctions, civil penalties and charges for violations)Code of Virginia, Title 32.1 Health, Chapter 1 Administration Generally (full chapter text)General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 1, Administration Generally)VirginiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-077Phase 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 amendmentsGallatin City-County Board of HealthGallatin County, MontanaCountyApr. 19, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ND-024Executive Order 2020-14.1Amended suspension of N.D.C.C. ch. 23-07.6: local health officers' confinement authority and local boards of health's quarantine authority…Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateApr. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SLC-005Joint Public Health Order 2020-03 (Stay-at-Home)Joint Public Health Order, Stay-at-Home, Order No. 2020-03Summit County Health Officer Richard C. Bullough, the Summit County Council (5-0) and County Manager Thomas C. Fisher, in consultation with the Board of HealthSummit County, Utah (countywide, incorporated and unincorporated, including Park City)CountyMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SLC-009Joint Public Health Order 2020-05 (Stabilization Phase)Joint Public Health Order 2020-05, Stabilization Phase, Moderate Risk (Orange), with Social Distancing Protocols, Mandatory Business…Summit County Health Officer, County Council and County Manager, in consultation with the Board of HealthSummit County, UtahCountyApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read