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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-OR-001	Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990)ORS 433.004, 433.006, 433.010, 433.121, 433.128, 433.131, 433.138, 433.142, 433.156, 433.441, 433.442, 433.443, 433.452 and 433.990…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-060	Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic (updated July 15, 2020)Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the COVID-19 Pandemic	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	United StatesFederal	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-002	Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 3 (sections 120175-120250), duties of local health officers in communicable disease controlHealth and Safety Code sections 120175-120250: duty of each health officer to take measures necessary to prevent the spread of disease; duty…	California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)	CaliforniaState	Jan. 1, 1996	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-001	N.D.C.C. 23-01-03, 23-01-04, 23-01-05Powers and duties of the health council; effect of rules and regulations; health officer - duties, including written orders relating to…	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, since 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-035	Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), May 2020 (as revised May 6, 2020)Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), May 2020	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	United StatesFederal	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ND-061	State Health Officer Order 2020-08 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit; re-issued and extended to Jan. 18, 2021 by Order 2020-08.1, Ex. ND-066)Order relating to disease control measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19: face coverings required in indoor businesses and indoor public…	State Health Officer Dirk Wilke, J.D., M.B.A., North Dakota Department of Health	North DakotaState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-062	Meat and Poultry Processing Workers and Employers: Interim Guidance from CDC and OSHA (updated July 9, 2020)Meat and Poultry Processing Workers and Employers: Interim Guidance from CDC and OSHA (Updated July 9, 2020)	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (joint)	United StatesFederal	July 9, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-063	Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (Apr. 8, 2020)Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected…	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	United StatesFederal	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-001	W. Va. Code § 16-3-1State Director of Health authority to quarantine and to enforce regulations; State Board of Health authority to issue regulations to control…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. FL-044	DEM Order No. 20-009In re: Suspension of Statutes, Rules, and Orders... (visitation restrictions and permissions; superseding DEM Orders 20-006 and 20-007)	Division of Emergency Management, Director Jared Moskowitz as State Coordinating Officer	FloridaState	Sept. 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-006	Emergency Order Concerning the Use of Face Coverings (June 26, 2020 Mask Order)Emergency Order Concerning the Use of Face Coverings to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-005	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.085Area Quarantine; Criminal Penalty	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-019	Guidelines for Safeguarding All Businesses (ADPH, 5/2020)Guidelines for Safeguarding All Businesses	Alabama Department of Public Health (posted with the Safer at Home Order of April 28, 2020)	AlabamaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AZ-013	Requirements document issued under executive orderRequirements for Businesses: Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-40 Containing the Spread of COVID-19	Office of Governor Douglas A. Ducey with the Arizona Department of Health Services	ArizonaState	June 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-014	COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020 version), covid19.ca.govCOVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020): the statewide operating conditions for retail establishments, with mandatory face…	California Department of Public Health and Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), under the State Public Health Officer orders of May 7, 2020 (CA-015 paragraph 2, 'necessary modifications') and Aug. 28, 2020 (CA-017 paragraphs 1 and 8)	CaliforniaState	July 29, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-018	A Guide to Safely Opening Restaurants and Bars (issued May 19, 2020)A Guide to Safely Opening Restaurants and Bars: 50 percent indoor seating; six-foot spacing; bar service; screening; face coverings…	Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback')	West VirginiaState	May 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. GA-017	Executive Order 04.20.20.01Providing flexibility for healthcare practices, moving certain businesses to minimum operations, and providing for emergency response	Governor Brian P. Kemp	GeorgiaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-007	Executive Order 19 FY 19/20An Order Regarding Essential Businesses and Operations	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-021	Executive Order 49 FY 19/20An Order to Stay Safer at Home	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MIA-056	Palm Beach County Emergency Order No. 28 (Order No. 2020-028), Phase 3 ReopeningRepeal of all prior COVID-19 restriction orders except EO 2020-012 (facial coverings) and EO 2020-017 (enforcement); all businesses open…	County Administrator	Palm Beach County, FloridaCounty	Sept. 29, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-STL-041	Metro Transit COVID-19 Update: Face Coverings Required for Metro Transit Riders Starting on May 11Face coverings mandatory for all Metro Transit customers and employees on MetroBus, MetroLink and Metro Call-A-Ride from Monday, May 11…	Metro Transit (Bi-State Development)	Bi-State Development Agency (Metro Transit), Missouri-IllinoisSector regulator	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. PA-011	Order of the Governor for the Continued Reopening of the Commonwealth (Green Phase Order) (May 27, 2020), sec. 1(B)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Continued Reopening of the Commonwealth	Governor Tom Wolf (with companion Order of the Secretary of Health)	PennsylvaniaState	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-001)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic (updated July 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-FED-060)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel), Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 3 (sections 120175-120250), duties of local health officers in communicable disease control (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-002)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, since 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services), N.D.C.C. 23-01-03, 23-01-04, 23-01-05 (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-001)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), May 2020 (as revised May 6, 2020) (Ex. DUT-FED-035)
State Health Officer Dirk Wilke, J.D., M.B.A., North Dakota Department of Health, State Health Officer Order 2020-08 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit; re-issued and extended to Jan. 18, 2021 by Order 2020-08.1, Ex. ND-066) (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. ND-061)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (joint), Meat and Poultry Processing Workers and Employers: Interim Guidance from CDC and OSHA (updated July 9, 2020) (Ex. DUT-FED-062)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. DUT-FED-063)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-3-1 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-001)
Division of Emergency Management, Director Jared Moskowitz as State Coordinating Officer, DEM Order No. 20-009 (Sept. 1, 2020) (Ex. FL-044)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Emergency Order Concerning the Use of Face Coverings (June 26, 2020 Mask Order) (Ex. MET-PHL-006)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.085 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-005)
Alabama Department of Public Health (posted with the Safer at Home Order of April 28, 2020), Guidelines for Safeguarding All Businesses (ADPH, 5/2020) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AL-019)
Office of Governor Douglas A. Ducey with the Arizona Department of Health Services, Requirements document issued under executive order (June 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AZ-013)
California Department of Public Health and Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), under the State Public Health Officer orders of May 7, 2020 (CA-015 paragraph 2, 'necessary modifications') and Aug. 28, 2020 (CA-017 paragraphs 1 and 8), COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020 version), covid19.ca.gov (Ex. DUT-CA-014)
Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback'), A Guide to Safely Opening Restaurants and Bars (issued May 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-018)
Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 04.20.20.01 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. GA-017)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 19 FY 19/20 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. ME-007)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 49 FY 19/20 (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. ME-021)
County Administrator, Palm Beach County Emergency Order No. 28 (Order No. 2020-028), Phase 3 Reopening (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-MIA-056)
Metro Transit (Bi-State Development), Metro Transit COVID-19 Update: Face Coverings Required for Metro Transit Riders Starting on May 11 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-041)
Governor Tom Wolf (with companion Order of the Secretary of Health), Order of the Governor for the Continued Reopening of the Commonwealth (Green Phase Order) (May 27, 2020), sec. 1(B) (Ex. PA-011)

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