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Ex. DUT-SD-001SDCL ch. 34-22, Contagious Disease Control (§§ 34-22-5, 34-22-9, 34-22-14, 34-22-17, 34-22-18, 34-22-18.1, 34-22-41 to 34-22-44)Contagious Disease Control: statewide system, rules on prevention, control, quarantine and isolation; enforcement; refusal to follow…South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Department of Health)South DakotaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00122 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties)Title 22, Chapter 250: Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)MaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-001N.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 DakotaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-023Order of the Health Officer of the County of San Bernardino for the Control of COVID-19 (April 7, 2020)Order... for the Control of COVID-19: face coverings when leaving home; non-essential businesses to remain closed; telecommuting; 14-day…Acting Health Officer Erin Gustafson, M.D., MPHSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaCountyApr. 7, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-001AS 18.15.355 - 18.15.395Prevention and control of conditions of public health importance; epidemiological investigation; isolation and quarantine; powers of the…Alaska State Legislature (codified statute administered by the Department of Health and Social Services)AlaskaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-040Military Personnel Guidance for Department of Defense Components in Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Mar. 26, 2020)Military Personnel Guidance for DoD Components in Responding to COVID-19Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and ReadinessDepartment of Defense military personnelFederalMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Telework mandateTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ORL-026Executive Order 2020-008Executive Order regarding COVID-19 requiring social distancing and adherence to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines…Alan Harris, Chief Administrator, Office of Emergency ManagementSeminole County, FloridaCountyApr. 1, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-066First Resolution of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen declaring a civil emergency and for the control of contagious and infectious diseasesRestaurants limited to drive-through, curbside and delivery; gatherings limited to 10; curfew authority reservedMayor and Board of AldermenCity of Starkville, Mississippi (Oktibbeha County)CityMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-002Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-502 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-099; not re-saved)Communicable diseases; Department of Health and Human Services; powers and dutiesNebraska LegislatureNebraskaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-018Full Reopening OrderEmergency Order Establishing Safety Measures for Full Reopening to Prevent the Spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Mayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health July 15, 2021 as the Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 (effective July 16, 2021)City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityJune 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-023Emergency Order 2020-14 (May 29, 2020): parklets authorized for restaurant seating in Phase 2 and 3 (Street Eats Program; permit fee and minimum parking waived; expires July 31, 2020); picnic-shelter restrictions lifted to the extent the State's Stay Home, Stay Healthy order allows; community centers closed to July 5; parking enforcement suspended to June 30; landlord PPE and distancing rule to July 31; City infection-control and telecommuting policies until the emergency is liftedVancouver city manager issues new emergency orderCity Manager Eric HolmesCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ND-012Executive Order 2020-14Suspension of N.D.C.C. ch. 23-07.6 confinement procedure, authorizing the State Health Officer to issue disease-control orders (isolation…Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. NH-066State of New Hampshire COVID-19 School and Childcare Toolkit, 2021-2022 School Year (Aug. 11, 2021)School and Childcare Toolkit 2021-2022DHHS Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease ControlNew HampshireSector regulatorAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
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. ECO-C-138No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation, 85 Fed. Reg. 16628No Sail Order and Other Measures Related to Operations (cruise ships)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Director Robert R. Redfield)United StatesFederalMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Travel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-139No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation; Third Modification and Extension, 85 Fed. Reg. 62732Third Modification and Extension of No Sail Order (to Oct. 31, 2020)Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUnited StatesFederalSept. 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Travel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-140Framework for Conditional Sailing and Initial Phase COVID-19 Testing Requirements for Protection of Crew, 85 Fed. Reg. 70153Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (phased resumption; no passenger operations until CDC conditions met)Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUnited StatesFederalOct. 30, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-141Temporary Extension and Modification of Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) for Cruise Ships Operating or Intending To Operate in U.S. Waters, 86 Fed. Reg. 59720 (Oct. 28, 2021)Temporary extension of the CSO from Nov. 1, 2021 to Jan. 15, 2022Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUnited StatesFederalOct. 25, 2021Travel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-027CDC No Sail Order and Suspension of Further EmbarkationNo Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation, 85 Fed. Reg. 16628 (Mar. 24, 2020)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS (CDC Director)United States (all cruise ships in U.S. waters or intending to return; 250+ passenger capacity)FederalMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-028No Sail Order; Notice of Modification and Extension (Apr. 9, 2020)No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation; Notice of Modification and Extension and Other Measures Related to Operations, 85 Fed.…Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHSUnited StatesFederalApr. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-029No Sail Order; Second Modification and Extension (July 16, 2020)No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation; Second Modification and Extension of No Sail Order and Other Measures Related to…Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHSUnited StatesFederalJuly 16, 20202020 Q3Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-030No Sail Order; Third Modification and Extension (Sept. 30, 2020)No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation; Third Modification and Extension of No Sail Order and Other Measures Related to…Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHSUnited StatesFederalSept. 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-031CDC Framework for Conditional Sailing OrderFramework for Conditional Sailing and Initial Phase COVID-19 Testing Requirements for Protection of Crew, 85 Fed. Reg. 70153 (Nov. 4, 2020)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHSUnited States (cruise ships operating or intending to operate in U.S. waters)FederalOct. 30, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. FL-032Emergency Rule 64DER21-12Protocols for Controlling COVID-19 in School SettingsDepartment of Health, Division of Disease ControlFloridaSector regulatorAug. 6, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. FL-033Emergency Rule 64DER21-15Protocols for Controlling COVID-19 in School Settings (repealing and replacing 64DER21-12)Department of Health, Division of Disease ControlFloridaSector regulatorSept. 22, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read

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