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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MN-005	Minn. Stat. § 145A.04 (2020)Powers and Duties of Community Health Board: investigation, reporting and control of communicable diseases; removal and abatement of public…	Minnesota Legislature (Local Public Health Act, Minn. Stat. ch. 145A)	Minnesota (community health boards: counties, cities and multi-county boards statewide)State		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-007	Minn. Stat. ch. 182 (2020), Occupational Safety and HealthMinnesota Occupational Safety and Health Act: rights and duties of employers (§ 182.653), rights and duties of employees (§ 182.654)…	Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, Minn. Stat. ch. 182; administered by the Department of Labor and Industry, MNOSHA, under an approved State plan, 29 U.S.C. § 667)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-014	MNOSHA, Safety and health guidelines for the employers and employees of essential work operations (COVID-19), as posted by April 6, 2020Safety and health guidelines for the employers and employees of essential work operations	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA)	MinnesotaState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-004	Minn. Stat. § 144.99 (2020)Enforcement (Health Enforcement Consolidation Act): remedies, access, correction orders, administrative penalty orders, injunctive relief…	Minnesota Legislature (Health Enforcement Consolidation Act, Minn. Stat. §§ 144.989-144.993; administered by the Commissioner of Health)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-012	Minn. R. 4626.1795 (Food Code § 8-404.11, Ceasing Operations and Emergency Reporting)Minnesota Food Code: licensee shall immediately discontinue operations on an imminent health hazard	Minnesota Department of Health (Minnesota Food Code, Minn. R. ch. 4626)	MinnesotaState	Jan. 2, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-001	Mayoral Declaration of Local Public Health EmergencyMayoral Declaration of Local Public Health Emergency (COVID-19)	Mayor Jacob Frey	City of Minneapolis, MinnesotaCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-016	Resolution 2020R-075Approving and extending the Mayor's Declaration of Local Public Health Emergency resulting from imminent health conditions caused by the…	Minneapolis City Council	City of MinneapolisCity	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-001	Minn. Stat. § 144.12, subd. 1 (2020)Regulation, Enforcement, Licenses, Fees: Commissioner of Health's power to control communicable disease, disinfection and quarantine of…	Minnesota Legislature (codified; administered by the Commissioner of Health)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MN-058	Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 7 (health and human services omnibus), sections extending Department of Human Services COVID-19 waivers and modifications after the peacetime emergencyExtension of COVID-19 Human Services Program Modifications	Minnesota Legislature (2021 First Special Session), signed by Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	June 29, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-002	Minn. Stat. § 144.419 (2020)Isolation and Quarantine of Persons	Minnesota Legislature (Laws 2002, ch. 402, the Minnesota Emergency Health Powers Act, as amended; administered by the Commissioner of Health)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-009	Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025)Adoption of Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards by Reference (29 C.F.R. parts 1904, 1910 and others, with the listed Federal…	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655	MinnesotaState	Oct. 30, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-018	Resolution 2021R-177Amending Resolution 2020R-075 to extend the period of the declared Local Public Health Emergency and to provide for the phased termination…	Minneapolis City Council	City of MinneapolisCity	July 1, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-019	Resolution 2021R-261Amending Resolution 2020R-075: extending the Local Public Health Emergency to November 7, 2021 (Delta variant)	Minneapolis City Council	City of MinneapolisCity	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-011	Minn. R. 4626.0045 (Food Code § 2-201.12, Exclusions and Restrictions)Minnesota Food Code: the person in charge shall exclude or restrict ill food employees	Minnesota Department of Health (Minnesota Food Code, Minn. R. ch. 4626, under Minn. Stat. §§ 31.101, 31.11, 144.05, 144.07, 144.08, 144.12, 157.011)	MinnesotaState	Jan. 2, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-031	Emergency Executive Order 20-10Combatting Price Gouging During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz; approved by the Executive Council and filed with the Secretary of State March 20, 2020	Minnesota (Governor, enforced by the Attorney General)State	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-008	Minn. Stat. § 157.20 (2020)Inspection; Frequency; Risk Categories; Orders (food and beverage service establishments, hotels, motels, lodging establishments, resorts…	Minnesota Legislature (Minn. Stat. ch. 157, Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants; administered by the Commissioner of Health and delegated local agencies)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-062	Face Covering Protocol (updated August 2, 2021)Face masks required of all faculty, staff, students and visitors, including contractors, service providers, vendors and suppliers, in every…	University of Minnesota (University Health and Safety; Office of the President)	University of Minnesota (all campuses; Twin Cities)State	Aug. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MN-045	News release, 'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees	Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan	MinnesotaState	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-010	Minn. R. 5206.0600 (Employee Right-to-Know: Infectious Agents)Employee Right-to-Know Standard, Infectious Agents: employers' duty to evaluate the workplace for recognized infectious agents and to train…	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), Employee Right-to-Know standard under Minn. Stat. § 182.653, subds. 4a-4e, and § 182.655	MinnesotaState	Jan. 18, 2014	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-018	Snell v. Walz, No. A21-0626 (Minn. May 10, 2024), 6 N.W.3d 458Snell v. Walz (Snell II): the Emergency Management Act authorizes the declaration of a peacetime emergency in response to a pandemic; no…	Supreme Court of Minnesota (Moore, III, J.; Anderson, J., concurring; Procaccini, J., took no part)	MinnesotaCourt	May 10, 2024	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-021	No COVID-19 civil-liability shield or immunity statute for businesses was enacted in Minnesota in 2020 or 2021Absence of a COVID-19 liability shield (2020-2021)	Minnesota Legislature (91st and 92nd Legislatures, 2020-2021 regular and special sessions)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSP-020	Resolution amending Resolution 2020R-075 (September 10, 2021)Amending Resolution 2020R-075: ratifying Emergency Regulation 2021-5 (COVID-19 Testing and Proof of Vaccination Policy for City employees)…	Minneapolis City Council	City of MinneapolisCity	Sept. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-022	Declaration of Local Emergency (March 15, 2020), continued June 8, 2020Extending City of Saint Paul Emergency Declaration COVID-19, June 8, 2020 (reciting the March 15, 2020 declaration and Res 20-550 of March…	Mayor Melvin Carter III; Saint Paul City Council (consent)	City of Saint PaulCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-033	Emergency Executive Order 2020-40Inactive status for licenses of businesses not operating under Emergency Executive Order 20-99 closures (rescinding EEO 2020-37 of Nov. 21…	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Dec. 4, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-043	Extending City of Saint Paul Emergency Declaration COVID-19, August 31, 2021Continuation of the local emergency (Delta variant; Ramsey County in the CDC 'high' transmission category; more than 80 Executive Orders)	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Aug. 31, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read

Minnesota Legislature (Local Public Health Act, Minn. Stat. ch. 145A), Minn. Stat. § 145A.04 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-005)
Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, Minn. Stat. ch. 182; administered by the Department of Labor and Industry, MNOSHA, under an approved State plan, 29 U.S.C. § 667), Minn. Stat. ch. 182 (2020), Occupational Safety and Health (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-007)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA), MNOSHA, Safety and health guidelines for the employers and employees of essential work operations (COVID-19), as posted by April 6, 2020 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-014)
Minnesota Legislature (Health Enforcement Consolidation Act, Minn. Stat. §§ 144.989-144.993; administered by the Commissioner of Health), Minn. Stat. § 144.99 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-004)
Minnesota Department of Health (Minnesota Food Code, Minn. R. ch. 4626), Minn. R. 4626.1795 (Food Code § 8-404.11, Ceasing Operations and Emergency Reporting) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-012)
Mayor Jacob Frey, Mayoral Declaration of Local Public Health Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-001)
Minneapolis City Council, Resolution 2020R-075 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-016)
Minnesota Legislature (codified; administered by the Commissioner of Health), Minn. Stat. § 144.12, subd. 1 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-001)
Minnesota Legislature (2021 First Special Session), signed by Governor Tim Walz, Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 7 (health and human services omnibus), sections extending Department of Human Services COVID-19 waivers and modifications after the peacetime emergency (June 29, 2021) (Ex. MN-058)
Minnesota Legislature (Laws 2002, ch. 402, the Minnesota Emergency Health Powers Act, as amended; administered by the Commissioner of Health), Minn. Stat. § 144.419 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-002)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655, Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-009)
Minneapolis City Council, Resolution 2021R-177 (July 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-018)
Minneapolis City Council, Resolution 2021R-261 (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-019)
Minnesota Department of Health (Minnesota Food Code, Minn. R. ch. 4626, under Minn. Stat. §§ 31.101, 31.11, 144.05, 144.07, 144.08, 144.12, 157.011), Minn. R. 4626.0045 (Food Code § 2-201.12, Exclusions and Restrictions) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-011)
Governor Tim Walz; approved by the Executive Council and filed with the Secretary of State March 20, 2020, Emergency Executive Order 20-10 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-031)
Minnesota Legislature (Minn. Stat. ch. 157, Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants; administered by the Commissioner of Health and delegated local agencies), Minn. Stat. § 157.20 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-008)
University of Minnesota (University Health and Safety; Office of the President), Face Covering Protocol (updated August 2, 2021) (Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-062)
Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, News release, 'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees' (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MN-045)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), Employee Right-to-Know standard under Minn. Stat. § 182.653, subds. 4a-4e, and § 182.655, Minn. R. 5206.0600 (Employee Right-to-Know: Infectious Agents) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-010)
Supreme Court of Minnesota (Moore, III, J.; Anderson, J., concurring; Procaccini, J., took no part), Snell v. Walz, No. A21-0626 (Minn. May 10, 2024), 6 N.W.3d 458 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-018)
Minnesota Legislature (91st and 92nd Legislatures, 2020-2021 regular and special sessions), No COVID-19 civil-liability shield or immunity statute for businesses was enacted in Minnesota in 2020 or 2021 (Ex. DUT-MN-021)
Minneapolis City Council, Resolution amending Resolution 2020R-075 (September 10, 2021) (Sept. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-020)
Mayor Melvin Carter III; Saint Paul City Council (consent), Declaration of Local Emergency (March 15, 2020), continued June 8, 2020 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-022)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Order 2020-40 (Dec. 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-033)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Extending City of Saint Paul Emergency Declaration COVID-19, August 31, 2021 (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-043)

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