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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. 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. ND-066	State Health Officer Order 2020-08.1Statewide face-covering order re-issued and extended to January 18, 2021, 12:01 a.m.; same coverage, business duties and local-enhancement…	State Health Officer Dirk Wilke, J.D., M.B.A., North Dakota Department of Health	North DakotaState	Dec. 9, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ND-031	State Health Officer Confinement Order (LM Power (ND), Inc., Grand Forks)Fourteen-day quarantine of all persons employed by LM Power (ND), Inc., Grand Forks, after workplace exposure	State Health Officer Mylynn Tufte, North Dakota Department of Health	North Dakota (Grand Forks employer)State	Apr. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ND-033	State Health Officer Order 2020-07COVID-19 declared a 'post-mortem communicable disease'; N.D. Admin. Code ch. 33-05-02 applies to every death diagnosed as or suspected to be…	State Health Officer Mylynn Tufte, North Dakota Department of Health	North DakotaState	Apr. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ND-041	ND Smart Restart Plan (version of May 15, 2020): color-coded health guidance (Red/Critical, Orange/High, Yellow/Moderate, Green/Low, Blue/New Normal) and industry capacity guidance by risk levelState reopening plan fixing the risk levels and the industry capacity guidance by level (e.g., banquets and event venues at 50 percent of…	Governor Doug Burgum; Department of Commerce; North Dakota Department of Health (ND Smart Restart plan)	North DakotaState	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. ND-018	North Dakota EO 2020-20 (Apr. 3, 2020; to Apr. 30, 2021)Nationwide criminal history check requirement for health licensure suspended while fingerprinting unavailable; in-person continuing…	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ND-053	Governor's release, 'Burgum announces changes to COVID-19 risk levels for counties, appoints Mariani interim state health officer' (Sept. 3, 2020)Eight counties (Barnes, Benson, Burleigh, Grand Forks, McLean, Morton, Stark, Williams) moved to moderate (yellow) risk effective Sept. 4…	Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release)	North DakotaState	Sept. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-008	29 U.S.C. 654 (2020 ed.)Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause)	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, sec. 5, 84 Stat. 1593), administered by OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor (Bismarck Area Office, Region 8)	United States (applicable in North Dakota, a federal-OSHA jurisdiction without an approved State plan)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. ND-051	Executive Order 2020-38 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit)Every school district must adopt a board-approved Health and Safety Plan for each building, consistent with the ND K-12 Smart Restart…	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ND-034	ND Smart Restart: Standards for All Industries (updated Apr. 28, 2020) (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit)Operating standards for all industries: occupancy limited to six-foot distancing, marked lines, signage, face coverings encouraged for…	Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), made a condition of reopening by Executive Order 2020-06.4 par. 2-7	North DakotaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ND-037	ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Fitness CentersGroup classes limited to one participant per 144 square feet; group sports over ten participants discontinued; high-exhalation classes…	Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 5	North DakotaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-013	Open Records and Meetings Opinion 2021-O-01Whether the County of Steele violated N.D.C.C. 44-04-19 by denying access to a public meeting held under the county's COVID-19 access and…	Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (Open Records and Meetings Opinion under N.D.C.C. 44-04-21.1), issued to the County of Steele	North DakotaState	Feb. 24, 2021	2020 Q32021 Q1	Standing dutyCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ND-035	ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Restaurants, Bars, Breweries, Distilleries, Food Trucks (updated Apr. 28, 2020)Capacity limited to 50 percent of normal operating capacity; six feet between groups; tables of ten; no standing in bars; buffets…	Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 6	North DakotaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ND-036	ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Hair Salons, Barbershops, Nail Salons, Tanning Salons, Waxing Studios and Other Cosmetology Related Businesses (updated Apr. 28, 2020)Employees must wear face masks at all times; clients to wear masks to the extent possible; six feet between work stations; appointment…	Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 2	North DakotaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ND-043	ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Movie TheatersTheater capacity limited to 20 percent of normal operating capacity at the higher risk level, 65 percent per auditorium at the lower level…	Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 7 and 06.5/06.6 ¶ 7	North DakotaState	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ND-046	ND Smart Restart standards: Banquets, Ballrooms, Weddings and Event Venues (updated May 29, 2020)Event-venue standards: capacity limited to a percentage of normal operating capacity or a total cap by risk level; at Orange/High risk…	Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart)	North DakotaState	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. ND-059	Governor's release, 'Burgum announces changes to county risk levels, recommended gathering sizes to slow COVID-19' (Oct. 14, 2020)Revised ND Smart Restart guidelines effective Oct. 16, 2020, 5 p.m.: Critical (red) non-essential businesses closed; High (orange) 25…	Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release)	North DakotaState	Oct. 14, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-007	N.D.C.C. 65-03-01, 65-03-02 (repealed 2023), 65-03-04Jurisdiction of organization - safety regulations - enforcement; penalty for violation of safety rule or regulation (repealed by S.L. 2023…	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by Workforce Safety and Insurance, the State's exclusive workers' compensation fund)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. ND-027	Executive Order 2020-27 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit)Early childhood services: licensing inspection, staff-training and operating requirements suspended; Department of Human Services Modified…	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Schools and child careWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ND-062	Executive Order 2020-43 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit; amended by 2020-43.1 to 43.5, Ex. ND-065, ND-067, ND-070, ND-072, ND-074)Winter re-tightening: event venues at 25 percent of occupancy; bars and restaurants at 50 percent, 150 patrons, seated service, hours 4:00…	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ND-063	Governor's release, 'Burgum announces new requirements for businesses, gatherings and masks, delays winter activities' (Nov. 13, 2020)Announcement of the statewide mask requirement and the capacity, hours and activity limits effective Nov. 14 and 16, 2020, 'to protect the…	Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release)	North DakotaState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. ND-067	Executive Order 2020-43.2 (Corrected)Venue (25 percent) and bar-restaurant (50 percent, 150 cap, 10:00 p.m. close, dance areas closed) limits extended to 8:00 a.m. January 8…	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. ND-086	North Dakota Court System, 'Emergency Order and Pandemic Response' page (as archived April 17, 2020)Court system's official summary of the March 16, 2020 Emergency Order as amended March 17 and April 15, 2020: all jury trials suspended…	North Dakota Court System (Supreme Court and presiding judges)	North DakotaCourt	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-005	N.D.C.C. 37-17.1-05 (with 37-17.1-10 for local declarations)The governor and disasters or emergencies - penalty	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute; powers exercised by Governor Doug Burgum under Executive Order 2020-03)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read

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)
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)
State Health Officer Dirk Wilke, J.D., M.B.A., North Dakota Department of Health, State Health Officer Order 2020-08.1 (Dec. 9, 2020) (Ex. ND-066)
State Health Officer Mylynn Tufte, North Dakota Department of Health, State Health Officer Confinement Order (LM Power (ND), Inc., Grand Forks) (Apr. 18, 2020) (Ex. ND-031)
State Health Officer Mylynn Tufte, North Dakota Department of Health, State Health Officer Order 2020-07 (Apr. 26, 2020) (Ex. ND-033)
Governor Doug Burgum; Department of Commerce; North Dakota Department of Health (ND Smart Restart plan), ND Smart Restart Plan (version of May 15, 2020): color-coded health guidance (Red/Critical, Orange/High, Yellow/Moderate, Green/Low, Blue/New Normal) and industry capacity guidance by risk level (Ex. ND-041)
Governor Doug Burgum, North Dakota EO 2020-20 (Apr. 3, 2020; to Apr. 30, 2021) (Ex. ND-018)
Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release), Governor's release, 'Burgum announces changes to COVID-19 risk levels for counties, appoints Mariani interim state health officer' (Sept. 3, 2020) (Ex. ND-053)
Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, sec. 5, 84 Stat. 1593), administered by OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor (Bismarck Area Office, Region 8), 29 U.S.C. 654 (2020 ed.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-008)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-38 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit) (July 15, 2020) (Ex. ND-051)
Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), made a condition of reopening by Executive Order 2020-06.4 par. 2-7, ND Smart Restart: Standards for All Industries (updated Apr. 28, 2020) (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit) (Ex. ND-034)
Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 5, ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Fitness Centers (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. ND-037)
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (Open Records and Meetings Opinion under N.D.C.C. 44-04-21.1), issued to the County of Steele, Open Records and Meetings Opinion 2021-O-01 (Feb. 24, 2021) (Ex. DUT-ND-013)
Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 6, ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Restaurants, Bars, Breweries, Distilleries, Food Trucks (updated Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. ND-035)
Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 2, ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Hair Salons, Barbershops, Nail Salons, Tanning Salons, Waxing Studios and Other Cosmetology Related Businesses (updated Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. ND-036)
Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 7 and 06.5/06.6 ¶ 7, ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Movie Theaters (May 15, 2020) (Ex. ND-043)
Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), ND Smart Restart standards: Banquets, Ballrooms, Weddings and Event Venues (updated May 29, 2020) (Ex. ND-046)
Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release), Governor's release, 'Burgum announces changes to county risk levels, recommended gathering sizes to slow COVID-19' (Oct. 14, 2020) (Ex. ND-059)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by Workforce Safety and Insurance, the State's exclusive workers' compensation fund), N.D.C.C. 65-03-01, 65-03-02 (repealed 2023), 65-03-04 (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-007)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-27 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit) (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. ND-027)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-43 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit; amended by 2020-43.1 to 43.5, Ex. ND-065, ND-067, ND-070, ND-072, ND-074) (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. ND-062)
Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release), Governor's release, 'Burgum announces new requirements for businesses, gatherings and masks, delays winter activities' (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. ND-063)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-43.2 (Corrected) (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. ND-067)
North Dakota Court System (Supreme Court and presiding judges), North Dakota Court System, 'Emergency Order and Pandemic Response' page (as archived April 17, 2020) (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. ND-086)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute; powers exercised by Governor Doug Burgum under Executive Order 2020-03), N.D.C.C. 37-17.1-05 (with 37-17.1-10 for local declarations) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-005)

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