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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-ME-017	State of Maine Food Code 2013, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200 and 01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331 (last amended October 1, 2013): sec. 2-201.11 (permit holder shall require food employees to report symptoms and diagnoses of transmissible disease; exclusion and restriction), sec. 2-501.11 (clean-up procedures), sec. 8-304.11 (responsibilities of the permit holder: comply with the Code and with 'directives of the Regulatory Authority... in response to community emergencies'; discontinue operations on imminent health hazard), sec. 8-402.11 (access), sec. 8-404.11 (ceasing operations and reporting), sec. 8-404.12 (approval before resuming), sec. 8-405.11 (timely correction)State of Maine Food Code (2013), 10-144 CMR 200 and 01-01 CMR 331	Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine CDC Health Inspection Program (10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200), jointly with the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331)	MaineState	Oct. 1, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ME-065	Pandemic Management Order PMO-SJC-1 (original)PMO-SJC-1: Revised Emergency Order and Notice from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-066	PMO-SJC-1 as revised through May 6, 2021PMO-SJC-1 (issued March 30, 2020; revised April 14, April 22, May 5, May 13, May 28, October 8, 2020, January 12, 2021, May 6, 2021)	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-016	Executive Order 37 FY 19/20 (Apr. 8, 2020)An Order Temporarily Modifying Certain In-Person Notarization and Acknowledgement Requirements	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-019	Executive Order 40 FY 19/20An Order Regarding Unlawful Evictions, Writs of Possession and Initiation of Eviction Proceedings	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ME-022	Executive Order 53 FY 19/20 (Corrected)An Order Regarding Certain Municipal and Taxation Matters	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-068	COVID-19 Phased Management Plan (issued May 27, 2020; Version 8, May 6, 2021)State of Maine Judicial Branch COVID-19 Phased Management Plan	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	May 6, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-011	Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills, No. 2:20-cv-00176-LEW, ECF No. 20 (D. Me. May 29, 2020), reported at 463 F. Supp. 3d 22Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills: order refusing preliminary injunction against the 14-day self-quarantine requirement of Executive Order…	Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge	United States District Court for the District of MaineCourt	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ME-032	Executive Order 4 FY 20/21An Order Regarding Car Dealer Plates	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	July 22, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-033	Executive Order 5 FY 20/21An Order Expanding Rent Supports and Continuing Housing Protections	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	July 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-014	Order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, Savage v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00165-LEW, ECF No. 26 (D. Me. Aug. 7, 2020), reported at 478 F. Supp. 3d 16Savage v. Mills (Sunday River Brewing Company): order dismissing business owners' constitutional challenge to the Governor's COVID-19…	Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge	United States District Court for the District of MaineCourt	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ME-069	PMO-SJC-8Emergency Rules from the Supreme Judicial Court on Waiver of Initial Appearances and Arraignments	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Sept. 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-040	Executive Order 15 FY 20/21An Order Addressing Motor Vehicle Registration Requirements	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Oct. 19, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-067	PMO-SJC-2 (Consolidating, Ratifying, and Superseding the Previous Orders)PMO-SJC-2: Administration of Oaths at Depositions; Electronic Filing; Deadlines; In-Person Contacts with Children and Families; Oral…	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-070	PMO-SJC-9Emergency Order and Notice Concerning Access to State Courthouses	Maine Supreme Judicial Court (Acting Chief Justice Mead)	MaineCourt	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-015	22 M.R.S. sec. 1561 (owner's or occupant's duty to remove, within 24 hours of the local health officer's notice, any source of filth 'determined to be potentially injurious to health'; forfeiture; removal at owner's expense)22 M.R.S. sec. 1561, Removal of private nuisance (Maine Revised Statutes, section page as published by the Revisor of Statutes, rendered…	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. sec. 1561, Removal of private nuisance; enforced by local health officers)	MaineState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ME-071	PMO-SJC-10Order Regarding Remote Child Protective Custody Proceedings	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Feb. 17, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-072	PMO-SJC-12Order Creating a Pilot Project for Stand-Alone Small Claims Mediation	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Mar. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-008	22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons')Title 22, Chapter 562: Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and…	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program)	MaineState	Jan. 5, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-009	22 M.R.S. sec. 451 (appointment), sec. 453 (local board of health), sec. 454-A (powers and duties: inspection of premises where 'conditions posing a public health threat' exist; orders for 'the suppression and removal of nuisances and conditions suspected of posing or found to pose a public health threat'; enforcement of public health laws), sec. 461 (notice to clean or quit unfit premises; closure), sec. 462 (law enforcement assistance)Title 22, Chapter 153: Local Health Officers (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 153, Local Health Officers; every municipality's local health officer under the supervision of the Commissioner of Health and Human Services)	MaineState	Jan. 5, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read

Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine CDC Health Inspection Program (10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200), jointly with the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331), State of Maine Food Code 2013, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200 and 01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331 (last amended October 1, 2013): sec. 2-201.11 (permit holder shall require food employees to report symptoms and diagnoses of transmissible disease; exclusion and restriction), sec. 2-501.11 (clean-up procedures), sec. 8-304.11 (responsibilities of the permit holder: comply with the Code and with 'directives of the Regulatory Authority... in response to community emergencies'; discontinue operations on imminent health hazard), sec. 8-402.11 (access), sec. 8-404.11 (ceasing operations and reporting), sec. 8-404.12 (approval before resuming), sec. 8-405.11 (timely correction) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-017)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Pandemic Management Order PMO-SJC-1 (original) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. ME-065)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-1 as revised through May 6, 2021 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. ME-066)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 37 FY 19/20 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. ME-016)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 40 FY 19/20 (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. ME-019)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 53 FY 19/20 (Corrected) (May 12, 2020) (Ex. ME-022)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, COVID-19 Phased Management Plan (issued May 27, 2020; Version 8, May 6, 2021) (Ex. ME-068)
Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge, Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills, No. 2:20-cv-00176-LEW, ECF No. 20 (D. Me. May 29, 2020), reported at 463 F. Supp. 3d 22 (Ex. DUT-ME-011)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 4 FY 20/21 (July 22, 2020) (Ex. ME-032)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 5 FY 20/21 (July 30, 2020) (Ex. ME-033)
Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge, Order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, Savage v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00165-LEW, ECF No. 26 (D. Me. Aug. 7, 2020), reported at 478 F. Supp. 3d 16 (Ex. DUT-ME-014)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-8 (Sept. 23, 2020) (Ex. ME-069)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 15 FY 20/21 (Oct. 19, 2020) (Ex. ME-040)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-2 (Consolidating, Ratifying, and Superseding the Previous Orders) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. ME-067)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court (Acting Chief Justice Mead), PMO-SJC-9 (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. ME-070)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. sec. 1561, Removal of private nuisance; enforced by local health officers), 22 M.R.S. sec. 1561 (owner's or occupant's duty to remove, within 24 hours of the local health officer's notice, any source of filth 'determined to be potentially injurious to health'; forfeiture; removal at owner's expense) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-015)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-10 (Feb. 17, 2021) (Ex. ME-071)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-12 (Mar. 15, 2021) (Ex. ME-072)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program), 22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons') (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-008)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 153, Local Health Officers; every municipality's local health officer under the supervision of the Commissioner of Health and Human Services), 22 M.R.S. sec. 451 (appointment), sec. 453 (local board of health), sec. 454-A (powers and duties: inspection of premises where 'conditions posing a public health threat' exist; orders for 'the suppression and removal of nuisances and conditions suspected of posing or found to pose a public health threat'; enforcement of public health laws), sec. 461 (notice to clean or quit unfit premises; closure), sec. 462 (law enforcement assistance) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-009)

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