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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. DUT-ME-001	22 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)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-004	37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. ME-004	Executive Order 14 FY 19/20An Order to Protect Public Health	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. ME-005	Executive Order 16 FY 19/20 (Corrected)An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Health Care Professional Licensing Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care orders	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-011	Executive Order 28 FY 19/20 (Corrected 2)An Order Regarding Further Restrictions on Public Contact and Movement, Schools, Vehicle Travel and Retail Business Operations (Stay Healthy…	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-016	Executive Order 34 FY 19/20An Order Establishing Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in Maine (and closing lodging operations)	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-11-054	Executive Order 34 FY 19/20An Order Establishing Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in Maine	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ME-014	Executive Order 35 FY 19/20An Order Suspending Enforcement of Provisions of Certain Licensing Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate Health Care and Veterinary Care…	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care orders	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. ME-020	Together We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's Economy (plan booklet)Restarting Maine's Economy	Governor Janet T. Mills; Department of Economic and Community Development	MaineState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-023	COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Providers (updated May 12, 2020)COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Providers	Maine Department of Health and Human Services	MaineSector regulator	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. ME-080	Restarting Maine's Economy web page (maine.gov/covid19/restartingmaine) as of May 1, 2020Together, We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's Economy	Office of the Governor / DECD	MaineState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-013	Order on Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00156-NT, ECF No. 27 (D. Me. May 9, 2020), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 273Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills: order refusing a temporary restraining order against the ten-person gathering limit as applied to worship	Hon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District Judge	United States District Court for the District of MaineCourt	May 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. ME-025	Executive Order 55 FY 19/20An Order to Further Implement the Restarting Plan	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	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. DUT-ME-016	Public Law 2021, chapter 28 (L.D. 1), An Act To Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights and To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers, Part C, enacting 37-B M.R.S. sec. 742(1)(E)An Act To Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights and To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers	130th Maine Legislature (L.D. 1, S.P. 29); became law without the Governor's signature	MaineState	Mar. 25, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-010	17 M.R.S. sec. 2702 (abatement of nuisance), sec. 2705 (jurisdiction by injunction), sec. 2706 (penalty and abatement of public or common nuisance), sec. 2802 (miscellaneous nuisances: a building or place used for 'a trade, employment or manufacture' that 'becomes injurious and dangerous to the health, comfort or property of individuals or of the public')Title 17, Chapter 91: Nuisances (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (17 M.R.S. chapter 91, Nuisances)	MaineState	Oct. 20, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding duty	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 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), 22 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) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-001)
Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers), 37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-004)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 14 FY 19/20 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. ME-004)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 16 FY 19/20 (Corrected) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. ME-005)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 19 FY 19/20 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. ME-007)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 28 FY 19/20 (Corrected 2) (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. ME-011)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 34 FY 19/20 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-016)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 34 FY 19/20 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. SEC-11-054)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 35 FY 19/20 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. ME-014)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 49 FY 19/20 (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. ME-021)
Governor Janet T. Mills; Department of Economic and Community Development, Together We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's Economy (plan booklet) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. ME-020)
Maine Department of Health and Human Services, COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Providers (updated May 12, 2020) (Ex. ME-023)
Office of the Governor / DECD, Restarting Maine's Economy web page (maine.gov/covid19/restartingmaine) as of May 1, 2020 (Ex. ME-080)
Hon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District Judge, Order on Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00156-NT, ECF No. 27 (D. Me. May 9, 2020), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 273 (Ex. DUT-ME-013)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 55 FY 19/20 (May 29, 2020) (Ex. ME-025)
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)
130th Maine Legislature (L.D. 1, S.P. 29); became law without the Governor's signature, Public Law 2021, chapter 28 (L.D. 1), An Act To Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights and To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers, Part C, enacting 37-B M.R.S. sec. 742(1)(E) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-016)
Maine Legislature (17 M.R.S. chapter 91, Nuisances), 17 M.R.S. sec. 2702 (abatement of nuisance), sec. 2705 (jurisdiction by injunction), sec. 2706 (penalty and abatement of public or common nuisance), sec. 2802 (miscellaneous nuisances: a building or place used for 'a trade, employment or manufacture' that 'becomes injurious and dangerous to the health, comfort or property of individuals or of the public') (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-010)
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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