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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MA-012	St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8AAn Act to Provide for the Safety of the Commonwealth During the Existence of an Emergency Resulting from Disaster or from Hostile Action	General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	July 20, 1950	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057	MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (implementing the Governor's Order No. 31)State	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-092	MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6 (posted May 5, 2020)	MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-016	COVID-19 Compliance Attestation Poster (English)Compliance attestation poster that every reopening business had to complete, sign and display: 'we have taken the following steps to comply…	Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Labor Standards and the Department of Public Health (Reopening Massachusetts, Phase I package)	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-022	COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-017; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker (with DLS and DPH rules under s. 2)	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-033	Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces (Reopening Massachusetts, May 18, 2020), with the sector-specific workplace safety standards, protocol summaries and checklists issued under Order No. 33 s. 2 (May 2020 to May 2021)Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces: social distancing, hygiene protocols, staffing and operations, cleaning and disinfecting	Department of Labor Standards and Department of Public Health (with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development), under COVID-19 Order No. 33, s. 2	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-017	COVID-19 Order No. 33Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-10-046	Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Manufacturing to Address COVID-19 (Phase I), with checklistSafety Standards and Checklist: Manufacturing (mass.gov, May 18, 2020)	Governor Charles D. Baker; Department of Public Health; Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-18-030	Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Close Contact Personal Services to Address COVID-19 (Mandatory Safety Standards)Safety Standards and Checklist: Close Contact Personal Services	Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Public Health, under COVID-19 Order No. 33	MassachusettsSector regulator	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-018	COVID-19 Order No. 35Order Clarifying the Progression of the Commonwealth's Phased Workplace Re-Opening Plan and Authorizing Certain Re-Opening Preparations at…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-023	COVID-19 Order No. 37 (June 6, 2020) (library exhibit MA-019; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MA-019	COVID-19 Order No. 37Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-053	Emergency Order Revising Face Coverings Mandate for Summer Months (universal mask mandate, $300 fine)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Revising Face Coverings Mandate for Summer Months	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	June 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-021	COVID-19 Order No. 40Order Further Advancing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-022	Amended Temporary Emergency Construction Order, Amendment No. 2 of June 22, 2020City of Cambridge Amended Temporary Emergency Construction Order, Amendment No. 2 of June 22, 2020	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.), Commissioner of Inspectional Services, Commissioner of Public Works	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	June 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-036	Workplace Safety and Reopening Standards for Businesses and Other Entities Providing Youth and Adult Amateur Sports Activities - Phase III, Step 1 (July 6, 2020; amended Aug. 13, Oct. 2 and Oct. 4, 2020 and Feb. 8, 2021)Mandatory sector rules for youth and adult amateur sports: risk categories and levels of play, no indoor tournaments, 25-player caps…	Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Kathleen A. Theoharides)	Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Secretary), sector-specific rules for youth and adult amateur sports under the Governor's reopening orders; State levelState	July 6, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-030	Minimum Requirements for the Initial Phase 3 Opening of Gaming Establishments (order approved June 23, 2020)Reopening conditions: slot positions six feet apart or plexiglass; three players per blackjack table; no craps, roulette or poker; occupancy…	Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator	June 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-031	Protocols for Conduct of Live Racing Under COVID-19 and Reopening Minimum Standards for Horse Racing and Simulcasting OperationsLive harness racing at Plainridge Park without the public; participant-only paddock; draws by conference call; simulcasting and clubhouse…	Massachusetts Gaming Commission with Plainridge Park Casino and the Harness Horsemen's Association of New England	Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State racing regulator)Sector regulator	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-032	Commission votes of July 2, 2020 (release of July 3, 2020): MGC Votes to Vacate Previous Orders Which Temporarily Suspended Casino and Racing OperationsVacatur of the May 14, 2020 suspension order (casinos) and the May 7, 2020 postponement order (racing), effective July 6, 2020, subject to…	Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulator	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-023	COVID-19 Order No. 43Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase III Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-160	Emergency Order Regarding Use of Face Coverings in the Downtown B-5 District and All City Owned ParksCity of Salem, Massachusetts, Board of Health, Emergency Order Regarding Use of Face Coverings in the Downtown B-5 District and All City…	Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent)	City of Salem (Essex County), MassachusettsCity	July 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-008	Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020The Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020	Licensing Board for the City of Boston (Kathleen M. Joyce, Chairman; Lesley Delaney Hawkins, Executive Secretary and General Counsel)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-026	COVID-19 Order No. 48 (Aug. 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-028; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Amending the Administration of Penalties Issued Pursuant to Certain COVID-19 Orders	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Aug. 18, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MA-030	COVID-19 Order No. 50Order Making Certain Phase III Adjustments	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Sept. 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-007	603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, including 27.08 (Health and Safety Standards during a State of Emergency or Other Exigent Circumstances), as amended through February 23, 2021 (Wayback capture of February 26, 2021)603 CMR 27.08: Commissioner to issue health and safety requirements; every district to submit a plan prioritizing in-person instruction with…	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (regulation); Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (requirements issued under 27.08)	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelState	Feb. 23, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read

General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law), St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-012)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057)
MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31), MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-092)
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Labor Standards and the Department of Public Health (Reopening Massachusetts, Phase I package), COVID-19 Compliance Attestation Poster (English) (May 18, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MA-016)
Governor Charles D. Baker (with DLS and DPH rules under s. 2), COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-017; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-022)
Department of Labor Standards and Department of Public Health (with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development), under COVID-19 Order No. 33, s. 2, Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces (Reopening Massachusetts, May 18, 2020), with the sector-specific workplace safety standards, protocol summaries and checklists issued under Order No. 33 s. 2 (May 2020 to May 2021) (Ex. DUT-MA-033)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-017)
Governor Charles D. Baker; Department of Public Health; Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Manufacturing to Address COVID-19 (Phase I), with checklist (May 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-10-046)
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Public Health, under COVID-19 Order No. 33, Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Close Contact Personal Services to Address COVID-19 (Mandatory Safety Standards) (May 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-18-030)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 35 (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MA-018)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 37 (June 6, 2020) (library exhibit MA-019; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-023)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 37 (June 6, 2020) (Ex. MA-019)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Revising Face Coverings Mandate for Summer Months (universal mask mandate, $300 fine) (June 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-053)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 40 (June 19, 2020) (Ex. MA-021)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.), Commissioner of Inspectional Services, Commissioner of Public Works, Amended Temporary Emergency Construction Order, Amendment No. 2 of June 22, 2020 (Ex. MET-BOS-022)
Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Kathleen A. Theoharides), Workplace Safety and Reopening Standards for Businesses and Other Entities Providing Youth and Adult Amateur Sports Activities - Phase III, Step 1 (July 6, 2020; amended Aug. 13, Oct. 2 and Oct. 4, 2020 and Feb. 8, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-036)
Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Minimum Requirements for the Initial Phase 3 Opening of Gaming Establishments (order approved June 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-030)
Massachusetts Gaming Commission with Plainridge Park Casino and the Harness Horsemen's Association of New England, Protocols for Conduct of Live Racing Under COVID-19 and Reopening Minimum Standards for Horse Racing and Simulcasting Operations (July 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-031)
Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Commission votes of July 2, 2020 (release of July 3, 2020): MGC Votes to Vacate Previous Orders Which Temporarily Suspended Casino and Racing Operations (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-032)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 43 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-023)
Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent), Emergency Order Regarding Use of Face Coverings in the Downtown B-5 District and All City Owned Parks (July 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-160)
Licensing Board for the City of Boston (Kathleen M. Joyce, Chairman; Lesley Delaney Hawkins, Executive Secretary and General Counsel), Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020 (Aug. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-008)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 48 (Aug. 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-028; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-026)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 50 (Sept. 10, 2020) (Ex. MA-030)
Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (regulation); Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (requirements issued under 27.08), 603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, including 27.08 (Health and Safety Standards during a State of Emergency or Other Exigent Circumstances), as amended through February 23, 2021 (Wayback capture of February 26, 2021) (Feb. 23, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-007)

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