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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-OH-008	Statute (version effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.; in force through June 22, 2021)Powers of board - abatement of nuisances	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3707, Board of Health)	Ohio (boards of health of city and general health districts)State	Oct. 1, 1953	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-007	Statute (version effective January 1, 1974, Am. Sub. H.B. 511, 109th G.A.; in force through April 5, 2023)Exposing others to contagion	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Jan. 1, 1974	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-015	Statute (version effective November 3, 1999, Am. Sub. H.B. 223, 123rd G.A.)Licensor may suspend or revoke food service operation license	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3717, Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations)	OhioState	Nov. 3, 1999	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-006	Statute (version effective February 12, 2004, Am. Sub. H.B. 6, 125th G.A.)Enforcement of rules and regulations	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Feb. 12, 2004	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-004	Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.)Prohibition against violating pandemic, epidemic or bioterrorism rule or order	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Sept. 10, 2012	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-009	Statute (version effective May 28, 2013, S.B. 26, 130th G.A.)Prohibition against violation of orders or regulations of board	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3707)	Ohio (boards of health of city and general health districts)State	May 28, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-001	Statute (version effective September 29, 2013, Am. Sub. H.B. 59, 130th G.A.; the version in force when every Director's Order in States/OH was issued)Department of health - powers	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 37, Chapter 3701, Department of Health)	OhioState	Sept. 29, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015	Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Oct. 6, 2025		Health care ordersSupply chainOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLE-047	Executive Order No. EO2020-0004Declaration and Order Regarding Travel During the Pendency of a State of Emergency for Cuyahoga County	County Executive Armond Budish	Cuyahoga County, OhioCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. OH-003	Director's Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of OhioIn Re: Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. OH-065	Executive Order 2020-04D; Ohio Adm. Code 5101:2-12-02.1 (emergency)Establishing a Temporary Pandemic Child Care License and Emergency Adoption of Rule 5101:2-12-02.1 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the…	Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-04D) and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services	OhioState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-036	Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout OhioNon-essential surgery order	Director of Health Amy Acton, M.D., Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-066	Executive Order 2020-07D; Ohio Adm. Code 5101:2-12-02.1, 5101:2-13-02.1, 5101:2-14-02.1 (emergency)The Emergency Adoption of Rules 5101:2-12-02.1, 5101:2-13-02.1 and 5101:2-14-02.1 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the Ohio Department of…	Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-07D) and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services	OhioState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-125	Director's Order to close all child care facilities except Temporary Pandemic Child Care (Mar. 24, 2020)Closure of facilities providing child care services, with Temporary Pandemic Child Care exception	Ohio Department of Health (Director Amy Acton)	OhioState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-010	Director's Order to Close Facilities Providing Child Care Services (except Temporary Pandemic Child Care licensees)Director's Order to Close Facilities Providing Child Care Services	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-063	Port of Cleveland notice, Mar. 27, 2020: precautions for the 2020 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season (opening Apr. 1; first vessel about the second week of April); vessel representatives required to report sick or deceased crew within 15 days to CDC under 42 C.F.R. 71.21; Coast Guard notice-of-arrival review; vessel masters to inform boarding teams of ill crew; stakeholders to review vessel quarantine and security segregation proceduresPreventative Precautions for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) at the Port of Cleveland	Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Port of Cleveland)	Ohio (Port of Cleveland; Cuyahoga County)Sector regulator	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. OH-054	Amended Director's Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio (March 30, 2020)Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-122	Second Amended Order the Closure of K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio (Apr. 2020)Closure of K-12 schools (second amended order, extending the Mar. 14, 2020 closure to May 1, 2020)	Ohio Department of Health (Director Amy Acton)	OhioState	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CIN-003	Joint Administrative Order re Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19In re: Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19	Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell)	Hamilton County, OhioCourt	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-046	Joint Emergency Order 9. Self-Isolation Order - Individuals with COVID-19 (Apr. 14, 2020; amended Apr. 28, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000559)Joint Emergency Order 9. Self-Isolation Order - Individuals with COVID-19	Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health	City of Cincinnati, OhioCity	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Quarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. OH-018	Second Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of OhioIn Re: Second Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. OH-019	Director's Stay Safe Ohio OrderDirector's Order that Reopens Businesses, with Exceptions, and Continues a Stay Healthy and Safe at Home Order	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-018	Sector-specific COVID-19 information and checklist (posted document with 'Mandatory' and 'Recommended Best Practices' columns)Responsible RestartOhio: General Office Environments	Ohio Department of Health and Office of the Governor (Responsible RestartOhio), sector requirements incorporated by the Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order of April 30, 2020 (Ex. OH-019 para. 11) and written into the Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing of May 29, 2020 (Ex. OH-025 para. 15)	OhioState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-019	Sector-specific COVID-19 information and checklist (posted document with 'Mandatory' and 'Recommended Best Practices' columns)Responsible RestartOhio: Consumer, Retail & Services	Ohio Department of Health and Office of the Governor (Responsible RestartOhio), sector requirements incorporated by the Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order of April 30, 2020 (Ex. OH-019 para. 12) and written into the Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing of May 29, 2020 (Ex. OH-025 para. 14)	OhioState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-030	Emergency Ordinance No. 0141-2020 (COVID-19 Job Protections)Establishing that employers may not retaliate against covered employees for obeying appropriate orders or instructions to stay at home as a…	Cincinnati City Council (Emergency Ordinance; Mayor Cranley, City Solicitor Boggs Muething)	City of Cincinnati, OhioCity	May 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read

General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3707, Board of Health), Statute (version effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.; in force through June 22, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-008)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (version effective January 1, 1974, Am. Sub. H.B. 511, 109th G.A.; in force through April 5, 2023) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-007)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3717, Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations), Statute (version effective November 3, 1999, Am. Sub. H.B. 223, 123rd G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-015)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (version effective February 12, 2004, Am. Sub. H.B. 6, 125th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-006)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-004)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3707), Statute (version effective May 28, 2013, S.B. 26, 130th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-009)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 37, Chapter 3701, Department of Health), Statute (version effective September 29, 2013, Am. Sub. H.B. 59, 130th G.A.; the version in force when every Director's Order in States/OH was issued) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-001)
State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission dates (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-0004 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-047)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. OH-003)
Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-04D) and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Executive Order 2020-04D; Ohio Adm. Code 5101:2-12-02.1 (emergency) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. OH-065)
Director of Health Amy Acton, M.D., Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-036)
Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-07D) and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Executive Order 2020-07D; Ohio Adm. Code 5101:2-12-02.1, 5101:2-13-02.1, 5101:2-14-02.1 (emergency) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. OH-066)
Ohio Department of Health (Director Amy Acton), Director's Order to close all child care facilities except Temporary Pandemic Child Care (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-125)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order to Close Facilities Providing Child Care Services (except Temporary Pandemic Child Care licensees) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. OH-010)
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Port of Cleveland), Port of Cleveland notice, Mar. 27, 2020: precautions for the 2020 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season (opening Apr. 1; first vessel about the second week of April); vessel representatives required to report sick or deceased crew within 15 days to CDC under 42 C.F.R. 71.21; Coast Guard notice-of-arrival review; vessel masters to inform boarding teams of ill crew; stakeholders to review vessel quarantine and security segregation procedures (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-063)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Amended Director's Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio (March 30, 2020) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. OH-054)
Ohio Department of Health (Director Amy Acton), Second Amended Order the Closure of K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio (Apr. 2020) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-122)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell), Joint Administrative Order re Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-003)
Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health, Joint Emergency Order 9. Self-Isolation Order - Individuals with COVID-19 (Apr. 14, 2020; amended Apr. 28, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000559) (Ex. MET-CIN-046)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Second Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. OH-018)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. OH-019)
Ohio Department of Health and Office of the Governor (Responsible RestartOhio), sector requirements incorporated by the Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order of April 30, 2020 (Ex. OH-019 para. 11) and written into the Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing of May 29, 2020 (Ex. OH-025 para. 15), Sector-specific COVID-19 information and checklist (posted document with 'Mandatory' and 'Recommended Best Practices' columns) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OH-018)
Ohio Department of Health and Office of the Governor (Responsible RestartOhio), sector requirements incorporated by the Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order of April 30, 2020 (Ex. OH-019 para. 12) and written into the Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing of May 29, 2020 (Ex. OH-025 para. 14), Sector-specific COVID-19 information and checklist (posted document with 'Mandatory' and 'Recommended Best Practices' columns) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OH-019)
Cincinnati City Council (Emergency Ordinance; Mayor Cranley, City Solicitor Boggs Muething), Emergency Ordinance No. 0141-2020 (COVID-19 Job Protections) (May 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-030)

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