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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-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. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015	Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy	State of Ohio Board of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. 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. MET-CMH-032	COTA fare suspension and rear-door boarding (Mar. 19, 2020) and focused service reductions (Mar. 16-23, 2020), as described in COTA's release 'COTA will return to fares beginning January 11' (Dec. 2020)COTA Will Return to Fares Beginning January 11	Central Ohio Transit Authority	COTA service area (Franklin County and portions of adjoining counties)Sector regulator	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CIN-040	TANK service reduction to Sunday schedules, fare suspension, express-route suspension and rear-door boarding (effective Mar. 23, 2020)Bus routes go to 'Sunday schedule' every day	Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) (announced Mar. 20, 2020; reported by the City of Covington)	Northern Kentucky (Kenton, Boone and Campbell Counties; TANK service area)County	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-011	Ohio Director's Stay at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) secs. 12(k), 15Director's Order that All Persons Stay at Home Unless Engaged in Essential Work or Activity	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
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. MET-CIN-016	Fare suspension and modified (Saturday) service schedule (announced Mar. 24, 2020)Metro To Suspend Fare Collection and Modify Service Schedule Beginning March 29	Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), Metro	Hamilton County, Ohio (Metro service area)County	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-047	Joint Emergency Order 7. Streetcar Closure (Apr. 1, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000524)Joint Emergency Order 7. Streetcar Closure	Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health	City of Cincinnati, OhioCity	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-014	Amended Director's Stay At Home OrderAmended Director's Order that All Persons Stay at Home Unless Engaged in Essential Work or Activity	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-018	Resumption of fare collection; essential-trips-only request (Apr. 9, 2020)Metro To Resume Fare Collection Effective April 12	SORTA Board of Trustees (special meeting Apr. 9, 2020), Metro	Hamilton County, Ohio (Metro service area)County	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-038	GCRTA Coronavirus Updates and Information page: Park-N-Ride and trolley service suspended; paratransit converted to curb-to-curb (Mar. 31, 2020); temporary systemwide service reduction effective Apr. 12, 2020 (alert of Apr. 3, 2020)Coronavirus Updates and Information; Alert: 04/03/2020 - Temporary service reduction effective April 12	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (political subdivision, R.C. ch. 306)	Cuyahoga County, Ohio (GCRTA service area)Sector regulator	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-016	Director's Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain CountiesDirector's Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain Counties	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-039	GCRTA alert: Riding RTA at this time should only be for essential trips (work, grocery, medical) (Coronavirus Update, Apr. 15, 2020)Coronavirus Update - April 15, 2020; Alert: Riding RTA at this time should only be for essential trips (work, grocery, medical)	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority	Cuyahoga County, Ohio (GCRTA service area)Sector regulator	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-CLE-050	Executive Order No. EO2020-0008Rescinding in Part Executive Order EO2020-0004 Regarding Travel by County Employees	County Executive Armond Budish	Cuyahoga County, OhioCounty	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. OH-097	Director's Order that Rescinds and Modifies Portions of the Stay Safe Ohio OrderDirector's Order that Rescinds and Modifies Portions of the Stay Safe Ohio Order	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	May 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-017	Restoration of full service (announced June 9, 2020)Metro To Return To Full Service June 28	Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), Metro	Hamilton County, Ohio (Metro service area)County	June 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-015	Metro rider face-covering requirement (announced July 6, 2020)Facial Coverings To Be Required On Metro Starting July 8	Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), Metro (regional transit authority, R.C. ch. 306)	Hamilton County, Ohio (Metro service area)County	July 6, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-058	Ordinance No. 556-2020 (emergency ordinance) enacting Codified Ordinances Chapter 602 (Facial Coverings and Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic), Section 437.30 (Passenger Facial Coverings in Vehicles for Hire), Chapter 236 (Requirements to Implement Dine Safe Ohio Order) and Chapter 238 (Sanitization after COVID-19 Positive Employee)An emergency ordinance to supplement the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, by enacting new Sections 602.01 to 602.06 relating to…	Cleveland City Council (by Mayor Jackson and Council Members Griffin, Zone and Kelley)	City of Cleveland, OhioCity	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-040	GCRTA alert of July 21, 2020: Masks are required when riding or while waiting for services (site-wide alert on the agency's pages, including the June 22, 2020 'Need a Mask, Take a Mask' post)Alert: 07/21/2020 - 8:49am, Masks are required when riding or while waiting for services	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority	Cuyahoga County, Ohio (GCRTA service area)Sector regulator	July 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source

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 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)
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)
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)
Central Ohio Transit Authority, COTA fare suspension and rear-door boarding (Mar. 19, 2020) and focused service reductions (Mar. 16-23, 2020), as described in COTA's release 'COTA will return to fares beginning January 11' (Dec. 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-032)
Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) (announced Mar. 20, 2020; reported by the City of Covington), TANK service reduction to Sunday schedules, fare suspension, express-route suspension and rear-door boarding (effective Mar. 23, 2020) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-040)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Director's Stay at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) secs. 12(k), 15 (Ex. OH-011)
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)
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), Metro, Fare suspension and modified (Saturday) service schedule (announced Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-016)
Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health, Joint Emergency Order 7. Streetcar Closure (Apr. 1, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000524) (Ex. MET-CIN-047)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Amended Director's Stay At Home Order (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. OH-014)
SORTA Board of Trustees (special meeting Apr. 9, 2020), Metro, Resumption of fare collection; essential-trips-only request (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-018)
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (political subdivision, R.C. ch. 306), GCRTA Coronavirus Updates and Information page: Park-N-Ride and trolley service suspended; paratransit converted to curb-to-curb (Mar. 31, 2020); temporary systemwide service reduction effective Apr. 12, 2020 (alert of Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-038)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain Counties (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. OH-016)
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, GCRTA alert: Riding RTA at this time should only be for essential trips (work, grocery, medical) (Coronavirus Update, Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-039)
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)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-0008 (May 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-050)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order that Rescinds and Modifies Portions of the Stay Safe Ohio Order (May 20, 2020) (Ex. OH-097)
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), Metro, Restoration of full service (announced June 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-017)
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), Metro (regional transit authority, R.C. ch. 306), Metro rider face-covering requirement (announced July 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-015)
Cleveland City Council (by Mayor Jackson and Council Members Griffin, Zone and Kelley), Ordinance No. 556-2020 (emergency ordinance) enacting Codified Ordinances Chapter 602 (Facial Coverings and Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic), Section 437.30 (Passenger Facial Coverings in Vehicles for Hire), Chapter 236 (Requirements to Implement Dine Safe Ohio Order) and Chapter 238 (Sanitization after COVID-19 Positive Employee) (July 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-058)
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, GCRTA alert of July 21, 2020: Masks are required when riding or while waiting for services (site-wide alert on the agency's pages, including the June 22, 2020 'Need a Mask, Take a Mask' post) (Ex. MET-CLE-040)

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