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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-NC-007	10A NCAC 41A.0201 (Control Measures - General)Control measures for communicable diseases: APHA Control of Communicable Diseases Manual and CDC guidelines and recommended actions…	North Carolina Commission for Public Health (rule); administered by the Division of Public Health, NCDHHS, and local health directors	North CarolinaState	Mar. 1, 1988	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-013	15A NCAC 18A.2650 (General - Adoption by Reference): the FDA Food Code incorporated by reference as the sanitation rule for food establishmentsRules Governing the Food Protection and Sanitation of Food Establishments: adoption of the FDA Food Code by reference	North Carolina Commission for Public Health	North CarolinaState	Sept. 1, 2012	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-008	10A NCAC 41A.0101 (Reportable Diseases and Conditions), as amended by emergency rule effective February 17, 2020 (novel coronavirus infection), temporary rule effective April 24, 2020 and permanent rule effective July 1, 2020Reportable diseases and conditions: novel coronavirus infection reportable immediately; novel coronavirus infection causing death reportable…	North Carolina Commission for Public Health	North CarolinaState	Feb. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-006	Session Law 2020-89 (House Bill 118), An Act to Provide Limited Immunity from Liability for Claims Based on Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), enacting G.S. secs. 99E-70 to 99E-72 (COVID-19 Limited Immunity)COVID-19 Limited Immunity: no liability absent gross negligence, willful or wanton conduct or intentional wrongdoing; duty of every person…	General Assembly of North Carolina (ratified June 24, 2020; approved by Governor Roy Cooper July 2, 2020)	North CarolinaState	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-002	N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 1, secs. 130A-1 to 130A-27, including sec. 130A-2 (definitions of 'imminent hazard', 'isolation authority', 'person', 'quarantine authority'), sec. 130A-17 (right of entry), sec. 130A-18 (injunction), sec. 130A-19 (abatement of public health nuisance), sec. 130A-20 (abatement of an imminent hazard), sec. 130A-23 (suspension and revocation of permits) and sec. 130A-25 (misdemeanor)Public Health: definitions, enforcement, nuisance and imminent-hazard abatement, permits, criminal penalty	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState	Oct. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-015	NCDOL OSH Division Memo COV 5A, 'Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)' (dated March 24, 2022, updating the Division's adoption of OSHA's memorandum of July 7, 2021, attached), with the attached federal memorandumAdoption for use in North Carolina of OSHA's Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19: complaints, referrals and…	North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Scott Mabry, Assistant Deputy Commissioner; Commissioner Josh Dobson)	North CarolinaState	Mar. 24, 2022	2021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-009	13 NCAC 07F.0101 (General Industry), incorporating 29 C.F.R. Part 1910 by reference; amended effective July 21, 2021 as an emergency temporary standard (COVID-19 Healthcare ETS, 29 C.F.R. 1910.502-.509) and amended effective March 4, 2022 on the expiration of that standardGeneral industry standards: incorporation of 29 C.F.R. Part 1910; adoption of the COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard effective…	North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Commissioner of Labor)	North CarolinaState	Aug. 2, 1993	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-016	NCDOL OSH Division Memo, 'Repeal - Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19' (March 30, 2022)Repeal of the Healthcare ETS effective March 4, 2022, reciting North Carolina's adoption of the federal COVID-19 Healthcare ETS verbatim as…	North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Scott Mabry, Assistant Deputy Commissioner; Commissioner Josh Dobson)	North CarolinaState	Mar. 30, 2022	2021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-018	Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., 2022-NCCOA-524, No. COA21-428 (N.C. Ct. App. Aug. 2, 2022)Opinion: the terms of the June 8, 2020 Abatement Order (close until Order 141 expires or until a plan for 'full compliance with Order 141's…	Court of Appeals of North Carolina	North CarolinaCourt	Aug. 2, 2022		Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-017	Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., No. 280PA22 (N.C. Aug. 23, 2024), affirming 284 N.C. App. 665 (2022)Opinion: the June 8, 2020 NCDHHS abatement order closing Ace Speedway as an 'imminent hazard' for hosting gatherings above the EO 141 limit…	Supreme Court of North Carolina	North CarolinaCourt	Aug. 23, 2024		Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-019	North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024)Opinion: the Emergency Management Act 'grants the Governor the ability to impose significant restrictions or prohibitions on otherwise…	Supreme Court of North Carolina	North CarolinaCourt	Aug. 22, 2025		Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-014	NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, 'COVID-19' (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations ('Which standards apply?'), Learn MoreCOVID-19 (Coronavirus): the standards the OSH Division has adopted that apply to occupational exposure to COVID-19, including the General…	North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division	North CarolinaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-001	N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 6 (Communicable Diseases), Part 1, secs. 130A-133 to 130A-148, including sec. 130A-144 (Investigation and control measures) and sec. 130A-145 (Quarantine and isolation authority)Communicable Diseases: reporting, investigation, control measures, quarantine and isolation authority	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-003	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.30 (Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency)Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency: direction of law enforcement (a)(2); control of ingress, egress, movement and…	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-004	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 14-288.20A (Violation of emergency prohibitions and restrictions)Violation of emergency prohibitions and restrictions: Class 2 misdemeanor	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-005	N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 95, Article 16, secs. 95-126 to 95-160, including sec. 95-129 (Rights and duties of employers), sec. 95-131 (adoption of standards), sec. 95-138 (Civil penalties) and sec. 95-139 (Criminal penalties)Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: the general duty clause and the duty to comply with adopted standards	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-010	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-41 (Powers and duties of local health director)Powers and duties of local health director: investigation of communicable disease; quarantine and isolation authority; abatement of…	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-011	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-248 (Regulation of food and lodging establishments)Regulation of food and lodging establishments: Commission sanitation rules; no operation without a permit; permit conditioned on compliance…	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-012	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency)Types of emergency prohibitions and restrictions authorized: movements of people; operation of offices and business establishments…	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsStanding duty	Primary source read

North Carolina Commission for Public Health (rule); administered by the Division of Public Health, NCDHHS, and local health directors, 10A NCAC 41A.0201 (Control Measures - General) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-007)
North Carolina Commission for Public Health, 15A NCAC 18A.2650 (General - Adoption by Reference): the FDA Food Code incorporated by reference as the sanitation rule for food establishments (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-013)
North Carolina Commission for Public Health, 10A NCAC 41A.0101 (Reportable Diseases and Conditions), as amended by emergency rule effective February 17, 2020 (novel coronavirus infection), temporary rule effective April 24, 2020 and permanent rule effective July 1, 2020 (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-008)
General Assembly of North Carolina (ratified June 24, 2020; approved by Governor Roy Cooper July 2, 2020), Session Law 2020-89 (House Bill 118), An Act to Provide Limited Immunity from Liability for Claims Based on Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), enacting G.S. secs. 99E-70 to 99E-72 (COVID-19 Limited Immunity) (July 2, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NC-006)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 1, secs. 130A-1 to 130A-27, including sec. 130A-2 (definitions of 'imminent hazard', 'isolation authority', 'person', 'quarantine authority'), sec. 130A-17 (right of entry), sec. 130A-18 (injunction), sec. 130A-19 (abatement of public health nuisance), sec. 130A-20 (abatement of an imminent hazard), sec. 130A-23 (suspension and revocation of permits) and sec. 130A-25 (misdemeanor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-002)
North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Scott Mabry, Assistant Deputy Commissioner; Commissioner Josh Dobson), NCDOL OSH Division Memo COV 5A, 'Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)' (dated March 24, 2022, updating the Division's adoption of OSHA's memorandum of July 7, 2021, attached), with the attached federal memorandum (Mar. 24, 2022) (Ex. DUT-NC-015)
North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Commissioner of Labor), 13 NCAC 07F.0101 (General Industry), incorporating 29 C.F.R. Part 1910 by reference; amended effective July 21, 2021 as an emergency temporary standard (COVID-19 Healthcare ETS, 29 C.F.R. 1910.502-.509) and amended effective March 4, 2022 on the expiration of that standard (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-009)
North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Scott Mabry, Assistant Deputy Commissioner; Commissioner Josh Dobson), NCDOL OSH Division Memo, 'Repeal - Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19' (March 30, 2022) (Mar. 30, 2022) (Ex. DUT-NC-016)
Court of Appeals of North Carolina, Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., 2022-NCCOA-524, No. COA21-428 (N.C. Ct. App. Aug. 2, 2022) (Ex. DUT-NC-018)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., No. 280PA22 (N.C. Aug. 23, 2024), affirming 284 N.C. App. 665 (2022) (Ex. DUT-NC-017)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024) (Ex. DUT-NC-019)
North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division, NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, 'COVID-19' (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations ('Which standards apply?'), Learn More (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-014)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 6 (Communicable Diseases), Part 1, secs. 130A-133 to 130A-148, including sec. 130A-144 (Investigation and control measures) and sec. 130A-145 (Quarantine and isolation authority) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-001)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.30 (Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-003)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 14-288.20A (Violation of emergency prohibitions and restrictions) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-004)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 95, Article 16, secs. 95-126 to 95-160, including sec. 95-129 (Rights and duties of employers), sec. 95-131 (adoption of standards), sec. 95-138 (Civil penalties) and sec. 95-139 (Criminal penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-005)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-41 (Powers and duties of local health director) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-010)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-248 (Regulation of food and lodging establishments) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-011)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-012)

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