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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-AR-015	Rules Pertaining to Retail Food Establishments (effective September 7, 2019)Arkansas State Board of Health Rules Pertaining to Retail Food Establishments, effective September 7, 2019	Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of Health, Environmental Health Protection (Nathaniel Smith, M.D., Secretary of Health)	ArkansasState	Sept. 7, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. AR-001	Executive Order 20-03Executive Order to Declare an Emergency, as Authorized by Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-114, and Order the Arkansas Department of Health to Take…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-024	Arkansas National Guard media alert, '20 Guardsmen mobilized for state active duty with Ark. Dept. of Health'Mobilization of 20 Army National Guard medics of the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to State active duty, Mar. 15-20, 2020, at the ADH…	Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office (Lt. Col. Brian L. Mason), 'By order of the Governor'	Arkansas National Guard (by order of the Governor, at the request of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management); State levelState	Mar. 14, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-023	DOC news release, 'DOC Takes Steps to Prevent Spread of COVID-19'Inmate visitation suspended 21 days at all prisons and community correction centers; only badged volunteers admitted; Parole Board hearings…	Arkansas Department of Corrections (Secretary Wendy Kelley)	Arkansas Department of Corrections (Division of Correction and Division of Community Correction); State levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AR-042	ADH Civil Directive to Limit Operations of Arkansas Casinos for two weeks (March 16, 2020)Civil directive limiting operations of Arkansas casinos	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-035	ADH Directive of March 19, 2020Directive closing schools through April 17, closing restaurant and bar dine-in service, gyms and indoor entertainment venues, moving State…	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-037	ADH Directive, Barber, Body Art, Cosmetology, Massage Therapy and Medical Spa Establishments and SchoolsDirective closing personal-care establishments and their schools	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AR-077	Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency 20-01 (March 26, 2020): Executive Order to Amend the Little Rock Executive Order of March 12, 2020, for the Purpose of Extending a Nighttime Curfew... from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AMLittle Rock nighttime curfew 9:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m.	Mayor Frank Scott, Jr.	City of Little Rock (Pulaski County), ArkansasCity	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Curfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. AR-043	ADH Directive extending the Casinos Directive (March 30, 2020)Extension of the casino closure to April 30, 2020	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AR-003	Executive Order 20-13Executive Order to Amend Executive Order 20-03 Regarding the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19 for the Purpose of Imposing Further…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Apr. 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-078	Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency 20-02 (April 6, 2020; corrected April 8, 2020)Outdoor gatherings over ten declared a hazardous or physically offensive condition; caravanning of five or more vehicles prohibited	Mayor Frank Scott, Jr.	City of Little Rock (Pulaski County), ArkansasCity	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-003	Order No. 1, Docket No. 20-012-A, In the Matter of Administrative Orders Relating to the COVID-19 State of EmergencyOrder directing all Commission-jurisdictional electric, gas and water public utilities to suspend disconnections during the Governor's…	Arkansas Public Service Commission	Arkansas (State public utility commission)Sector regulator	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AR-004	Executive Order 20-16Executive Order to Amend Executive Order 20-03... for the Purpose of Extending Executive Order 20-06 to Assist State Agencies in Rendering…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AR-046	ADH Directive for Camps, Including Day and Overnight, and Faith-based Organizations (April 17, 2020)Directive cancelling summer camp operations	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AR-005	Executive Order 20-25Executive Order to Amend Executive Order 20-03... for the Purpose of Renewing the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Prevent the Spread…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AR-006	Executive Order 20-33Executive Order Pursuant to the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19... for the Purpose of Protecting Arkansas Businesses from…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	June 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-016	ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report)KATV, 'Little Rock bar linked to cluster of infections didn't follow health rules, state says' (July 6, 2020)	Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock)	ArkansasState	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-AR-012	Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 EmergencyArkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 Emergency…	Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing (Secretary Daryl Bassett; Director Ralph T. Hudson)	ArkansasState	Aug. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AR-065	ADH Directive for hours of operation to Alcoholic Beverage Control on-premise permitted locations (issued Nov. 19, 2020; effective Nov. 20, 2020 until Jan. 3, 2021)Eleven o'clock closing of on-premises alcohol locations	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	Nov. 19, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Curfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AR-016	Executive Order 20-54Executive Order Pursuant to the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19... for the Purpose of Clarifying Arkansas Unemployment Insurance…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Dec. 29, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AR-027	In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic / Vaccine Eligibility (per curiam, Mar. 4, 2021)Per curiam designating justice-system workers as Phase 1-B essential workers eligible for vaccination	Supreme Court of Arkansas	ArkansasCourt	Mar. 4, 2021	2021 Q1	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-003	Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-101, Violations -- PenaltiesArk. Code Ann. 20-7-101. Violations -- Penalties (misdemeanor for violating the act or any order or rule under it; each day a separate…	General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1913, No. 96, sec. 28)	ArkansasState	Mar. 18, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-006	Act 401 of 2021 (SB 254)An Act to Ensure that Businesses Are Not Penalized by the Department of Health for the Behavior of Patrons or Customers During the…	General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (SB 254, Sen. K. Hammer)	ArkansasState	Mar. 18, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. AR-015	Executive Order 21-07 (Mar. 31, 2021)Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Mar. 31, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-045	Act 1002 of 2021 (SB 590)An Act to Prohibit the Mandatory Use of Face Masks, Face Shields, or Other Face Coverings	Arkansas General Assembly (93rd G.A.); Governor Asa Hutchinson (signed)	ArkansasState	Apr. 28, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther	Primary source read

Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of Health, Environmental Health Protection (Nathaniel Smith, M.D., Secretary of Health), Rules Pertaining to Retail Food Establishments (effective September 7, 2019) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-015)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-03 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AR-001)
Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office (Lt. Col. Brian L. Mason), 'By order of the Governor', Arkansas National Guard media alert, '20 Guardsmen mobilized for state active duty with Ark. Dept. of Health' (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-024)
Arkansas Department of Corrections (Secretary Wendy Kelley), DOC news release, 'DOC Takes Steps to Prevent Spread of COVID-19' (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-023)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Civil Directive to Limit Operations of Arkansas Casinos for two weeks (March 16, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AR-042)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive of March 19, 2020 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AR-035)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive, Barber, Body Art, Cosmetology, Massage Therapy and Medical Spa Establishments and Schools (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AR-037)
Mayor Frank Scott, Jr, Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency 20-01 (March 26, 2020): Executive Order to Amend the Little Rock Executive Order of March 12, 2020, for the Purpose of Extending a Nighttime Curfew... from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AR-077)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive extending the Casinos Directive (March 30, 2020) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. AR-043)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-13 (Apr. 4, 2020) (Ex. AR-003)
Mayor Frank Scott, Jr, Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency 20-02 (April 6, 2020; corrected April 8, 2020) (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. AR-078)
Arkansas Public Service Commission, Order No. 1, Docket No. 20-012-A, In the Matter of Administrative Orders Relating to the COVID-19 State of Emergency (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-003)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-16 (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. AR-004)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive for Camps, Including Day and Overnight, and Faith-based Organizations (April 17, 2020) (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. AR-046)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-25 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. AR-005)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-33 (June 15, 2020) (Ex. AR-006)
Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock), ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report) (July 6, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AR-016)
Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing (Secretary Daryl Bassett; Director Ralph T. Hudson), Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 Emergency (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AR-012)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive for hours of operation to Alcoholic Beverage Control on-premise permitted locations (issued Nov. 19, 2020; effective Nov. 20, 2020 until Jan. 3, 2021) (Ex. AR-065)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-54 (Dec. 29, 2020) (Ex. AR-016)
Supreme Court of Arkansas, In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic / Vaccine Eligibility (per curiam, Mar. 4, 2021) (Ex. AR-027)
General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1913, No. 96, sec. 28), Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-101, Violations -- Penalties (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-003)
General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (SB 254, Sen. K. Hammer), Act 401 of 2021 (SB 254) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-006)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 21-07 (Mar. 31, 2021) (Ex. AR-015)
Arkansas General Assembly (93rd G.A.); Governor Asa Hutchinson (signed), Act 1002 of 2021 (SB 590) (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-045)

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