Maine · any product that contains intentionally added PFAS
For Maine, product category is any product that contains intentionally added PFAS; effective date is 2032-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is ME LD 1503 (PL 2021, c. 477) as amended by LD 1537 (PL 2023, c. 630); pfas definition is intentionally added PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-10-06.
- State
- Maine our reading
- Product Category
- any product that contains intentionally added PFAS verified
- Effective Date
- 2032-01-01 our reading
- Restriction Type
- sale ban our reading
- Statute / Bill
- ME LD 1503 (PL 2021, c. 477) as amended by LD 1537 (PL 2023, c. 630) our reading
- PFAS Definition
- intentionally added PFAS verified
- Exemptions
- currently unavoidable use (CUU) determination; federal law governs; packaging; used products; firefighting foam; FDA-regulated medical devices/drugs; veterinary products; public health/environmental/water quality testing products; DOT/FAA/NASA/DOD/DHS required products; motor vehicles; watercraft; semiconductors; non-consumer laboratory equipment or electronics; equipment used to manufacture exempted products our reading
- Enforcement Agency
- Maine DEP our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
effective January 1, 2032, a person may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this State any product that contains intentionally added PFAS that is not already prohibited from sale, offer for sale or distribution for sale pursuant to paragraph A, B, B‑1, B‑2 or C, unless the department has determined by rule in accordance with paragraph F that the use of PFAS in the product is a currently unavoidable use.
— legislature.maine.gov, retrieved 2026-10-06
Source
- legislature.maine.govhttps://www.legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec1614.html