# Maine · any product that contains intentionally added PFAS — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Product Category:** any product that contains intentionally added PFAS _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2032-01-01 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction Type:** sale ban _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute / Bill:** ME LD 1503 (PL 2021, c. 477) as amended by LD 1537 (PL 2023, c. 630) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **PFAS Definition:** intentionally added PFAS _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Enforcement Agency:** Maine DEP _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## 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.

## Source

- https://www.legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec1614.html

Last verified: 2026-10-06. Review by: 2027-01-04.
Part of [US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category](https://referencesource.org/state-pfas-product-restrictions/).