Maine
For Maine, product category is refrigerants, foams or aerosol propellants; effective date is 2040-01-01; 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 2026-08-14.
- State
- Maine verified
- Product Category
- refrigerants, foams or aerosol propellants verified
- Effective Date
- 2040-01-01
- Restriction Type
- sale ban
- Statute / Bill
- ME LD 1503 (PL 2021, c. 477) as amended by LD 1537 (PL 2023, c. 630)
- 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
- Enforcement Agency
- Maine DEP
What the source says
Any products containing intentionally added PFAS sold in Maine unless the use of PFAS in the product is a currently unavoidable use. Products that do not contain intentionally added PFAS but that are sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in a fluorinated container or in a container that otherwise contains intentionally added PFAS. | January 1, 2040 | Cooling, heating, ventilation, air conditioning or refrigeration equipment. Refrigerants, foams or aerosol propellants.
— maine.gov, retrieved 2026-08-14
Source
- maine.govhttps://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/topics/pfas/PFAS-products/index.html