# Maine · ski wax — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category

For Maine, product category is ski wax; effective date is 2026-01-01; 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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product Category:** ski wax _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2026-01-01 _(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

> Ski wax Upholstered furniture Products listed that do not contain intentionally added PFAS but 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, 2029 | Artificial turf Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions unless accompanied with a disclosure: "Made with PFAS chemicals." | January 1, 2032 | Any products containing intentionally added PFAS sold in Maine unless the use of PFAS in the product is a currently unavoidable use.

## Source

- https://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/topics/pfas/PFAS-products/index.html

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2026-11-12.
Part of [US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category](https://referencesource.org/state-pfas-product-restrictions/).