PFAS product laws in Maine

A. Except as provided pursuant to paragraph F or G , effective January 1, 2023, a person may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this State a carpet or rug that contains intentionally added PFAS. The prohibition under this paragraph does not apply to the sale, offer for sale or distribution for sale of any carpet or rug in used condition.
B. Except as provided pursuant to paragraph F or G , effective January 1, 2023, a person may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this State a fabric treatment that contains intentionally added PFAS. The prohibition under this paragraph applies to a fabric treatment that does not contain intentionally added PFAS but that is sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in a fluorinated container or in a container that otherwise contains intentionally added PFAS. The prohibition under this paragraph does not apply to the sale, offer for sale or distribution for sale of any fabric treatment in used condition.

B-1. Except as provided pursuant to paragraph F or G , effective January 1, 2026, a person may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this State: (1) A cleaning product containing intentionally added PFAS; (2) A cookware product containing intentionally added PFAS; (3) A cosmetic product containing intentionally added PFAS; (4) Dental floss containing intentionally added PFAS; (5) A juvenile product containing intentionally added PFAS; (6) A menstruation product containing intentionally added PFAS; (7) A textile article containing intentionally added PFAS. The prohibition under this subparagraph does not include: (a) Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions; or (b) A textile article that is included in or a component part of a watercraft, aircraft or motor vehicle, including an off-highway vehicle; (8) Ski wax containing intentionally added PFAS; or (9) Upholstered furniture containing intentionally added PFAS. The prohibition under this paragraph applies to any of the products listed in subparagraphs (1) to (9) 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. The prohibition under this paragraph does not apply to any of the products listed in subparagraphs (1) to (9) that are sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in used condition.

B-2. Except as provided pursuant to paragraph F or G , effective January 1, 2029, a person may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this State: (1) Artificial turf containing intentionally added PFAS; or (2) Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions containing intentionally added PFAS, unless the apparel is accompanied by a legible, easily discernable disclosure that includes the following statement: "Made with PFAS chemicals." The disclosure requirement under this subparagraph applies to all sales, offers for sale or distributions for sale in this State of outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions containing intentionally added PFAS, including those conducted using the Internet.

D. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph or pursuant to paragraph F or G , 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. The prohibition under this paragraph applies to any such 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. The prohibition under this paragraph does not apply to: (1) Any such products sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in used condition; (2) Cooling, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, including parts and other servicing needs for such equipment; or (3) Refrigerants, foams and aerosol propellants that are listed as acceptable, acceptable subject to use conditions or acceptable subject to narrowed use limits by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Significant New Alternatives Policy program, 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 82, Subpart G, as long as the refrigerant, foam or aerosol propellant is sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale for the use for which it is listed pursuant to that program.