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Home and kitchen goodsMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read · 1 not read yet
- PFAS in products (38 MRSA 1614)
- DEP Chapter 90 currently-unavoidable-use notifications (condition not expressible yet)
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read · 1 not read yet
- PFAS in products including cosmetics (38 MRSA 1614, stored)
- DEP Chapter 90 unavoidable-use notices
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A producer in a Maine battery stewardship program sells a product with an embedded (not easily removable) battery only if it gives the program operator, each year, the product description, battery chemistry and type, and the battery's UPC
Must meet the conditions of Embedded-battery product reporting (38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(B), in force March 1, 2027 until its repeal on January 1, 2030): a producer participating in a battery stewardship program may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into Maine a battery-containing product that contains an embedded battery (a portable or medium format battery not intended or designed to be easily removable, 1617(1)(M)) unless it annually gives the program operator, for the report under 1617(8)(C), a description of the product, the chemistry and type of the embedded battery and the battery's UPC.
Exemptions (2)
A product that is a covered electronic device regulated under 38 M.R.S. 1610 is not a covered battery-containing product.
"Covered battery-containing product" does not include a product that is a covered electronic device regulated under section 1610.
A battery in a medical device not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use is not a covered battery.
“A battery contained within a medical device that is not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use;”
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of 38 M.R.S. 1617 (PL 2025, c. 608, s. 3; contains text with varying effective dates).
- Contains a battery
- It contains an embedded battery (a portable battery or medium format battery that is contained within a battery-containing product and that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the product, 38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(M)), and you are the producer participating in a battery stewardship program (1617(2)(B))
Depends on: contains battery
Takes effect 1 Mar 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Mar 2027
Stated: “Beginning March 1, 2027” (1617(2)(B)); “This paragraph is repealed January 1, 2030.” From then embedded batteries are covered batteries (1617(1)(I)(1)).
“Beginning March 1, 2027, a producer participating in a battery stewardship program under this section may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into the State a battery-containing product that contains an embedded battery unless the producer annually provides to the operator of the battery stewardship program for inclusion in the report required pursuant to subsection 8 the information for that embedded battery and product required pursuant to subsection 8, paragraph C.”
A covered battery or a product that contains or is packaged with one is sold in Maine only if its producer participates in an approved battery stewardship program; embedded batteries are covered from January 1, 2030
Must meet the conditions of Program participation (38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(A)): beginning 180 days after the first battery stewardship plan is approved, a producer may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into Maine a covered battery or covered battery-containing product (a product that contains or is packaged with a covered battery, 1617(1)(J)) unless it participates in a battery stewardship program operating under an approved plan. Covered battery: a portable battery (primary up to 4.4 pounds; rechargeable up to 11 pounds and 300 watt-hours) or medium format battery; an embedded battery becomes a covered battery on January 1, 2030 (1617(1)(I)(1)).
Exemptions (2)
A product that is a covered electronic device regulated under 38 M.R.S. 1610 is not a covered battery-containing product.
"Covered battery-containing product" does not include a product that is a covered electronic device regulated under section 1610.
A battery in a medical device not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use is not a covered battery.
“A battery contained within a medical device that is not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use;”
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of 38 M.R.S. 1617 (PL 2025, c. 608, s. 3; contains text with varying effective dates).
- Contains a battery
- It contains or is packaged with a covered battery (a portable or medium format battery; an embedded battery from January 1, 2030, 38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(I), (J)), and you are its producer (1617(1))
Depends on: contains battery
Takes effect 1 Jan 2030
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2030
Stated: embedded batteries are covered “Beginning January 1, 2030” (1617(1)(I)(1)). For an easily removable or packaged battery the ban starts 180 days after the first plan approval (1617(2)(A)); that date is not in the text, so it is not shown here.
“Beginning 180 days after the date a battery stewardship plan submitted pursuant to subsection 4 is first approved by the department in accordance with subsection 5, a producer may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into the State a covered battery or covered battery-containing product unless the producer is participating in a battery stewardship program that is operating in accordance with an approved stewardship plan.”
- Conformity
A producer in a Maine battery stewardship program sells a product with an embedded (not easily removable) battery only if it gives the program operator, each year, the product description, battery chemistry and type, and the battery's UPC
Must meet the conditions of Embedded-battery product reporting (38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(B), in force March 1, 2027 until its repeal on January 1, 2030): a producer participating in a battery stewardship program may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into Maine a battery-containing product that contains an embedded battery (a portable or medium format battery not intended or designed to be easily removable, 1617(1)(M)) unless it annually gives the program operator, for the report under 1617(8)(C), a description of the product, the chemistry and type of the embedded battery and the battery's UPC.
Exemptions (2)
A product that is a covered electronic device regulated under 38 M.R.S. 1610 is not a covered battery-containing product.
"Covered battery-containing product" does not include a product that is a covered electronic device regulated under section 1610.
38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(J) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(B)(opens in a new tab) A battery in a medical device not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use is not a covered battery.
“A battery contained within a medical device that is not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use;”
38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(I)(2) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(B)(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of 38 M.R.S. 1617 (PL 2025, c. 608, s. 3; contains text with varying effective dates).
- Applies when
- Contains a battery
- It contains an embedded battery (a portable battery or medium format battery that is contained within a battery-containing product and that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the product, 38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(M)), and you are the producer participating in a battery stewardship program (1617(2)(B))
Depends on: contains battery
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Mar 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Mar 2027
Stated: “Beginning March 1, 2027” (1617(2)(B)); “This paragraph is repealed January 1, 2030.” From then embedded batteries are covered batteries (1617(1)(I)(1)).
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“Beginning March 1, 2027, a producer participating in a battery stewardship program under this section may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into the State a battery-containing product that contains an embedded battery unless the producer annually provides to the operator of the battery stewardship program for inclusion in the report required pursuant to subsection 8 the information for that embedded battery and product required pursuant to subsection 8, paragraph C.”
38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(B) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(B)(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
A covered battery or a product that contains or is packaged with one is sold in Maine only if its producer participates in an approved battery stewardship program; embedded batteries are covered from January 1, 2030
Must meet the conditions of Program participation (38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(A)): beginning 180 days after the first battery stewardship plan is approved, a producer may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into Maine a covered battery or covered battery-containing product (a product that contains or is packaged with a covered battery, 1617(1)(J)) unless it participates in a battery stewardship program operating under an approved plan. Covered battery: a portable battery (primary up to 4.4 pounds; rechargeable up to 11 pounds and 300 watt-hours) or medium format battery; an embedded battery becomes a covered battery on January 1, 2030 (1617(1)(I)(1)).
Exemptions (2)
A product that is a covered electronic device regulated under 38 M.R.S. 1610 is not a covered battery-containing product.
"Covered battery-containing product" does not include a product that is a covered electronic device regulated under section 1610.
38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(J) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(A)(opens in a new tab) A battery in a medical device not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use is not a covered battery.
“A battery contained within a medical device that is not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use;”
38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(I)(2) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(A)(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of 38 M.R.S. 1617 (PL 2025, c. 608, s. 3; contains text with varying effective dates).
- Applies when
- Contains a battery
- It contains or is packaged with a covered battery (a portable or medium format battery; an embedded battery from January 1, 2030, 38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(I), (J)), and you are its producer (1617(1))
Depends on: contains battery
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2030
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2030
Stated: embedded batteries are covered “Beginning January 1, 2030” (1617(1)(I)(1)). For an easily removable or packaged battery the ban starts 180 days after the first plan approval (1617(2)(A)); that date is not in the text, so it is not shown here.
- Source
“Beginning 180 days after the date a battery stewardship plan submitted pursuant to subsection 4 is first approved by the department in accordance with subsection 5, a producer may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into the State a covered battery or covered battery-containing product unless the producer is participating in a battery stewardship program that is operating in accordance with an approved stewardship plan.”
38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(A) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(A)(opens in a new tab)
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- Maine Revised Statutes Title 11, 2-316 (exclusion or modification of warranties; (5) consumer goods)(opens in a new tab)Maine Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 32, chapter 26-A, 1731 to 1740 (toxics in packaging)(opens in a new tab)Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 38, 1609 (restrictions on sale and distribution of brominated flame retardants)(opens in a new tab)Maine Legislature (Office of the Revisor of Statutes) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Maine 38 MRSA 1614 (PFAS in consumer products)(opens in a new tab)Maine Legislature · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 2 versions kept
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 38, 1617 (Battery stewardship program)(opens in a new tab)Maine Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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- Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 chapter 16-D (toxic chemicals in children's products, sections 1691-1699-B)(opens in a new tab)Maine Legislature (Revisor of Statutes) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 38, section 2146, Stewardship program for packaging (packaging extended producer responsibility)(opens in a new tab)Maine Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 38, 2166 (Rechargeable consumer products)(opens in a new tab)Maine Revisor of Statutes · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Maine DEP Chapter 90 (as amended, filing 2025-191, effective 2025-10-07), PFAS in products(opens in a new tab)Maine Department of Environmental Protection · Regulation (Word)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 2 versions kept
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