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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Maine
- Level
- State
- Authority
- 37-B M.R.S. ch. 13 and the authorities cited in EOs 14, 19, 28 and 34
- Issued
- 2020-04-29 Apr. 29, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-29; § V (face coverings) 2020-05-01 (read as 2020-04-29)
- End
- Extensions ran through May 31, 2020; § V face-covering mandate amended by EO 55, 6, 14, 16, 19, 19-A, 37 and repealed effective May 24, 2021 (EO 39); expired June 30, 2021 (EO 40) (read as 2020-05-31)
- In force
- Apr. 29, 2020 to May 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- the public
- all businesses and activities
- DECD and DHHS Commissioners
- Functions reached
- all functions of closed businesses through May 31
- SF and CB face coverings
- OF employer masking policy
- DECD checklist compliance as a condition of reopening
- Collection
- Maine ME
Operative words
III. To continue to protect public health, the effective dates of Executive Orders 14, 19, 28 and 34 FY 19/20 are hereby extended through May 31, 2020 unless sooner amended.... IV. Starting May 1, 2020... the Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) shall implement the Restarting Plan and identify businesses and activities where current restrictions may be adjusted... Businesses and activities so identified may receive a conditional approval consistent with the Restarting Plan. Any such approval is subject to change... Any such approval is also subject to suspension or revocation depending upon actual and consistent compliance with such conditions. V. Consistent with guidance from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention individuals must wear cloth face coverings in public settings where other physical distancing measures are difficult to maintain.... 'Public settings' mean: a. indoor spaces that are accessible to the public such as grocery stores, retail stores, pharmacies and health care facilities; b. outdoor spaces such as playgrounds, busy parking lots, and other areas such as lines for take-out service where the public typically gathers in a smaller area; and c. public transportation... Employers in settings that are not typically accessible to the public may determine the persons who should wear a cloth face covering at their workplace and shall permit any employee who wants to wear a covering to do so.
Enforcement
Enforcement provisions of EOs 14, 19, 28 and 34 (Class E crime; license action); conditional approvals revocable
Notes
Adopts three Maine CDC metrics; incorporates the Restarting Plan by reference; face coverings not required for children under 2 or 'a child in a child care setting' (amended Aug. 1, 2020).