The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Maine
- Level
- State
- Authority
- 37-B M.R.S. §§ 741(3)(H), 742(1)(C)(2), 786
- Issued
- 2020-07-08 July 8, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-08
- End
- § I(B) amended Oct. 6, 2020 (EO 14 FY 20/21) and repealed effective May 24, 2021 (EO 39); expired June 30, 2021 (read as 2020-10-06)
- In force
- July 8, 2020 to Oct. 6, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- retail stores over 50,000 sq. ft., eating establishments, bars, tasting rooms and lodging in Cumberland, Hancock, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo and York Counties and in Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Brewer and Lewiston
- municipalities
- Functions reached
- SF
- DR
- BA
- LG
- CB customer compliance duty on the business
- Collection
- Maine ME
Operative words
B. Retail stores with over 50,000 square feet of shopping space..., eating establishments, bars, tasting rooms, and lodging operations and accommodations... located in the Counties of Cumberland, Hancock, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo and York, or in the Municipalities of Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Brewer, and Lewiston shall implement measures requiring customers to wear face coverings. Such measures may, for example, include denial of entry or service.... II.... Municipalities are authorized to enforce the use of face coverings on streets and sidewalks, in parks and other public spaces where individuals are gathering and not able to maintain at least six feet of physical distance from one another, and to enforce the gathering limits.
Enforcement
License, permit and authorization penalties; 37-B M.R.S. § 786
Notes
Also defined face coverings to include disposable coverings and shields extending below the chin and covering the ears.