{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-1572","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §1572","heading":"Prohibitions; exemptions","body":"1.  Prohibition.  Beginning January 1, 2021, a covered establishment may not process, prepare, sell or provide food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam.\n2.  Plastic beverage stirrers.  A covered establishment providing beverages at a facility or function of the State or of a political subdivision may not provide beverage stirrers that are composed of plastic.  For the purposes of this subsection, \"beverage stirrer\" means a device that is designed solely to mix liquids that are intended for internal human consumption and are contained in a single-serving container.\n3.  Exemptions.  Notwithstanding subsection 1, a covered establishment may:\nA.  In an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, as determined applicable by the department, process, prepare, sell or provide food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam;\nB.  Sell or provide food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam that a consumer brings to the covered establishment; and\nC.  (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/1/27) (TEXT REPEALED 7/1/27) Sell at retail food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam that the covered establishment purchases prepackaged at wholesale.\nThis paragraph is repealed July 1, 2027.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 15-A: DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec1572.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"6a1b6f5993574c35467d459a51e1ae92c27691a93120f881ddd914b0efbc9cf1","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-1571","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-1573"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}