Adoptions
478 rulemaking notices from 24 Maine agencies — proposed, emergency, and final filings as they cross the State Register on the way into the Administrative Code.
Groundfish [Chapter 34.06 Haddock recreational size limit]
Apr 8, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Marine Resources1.0K charsOpen in State Register ↗Hunting [Moose hunting season]
Apr 8, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife1.2K charsOpen in State Register ↗Hunting [Youth Hunting Days]
Apr 8, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife1.2K charsOpen in State Register ↗Watercraft Rules [visual distress signals]
Apr 8, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife1.0K charsOpen in State Register ↗Sexual Misconduct
Apr 8, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Public Safety, Emergency Medical Services Board (Maine EMS)0.9K charsOpen in State Register ↗Department of Public Safety, Emergency Medical Services Board (Maine EMS)
Apr 8, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Public Safety, Emergency Medical Services Board (Maine EMS)1.3K charsOpen in State Register ↗Department of Public Safety, Emergency Medical Services’ Board (Maine EMS)
Apr 8, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Public Safety, Emergency Medical Services’ Board (Maine EMS)2.2K charsOpen in State Register ↗Land Use Districts and Standards
Apr 8, 2026
AdoptionLand Use Planning Commission0.8K charsOpen in State Register ↗Tree Growth Tax Law Valuations – 2026
Apr 8, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Administrative and Financial Services, Maine Revenue Services0.7K charsOpen in State Register ↗Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Rules (Sections 111-2 and 444-4 SNAP Rule #241A - Noncitizen Updates)
Apr 1, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Health and Human Services, Office for Family Independence3.4K charsOpen in State Register ↗Rules to Establish Seasonal Load Restrictions on Certain State and State Aid Highways
Mar 25, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Transportation0.8K charsOpen in State Register ↗Department of Public Safety Gambling Control Board
Mar 25, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Public Safety Gambling Control Board0.6K charsOpen in State Register ↗Schedule of Minimum Milk Prices (Order #04-26)
Mar 25, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, Maine Milk Commission0.8K charsOpen in State Register ↗Standards Relating to Prescriptive Authorities and Collaborative Relationship for Naturopathic Doctors
Mar 25, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Professional and Financial Regulation, Board of Complementary Health Care Providers1.0K charsOpen in State Register ↗Procedures Regarding Funds for Experts and Investigators
Mar 25, 2026
AdoptionCommission on Public Defense Services0.8K charsOpen in State Register ↗Notice for Property to Be Taken by Eminent Domain for or Property Abutting the Construction, Rebuilding, or Relocation of a High-Impact Electric Transmission Line
Mar 25, 2026
AdoptionPublic Utilities Commission1.6K charsOpen in State Register ↗Menhaden (2026 Menhaden Season)
Mar 18, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Marine Resources0.8K charsOpen in State Register ↗Eel Regulations (Elver Quota System for the 2026 Season)
Mar 18, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Marine Resources1.2K charsOpen in State Register ↗Aquaculture Regulations
Mar 18, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Marine Resources1.5K charsOpen in State Register ↗Significant Wildlife Habitat
Mar 18, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife0.8K charsOpen in State Register ↗Rules for Underground Oil Storage Facilities
Mar 11, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Environmental Protection2.8K charsOpen in State Register ↗Hunting (Moose permit allocations)
Mar 11, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife1.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Syringe Services Programs Rule
Mar 4, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention1.7K charsOpen in State Register ↗Uniform Reporting System for Reporting 340B Drug Program Data Sets (routine technical)
Mar 4, 2026
AdoptionHealth Data Organization0.7K charsOpen in State Register ↗Uniform Reporting System for Hospital Price Transparency (New Routine Technical Rule)
Mar 4, 2026
AdoptionHealth Data Organization0.7K charsOpen in State Register ↗Stewardship Program for Packaging
Mar 4, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Environmental Protection1.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗ASPIRE Program Rule (All Sections ASPIRE 29 - LD 1748)
Mar 4, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Health and Human Services, Office for Family Independence1.2K charsOpen in State Register ↗Schedule of Minimum Milk Prices (Order #03-26)
Mar 4, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, Maine Milk Commission0.8K charsOpen in State Register ↗Procedures
Mar 4, 2026
AdoptionCommission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices1.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Participating Local District Consolidated Retirement Plan
Feb 25, 2026
AdoptionPublic Employees Retirement System0.8K charsOpen in State Register ↗Standards for Actively Seeking Work
Feb 25, 2026
AdoptionPublic Employees Retirement System1.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Qualified Domestic Relations Order
Feb 25, 2026
AdoptionPublic Employees Retirement System1.0K charsOpen in State Register ↗NOx Control Program
Feb 25, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Environmental Protection0.8K charsOpen in State Register ↗Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages & Lottery Operations
Feb 25, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages & Lottery Operations1.0K charsOpen in State Register ↗10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 276 Rules For Influenza Agent Distribution Report
Feb 18, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention0.9K charsOpen in State Register ↗Section 20.1, Resident Discipline
Feb 18, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Corrections0.6K charsOpen in State Register ↗Procedures Regarding Legal Research Access & Materials
Feb 11, 2026
AdoptionCommission on Public Defense Services0.7K charsOpen in State Register ↗Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards
Feb 11, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards1.0K charsOpen in State Register ↗Exemption for On-Farm Raising, Slaughter and Processing of Less Than 1,000 Ready-To-Cook Whole Poultry Carcasses
Feb 4, 2026
AdoptionDept. of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, Quality Assurance and Regulations1.2K charsOpen in State Register ↗Maine General Assistance (GA) Manual (Sections III, XII, and XIII GA Rule #27 – P.L. 2025, Chapters 2 Part SS, 149, and 449)
Feb 4, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Health and Human Services, Office for Family Independence1.1K charsOpen in State Register ↗Initial Licensure and Renewal, Licensure by Endorsement, Fees, Continuing Education (Section 3: Fees (2)(3))
Feb 4, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Professional and Financial Regulation, Affiliated Board, Maine Board of Optometry.0.8K charsOpen in State Register ↗Scallops (11.08; Targeted Closures: (10) Casco Bay Islands; (11) Lower Blue Hill & Jericho Bays; (12) Upper Narraguagus; (13) Inside Chandler Bay; and (14) Cobscook, Whiting & Dennys Bays)
Feb 4, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Marine Resources1.6K charsOpen in State Register ↗MaineCare Benefits Manual (“MBM”)(Chapter II, Section 97, Private Non-Medical Institution Services)
Feb 4, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services, Division of Policy3.3K charsOpen in State Register ↗MaineCare Benefits Manual (Chapter II, Section 28, Rehabilitative and Community Support Services for Children with Cognitive Impairments and Functional Limitations)
Feb 4, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services, Division of Policy1.6K charsOpen in State Register ↗MaineCare Benefits Manual (“MBM”)(Chapter I, Section 7, Children’s Behavioral Health Services Global Rule)
Feb 4, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services, Division of Policy1.7K charsOpen in State Register ↗Standards for Pharmacy Benefits Managers
Feb 4, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance0.7K charsOpen in State Register ↗Schedule of Minimum Milk Prices (Order #02-26)
Feb 4, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, Maine Milk Commission0.8K charsOpen in State Register ↗Provision of 9-1-1 Access-Only Service
Feb 4, 2026
AdoptionPublic Utilities Commission0.8K charsOpen in State Register ↗Rule Regarding Physicians
Feb 4, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Professional and Financial Regulation, Board of Licensure in Medicine1.0K charsOpen in State Register ↗Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program Rules (SUN Bucks)(Summer EBT Rule #1 - SUN Bucks)
Jan 21, 2026
AdoptionDepartment of Health and Human Services, Office for Family Independence1.7K charsOpen in State Register ↗