MaineMaine blocks sales of covered containers when initiators miss reports
Initiators that miss annual reports face penalties, and their covered containers cannot be sold while the reporting violation continues.
What it does
Initiators that miss annual reports face a violation and penalties. While it continues, they and their distributors or dealers cannot sell covered containers; the department may remove them from sale.
Argument forPenalties and sales restrictions could encourage initiators to file annual reports, helping the department enforce deposit reporting rules.
Argument againstSales restrictions could disrupt distributors and dealers that handle containers from an initiator whose annual report is overdue.
More detail
An initiator that fails to report annually commits a violation and faces penalties under section 3111. The initiator, its distributors, and its dealers may not sell or distribute its covered containers; the department may remove them from sale. This applies to deposit initiators that fail to report annually, and to containers covered by Maine’s deposit law. The sales restrictions apply while the reporting violation exists. The department may remove the containers from sale but is not required to do so. The sales restrictions apply for as long as the reporting violation exists.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 16Signed by Governor Janet MillsLatest
- Apr 14PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 14Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 14PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Became Law
- Apr 13In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 13The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-613). as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-660) thereto.Minor
- Apr 13Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- Apr 13Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-660) thereto was ADOPTED.Minor
- Apr 13Senate Amendment "A" (S-660) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) was READ and ADOPTED.
- Apr 13Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) was READ.
- Apr 13The Bill was READ ONCE.Minor
- Apr 13On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- Apr 13Reports READ.
- Apr 13Sent down for concurrence.
- Apr 13Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-660) thereto.Minor
- Apr 13Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-660) thereto ADOPTED.Minor
- Apr 13On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-660) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) READ and ADOPTED.
- Apr 13Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) READ.
- Apr 13READ ONCE.Minor
- Apr 13The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) Report ACCEPTED.
- Apr 13Taken from the table by the President
- Apr 6On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-613)
- Apr 6Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report.
- Apr 6Reports READ
- Apr 1Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Mar 4Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 4Work Session Held
- Jan 7In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jan 7The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES.Minor
- Jan 7Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrenceIntroduced
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