On March 24, 2020, Governor Janet Mills issued an Executive Order mandating that all non-essential, public-facing businesses in Maine such as gyms, hair salons, theaters, casinos, shopping malls and others close their physical workplaces and facilities to workers, customers, and the public effective March 25, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. for a period of 14 days through April 8, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.

This does not include businesses that provide essential services including, but not limited to: food processing, agriculture, industrial manufacturing, construction, trash collection, grocery and household goods (including convenience stores), home repair and hardware and auto repair, pharmacy and other medical facilities, biomedical and health care, child care, post offices and shipping outlets, insurance, banks, gas stations, laundromats, veterinary clinics and animal feed and supply stores, shipping stores, public transportation, and hotel and commercial lodging.

If the function of your business is not listed in the guidance above, but you believe that it is essential or it is an entity providing essential services or functions, you may request designation as an essential business. Requests by businesses to be designated an essential function should only be made if they are NOT covered by the guidance.

Please fill out this form to request that the service your business provides be deemed as essential for purposes of the Executive Order.