Maine § 38 §419 Cleaning agents and lawn and turf fertilizer containing phosphate banned

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §419 — Cleaning agents and lawn and turf fertilizer containing phosphate banned

Maine § 38 §419

Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Ch. 3PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §419 (2026).

Text

1.Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

2.Prohibition. A person may not: 2-A. Household laundry detergent. After July 1, 1993, a person may not sell or offer for sale in this State a household laundry detergent that contains more than 0.5% phosphorus by weight expressed as elemental phosphorus.

3.Exception. Subsection 2 does not apply to:

4.Penalty.

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1.
Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
2.
Prohibition.
A person may not:
2-A.
Household laundry detergent.
After July 1, 1993, a person may not sell or offer for sale in this State a household laundry detergent that contains more than 0.5% phosphorus by weight expressed as elemental phosphorus.
3.
Exception.

Subsection 2 does not apply to:
4.
Penalty.

Legislative History

PL 1971, c. 544, §128 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 300, §23 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 566, §22 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 332 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 838, §§21,22 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 65, §1 (AMD).