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All DEP Rules (off-site, Secretary of State)
The Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions maintains online copies of agency rule chapters.
The electronic version maintained by the Department of the Secretary of State and are in MS Word format unless otherwise noted. Rule chapters downloaded from the site should not be considered "official" state rules for use before a court. Contact the Secretary of State's Administrative Procedure Act Office for certified copies of rule chapters.
For general questions regarding Department Rulemaking please contact Tom Graham (207) 451-2993. For specific questions regarding Rules applicability please contact program staff.
Ch. 2 (Word), Rule Concerning the Processing of Applications and Other Administrative Matters
      Ch. 80 (Word), Reduction of Toxics in Packaging
      Ch. 90 (Word), Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
      Ch. 400 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules: General  Provisions
        Ch. 401 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules: Landfill  Siting, Design and Operation
        Ch. 402 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules: Transfer  Stations and Storage Sites for Solid Waste
        Ch. 403 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules:  Incineration Facilities
        Ch. 405 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules: Water  Quality Monitoring, Leachate Monitoring, and Waste Characterization
        Ch. 409 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules: Processing  Facilities
        Ch. 410 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules: Composting  Facilities
        Ch. 411 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules:  Non-Hazardous Waste Transporter Licenses
        Ch. 415 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules: Reasonable  Costs for the Handling and Recycling of Electronic Wastes
        Ch. 418 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules: Beneficial  Use of Solid Wastes
        Ch. 419 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules: Agronomic  Utilization of Residuals
        Ch. 420 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules: Septage  Management Rules
        Ch. 424 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules: Lead  Management Regulations
        Ch. 425 (Word), Solid Waste Management Rules: Asbestos  Management Regulations
        Ch. 426 (Word), Responsibilities under the Returnable  Beverage Container Law
        Ch. 428 (Word), Stewardship Program for Packaging 
        Ch. 600 (Word), Oil Discharge Prevention and Pollution  Control Rules for Marine Oil Terminal Facilities, Transportation Pipelines and  Vessels
        Ch. 680 (Word), Tanker Anchorage Rules
        Ch. 685 (Word), Payment and Reimbursement of Oil  Transfer Fees
        Ch. 686 (Word), Standards for Assessing Ability to Pay  Deductibles under the State Insurance Program for Oil Storage Tanks
        Ch. 691 (Word), Rules for Underground Oil Storage  Facilities
        Ch. 692 (Word), Siting of Oil Storage Facilities
        Ch. 693 (Word), Operator Training for Underground Oil,  Hazardous Substance, and Field Constructed Underground Oil Storage Facilities,  and Airport Hydrant Systems
        Ch. 695 (Word), Registration / Installation / Operation  and Closure of Underground Hazard Substance Storage Facility
        Ch. 696 (Word), Oil Discharge and Pollution Control  Rules for Rail Tank Cars
        Ch. 700 (Word), Wellhead Protection: Siting of  Facilities that Pose a Significant Threat to Drinking Water
        Ch. 800 (Word), Identification of Hazardous Matter
        Appendix (Word) to Chapter 800: §302.4 Designation  of Hazardous Substances
        Ch. 801 (Word), Discharge of Hazardous Matter: Removal  and Written Reporting Procedures
        Ch. 850 (Word), Identification of Hazardous Wastes
        Ch. 851 (Word), Standards for Generators of Hazardous  Waste
        Ch. 852 (Word), Land Disposal Restrictions
        Ch. 853 (Word), Licensing of Transporters of Hazardous  Waste
        Ch. 854 (Word), Standards for Hazardous Waste Facilities
        Ch. 855 (Word), Interim Licenses for Waste Facilities  for Hazardous Waste
        Ch. 856 (Word), Licensing of Hazardous Waste Facilities
        Ch. 857 (Word), Hazardous Waste Manifest Requirements
        Ch. 858 (Word), Universal Waste Rules
        Ch. 860 (Word), Waste Oil Management Rules
        Ch. 870 (Word), Labeling of Mercury-added Products
        Ch. 872 (Word), Exemptions from the Ban on Sale of  Mercury-added Switches, Relays and Measuring Devices
        Ch. 880 (Word), Regulation of Chemical Use in Children's  Products
        Ch. 881 (Word), Fees: Chemical Use in Children's  Products
        Ch. 882 (Word), Designation of Bisphenol A as a Priority  Chemical and Regulation of Bisphelol A in Consumer Products
        Ch. 883 (Word), Designation of the Chemical Class  Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol Ethoxylates as a Priority Chemical
        Ch. 884 (Word), Designation of Cadmium as a Priority  Chemical and Regulation of Cadmium in Children's Products
        Ch. 885 (Word), Designation of Formaldehyde as a  Priority Chemical and Regulation of Formaldehyde in Children's Products
        Ch. 886 (Word), Designation of Mercury as a Priority  Chemical and Regulation of Mercury in Children's Products
        Ch. 887 (Word), Designation of Arsenic as a Priority  Chemical and Regulation of Arsenic in Children's Products
        Ch. 888 (Word), Designation of Four Members of the  Chemical Class Phthalates as Priority Chemicals
        Ch. 889 (Word), Designation of Two Flame Retardants as  Priority Chemicals
        Ch. 890 (Word), Designation of PFOS and Its Salts as  Priority Chemicals
      Ch. 900 (Word), Biomedical Waste Management Rules
06 481 Board of Underground Storage Tank Installers
Ch. 1 (Word), Administrative Rules
        Ch. 2 (Word), Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing  Adjudicatory Proceedings
        Ch. 3 (Word), Certification of Underground Oil Tank  Installers
      Ch. 6 (Word), Certification of Underground Oil Storage  Tank Inspectors