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Agencies: 18-119 Office of the State Controller (formerly Bureau of Accounts and Control) 18-125 Bureau of Revenue Services 18-127 Maine Library of Geographic Information Board 18-134 Capitol Planning Commission 18-185 State Claims Commission 18-352 State Employee Health Commission 18-364 State Liquor and Lottery Commission (see 18-553) 18-389 Bureau of Human Resources 18-553 Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations (BABLO) 18-554 Bureau of General Services 18-674 Maine Board of Tax Appeals 18-691 Office of Cannabis Policy
18 119 Office of the State Controller
Ch. 1 Travel and Expense Reimbursement Policies
18 125 Bureau of Revenue Services
Ch. 101 General Administrative Provisions
Ch. 102 Electronic Funds Transfer
Ch. 103 Recordkeeping and Retention
Ch. 104 Filing of Maine Tax Returns
Ch. 110 Requests for Advisory Rulings
Ch. 201 Rules of Procedure Used to Develop State Valuation
Ch. 202 Tree Growth Tax Law Valuations
Ch. 205 Certification of Assessors
Ch. 207 Controlling Interest Transfers
Ch. 208 Guidelines for Professional Assessing Firms that Provide
Revaluation Services to Muniipalities
Ch. 210 Telecommunications Excise Tax
Ch. 211 Deferred Collection of Homestead Property Taxes
Ch. 301 Sales for Resale and Sales of Packaging Materials
Ch. 302 Sales to Governmental Agencies and Exempt Organizations
Ch. 303 Sales to Industrial Users
Ch. 304 Sales and Use Tax Returns and Payments
Ch. 308 Direct Payment Permits
Ch. 318 Instrumentalities of Interstate or Foreign Commerce
Ch. 321 Meals Provided in the Wild
Ch. 323 Commercial Agricultural Production, Commercial Aquacultural
Production, Commercial Fishing and Commercial Wood Harvesting
Ch. 325 Sales to Tribes, Tribal Members, and Tribal Entities
Ch. 401 Service Provider Tax - Return and Payment of Tax
Ch. 501 Reporting Under Gasoline Tax Act
Ch. 601 Estate Tax
Ch. 603 Maine Estate Tax after 2012
Ch. 801 Apportionment
Ch. 803 Income Tax Withholding Reports and Payments
Ch. 805 Composite Filing
Ch. 806 Nonresident Individual Income Tax
Ch. 807 Residency
Ch. 808 Corporate Income Tax Nexus
Ch. 810 Maine Unitary Business Taxable Income, Combined Reports and Tax Returns
Ch. 811 Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit
Ch. 812 Credit for Educational Opportunity
Ch. 813 Property Tax Fairness Credit
Ch. 815 Dirigo Business Incentives Program
Ch. 818 Renewable Chemicals Tax Credit
Ch. 825 Tribal Member Income from Sources on Tribal Land
Ch. 901 Maine Residents Property Tax Program
18 127 Maine Library of Geographic Information Board
Ch. 158 Standards for Digital Parcel Maps
18 134 Capitol Planning Commission
Ch. 1 Capitol Area Rules and Regulations
18 185 State Claims Commission
Ch. 110 Rules of Practice Governing Conduct of Adjudicatory Proceedings
for Real Property Acquisition Cases
Ch. 120 Rules of Practice Governing Conduct of Adjudicatory Proceedings
for State Claims
18 352 State Employee Health Commission
Ch. 1 Rules Of Practice Gov. Adjudicatory Proceedings of State
Employees Health Commission
18 364 State Liquor and Lottery Commission (rules moved to 18-553)
18 389 Bureau of Human Resources
Ch. 1 Purpose, Adoption and Amendment of Rules and Definition of Terms
Ch. 2 Intermittent Employment
Ch. 3 Division of Classified Service
Ch. 4 Classification Plan
Ch. 5 Compensation Plan
Ch. 6 Applications and Examinations
Ch. 7 Eligible Registers
Ch. 8 Certification and Appointment
Ch. 9 Probationary Period
Ch. 10 Performance Appraisal and Training
Ch. 11 Holidays, Leaves of Absence and Related Compensation Practices
Ch. 12 Disciplinary Action, Demotion, Resignation and Layoff
Ch. 13 Complaints, Grievances and Investigations
Ch. 14 Employee Work Records and Payroll Certification Procedure
Ch. 15 The Maine Management Service
18 553 Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations (BABLO)
Ch. 1 Liquor Inventory Exchanges from Agency Liquor Stores
Ch. 2 Pricing of Spirits
Ch. 3 On Premise Data Collection Cost Mitigation Stipend
Ch. 4 Agency Liquor Store Relocation: Rules Governing the Process to Provide Input
by Agency Liquor Stores in the Same Municipality of a Relocation Request
Ch. 10 Maine State Lottery
Ch. 20 Powerball Rules
Ch. 30 Cash Pop Game Rules
Ch. 40 Mega Millions Rules
Ch. 50 Lucky for Life Rules
Ch. 70 World Poker Tour Game Rules
Ch. 80 Lotto America Game Rules
Ch. 101 Operation and Control of All Licensed Premises
Ch. 102 Premises Licensed for On-Premises Consumption Only
Ch. 103 Premises Licensed for Off-Premise Sales Only
Ch. 104 Premises Licensed as Wholesalers, Manufacturers and Certificates of Approval
Ch. 105 Labeling
Ch. 106 Salesmen
Ch. 107 Advertising and Signs Applicable to all License Holders
Ch. 110 Agency Stores
Ch. 120 Licensing Procedure
Ch. 130 Selection and Location of Agency Stores
Ch. 140 Merchandising and Stock
Ch. 150 Signs and Advertising
18 554 Bureau of General Services
Ch. 1 Procedures for Procurement of Professional Architectural
and Engineering Services
Ch. 2 BOCA Basic Building Code - 1987
Ch. 3 Life Cycle Analysis
Ch. 4 Standard 62-1981R "Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor
Air Quality Adoption
Ch. 6 1981 Standards of Construction for Making Buildings Usable
by Physically Handicapped
Ch. 8 Alternative Project Delivery Methods
Ch. 11 Rules Governing Qualification of Professionals for Single Source
Procurement of Services that Do Not Exceed $25,000
Ch. 60 Improvement of Energy Efficiency in State-funded Construction
Ch. 101 Bids, Awards and Contracts
Ch. 110 Rules for the Purchase of Services and Awards
Ch. 120 Rules for Appeal of Contract and Grant Awards
Ch. 130 Implementing the State Purchasing Code of Conduct Requiring
that Vendors Furnishing Apparel, Footwear, or Textiles to the
State Provide Healthy, Safe, and Fair Working Conditions
Ch. 150 Chapter Defining the Means by which Contractors and Subcontractors
are to Provide Certain Records to the Bureau of General Services
in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services,
and to Identify What Information in Those Records is Available
to the Public
Ch. 155 Rules for Defining an Equivalent Basis for Cost Comparison Between
State Employee and Private Contractor Provision of Services
18 674 Maine Board of Tax Appeals
Ch. 100 Maine Board of Tax Appeals Practice and Procedure
18 691 Office of Cannabis Policy
Ch. 1 Adult Use Cannabis Program Rule
Ch. 2 Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Program Rule (formerly 10-144 ch. 122)
Ch. 4 Marijuana Manufacturing Facilities
Ch. 5 Rules for the Certification of Cannabis Testing Facilities
Ch. 10 Rules for the Administration of the Adult Use Cannabis Program
Ch. 20 Rules for the Licensure of Adult Use Cannabis Establishments
Ch. 30 Compliance Rules for Adult Use Cannabis Establishments
Ch. 40 Rules for Testing of Adult Use Cannabis