Here’s A List of Essential and Non-Essential Businesses During Maine’s COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Order

Maine's stay-at-home order is now in effect which means certain businesses will be closed during the mandate. Here's a list of what potentially  is and isn't open during this 'Stay Healthy At Home' order.

Essential Businesses that CAN be open during Maine's shelter-in-place order:

RETAIL

• Grocery Stores
• Household Goods
• Convenience Stores and Gas Stations
• Hardware Stores and Home Repair
• Automobile Repair
• Bicycle Repair
• Pharmacy and Other Medical Supply Stores
• Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
• Post Offices and Shipping Outlets
• Office Supplies
• Electronics and Communications
• Banks and Credit Unions
• Laundromats and Dry Cleaning
• Animal Feed and Pet Supply Stores
• Truck Delivery and Distribution of Goods
• Hotel and Commercial Lodging
• Boat Builders
• Real Estate Agencies
• Gun Shops
• Garden Stores and Green Houses
• Restaurants and Bars – Curbside Pickup, Takeout, and Delivery Only
• Fishing Supply and Bait Shops

OTHER

• Food Processing and Agriculture
• Fishing and Aquaculture
• Industrial Manufacturing
• Construction and Maintenance of Essential Infrastructure
• Trash Collection and Transfer Stations
• Forest Products • Psychiatric and Long-Term Care Facilities
• Group Homes and Residential Treatment Facilities
• Biomedical
• Life Science
• Behavioral Health, Health Care, Dental Care, and Long-Term Services and Supports Providers and Organizations
• Child Care Providers
• Veterinary Clinics and Animal Welfare
• Public Transportation
• Legal, Business, Professional, Environmental Permitting and Insurance Services
• All Utilities Such as Electricity, Water, Wastewater and Telecommunications

Nonessential businesses that will be closed during Maine's shelter-in-place order:

• Shopping Malls
• Fitness and Exercise Gyms
• Spas
• Barber Shops
• Hair Salons
• Tattoo and Piercing Parlors
• Parlors
• Massage Facilities
• Nail Technicians
• Cosmetologists and Estheticians
• Electrolysis Services
• Laser Hair Removal Services, and Similar Personal Care and Treatment Facilities and Services
• Dog Grooming
• Auto Dealerships
• Golf Courses
• Disc Golf Courses
• Ride Share

For more information about the mandate, check out this information from Maine.gov discussing Governor Mills' mandate and what it entails.