COVID-19 Prevention Checklists
Please download the general checklist (for all industries), and your industry-specific checklist, to identify best practices for safely operating your business during COVID-19. Please note these checklists may be updated as new information about COVID-19 or safe business practices emerge. New industry checklists will be distributed ahead of each staged opening to allow businesses to prepare.
All Businesses
The general checklist contains important guidance for all businesses to follow to operate safely and prevent the spread of COVID-19. This includes restroom and public area cleanliness, disinfecting surfaces and equipment, and ensuring physical distancing. If your business or organization does not have a specific checklist, please use the general checklist as your guidance to open when permitted to do so.
Stage 1 Openings (May 1, All Counties)
Building
- Construction (updated 5/27/20)
Education
- Graduation guidance from DOE (released 5/29/20)
Entertainment
- Drive-in theaters (updated 5/27/20)
Health care
- Health care guidance from DHHS (PDF) (updated 5/12/20)
Outdoor recreation
- Golf Courses and Disc Golf Courses (updated 5/27/20)
- Guidance from IFW on Fishing Events and Guided Outdoor Activities
- Guidance from DMR on Marinas, Boatyards, and Marine Manufacturers
Personal services
- Barber Shops and Hair Salons (updated 5/27/20)
- Dog Grooming (updated 5/27/20)
- Opening May 11
- Outdoor fitness classes of fewer than 10 people
- 1-on-1 fitness instruction
Real Estate
Guidelines for Real Estate as an Essential Business (released 5/27/20)
Religious
- Religious Gatherings (released 5/22/20)
Retail/Commercial
- Auto Dealerships (updated 5/27/20)
- Car Washes (updated 5/27/20)
Transportation
Stage 2 Openings (June 1, All Counties)
Public Gatherings
- Large gatherings (released 5/20/20)
- Public and Community Buildings (released 5/20/20)
- Museums (released 5/27/20)
Hospitality
- Restaurants (updated 5/27/20)
- Lodging (Open to Maine residents and out-of-state residents who have completed quarantine guidelines.) (released 5/20/20)
Outdoor recreation
- Campgrounds/RV parks (Open to Maine residents only on May 22. Open to out-of-state residents who have completed quarantine guidelines on June 1.) (updated 5/20/20)
- Day Camps and Summer Recreation (released 5/20/20)
- State Park Campgrounds
- Coastal State Parks, with some services
- Community Sports (released 5/20/20)
- Guidance from DMR on Charter Boats
Personal services
- Nail Technicians (released 5/14/20) (Opening date for York, Cumberland and Androscoggin counties to be determined)
- Tanning salons (release 5/20/20)
- Gyms and Fitness Centers (Opening date for York, Cumberland and Androscoggin counties to be determined)
Retail
- All retail businesses
Education and Training
- Motorcycle Safety Programs (BMV)
- Summer Education Programming (DOE)
- Guidance from DPFR on Barbering and Cosmetology Schools
- Guidance from BMV on Driver’s Education (resumes operation on June 15)
Rural Reopening Plan
For Aroostook, Piscataquis, Washington, Hancock, Somerset, Franklin, Oxford, Kennebec, Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot, and Sagadahoc counties
Certain businesses in these 13 Maine counties, which have not experienced community transmission of COVID-19, are now permitted to open on the following schedule.
May 11
- Retail businesses (updated 6/4/20)
May 18
- Restaurants (for dine-in service and outdoor dining) (updated 5/27/20)
- Wilderness campsite guidance from DACF (PDF)
- Sporting camps should follow the guidance for restaurants and lodging
June 12
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Bars and Tasting Rooms (outdoor service only). Follow the guidance for Restaurants.
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Tattoo, Body Piercing, Electrolysis, and Micropigmentation Establishments (released 6/4/2020)
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Gyms and Fitness Centers (released 6/4/2020)
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Nail Technicians (released 5/14/20)
Stage 3 Openings (July 1, All Counties)
Hospitality
- Lodging, such as hotels, campgrounds, summer camps, or RV parks for Maine residents and visitors. The Administration is developing guidelines (e.g. potential testing requirements) to assist them in safely reopening.
- Bars and Tasting Rooms (for Androscoggin, Cumberland, and York counties) Follow the guidance for Restaurants.
Outdoor recreation
- Overnight charter boats, excursions – fewer than 50 people (Checklist coming in June)
- Overnight Summer Camps (released 5/20/20)
Personal services
- Spas (Checklist coming in June)
- Tattoo, Body Piercing, Electrolysis, and Micropigmentation Establishments (for Androscoggin, Cumberland, and York counties) (released 6/4/2020)
- Massage Facilities (Checklist coming in June)
- Cosmetologists and Estheticians (Checklist coming in June)
- Laser Hair Removal Services, and Similar Personal Care and Treatment Facilities and Services (Checklist coming in June)
COVID-19 Prevention Form
In order to open, businesses must commit to complying with requirements of these checklists by filling out this short online form. Please note that religious organizations and licensed health care providers are not required to use this form.
If you have questions, please contact us at business.answers@maine.gov or 1-800-872-3838.
Download badges
DECD has created badges–for businesses that have used the checklist and filled out the compliance form–to voluntarily post on their doors, website or social media channels to help instill consumer confidence in their operations.
- Door sign (PDF)
- Print: Black (EPS), White (EPS), Black (JPEG)
- Website: Black (SVG), White (SVG), Black (PNG), White (PNG)
