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.
General checklist in: Arabic (PDF), French (PDF), Somali (PDF), Spanish (PDF)
Stage 1 Openings (May 1, All Counties)
Building
- Construction (updated 5/27/20)
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Checklist in: Arabic (PDF), French (PDF), Somali (PDF), Spanish (PDF)
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Education
- Graduation guidance from DOE (released 5/29/20)
Entertainment
- Drive-in theaters (updated 6/10/20)
Health care
- Health care guidance from DHHS (PDF) (updated 5/12/20)
Outdoor recreation
- Golf Courses and Disc Golf Courses (updated 6/19/20)
- Guidance from IFW on Fishing Events and Guided Outdoor Activities
- Guidance from DMR on Marinas, Boatyards, and Marine Manufacturers
Personal services
- Barbering and Cosmetology – Hair (updated 7/16/20)
- Checklist in: Arabic (PDF), French (PDF), Somali (PDF), Spanish (PDF)
- Dog Grooming (updated 6/10/20)
- In-Home Services (released 7/24/20)
- 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 (updated 6/10/20)
Retail/Commercial
- Auto Dealerships (updated 6/17/20)
- Car Washes (updated 5/27/20)
Transportation
- Transportation (updated 9/01/20)
Stage 2 Openings (June 1, All Counties)
Public Gatherings
- Large gatherings (released 7/24/20)
- Public and Community Buildings (released 6/17/20)
- Museums (updated 8/14/20)
- Town Meetings
Hospitality
- Restaurants (updated 8/14/20) Guidance in: Arabic (PDF), French (PDF), Somali (PDF), and Spanish (PDF)
- Bars and Tasting Rooms (seated outdoor service only). Follow the guidance for Restaurants. (Open for all counties as of June 17.)
- Lodging (Open to residents of Maine and states exempted from testing and quarantine requirements. Open to other out-of-state residents who meet the requirements of the Keep Maine Healthy plan.) (updated 6/24/20)
Outdoor recreation
- Campgrounds/RV parks (Open to residents of Maine and states exempted from testing and quarantine requirements. Open to other out-of-state residents who meet the requirements of the Keep Maine Healthy plan.) (updated 8/14/20)
- Day Camps and Summer Recreation (updated 6/24/20)
- Community Sports (updated 9/10/20)
- Guidance from DMR on Charter Boats
- Guidance from DACF on State Parks and Camping
Personal services
- Barbering and Cosmetology – Nails (updated 7/9/20) (Open for all counties as of June 17.)
- Tanning salons (updated 6/10/20)
- Gyms and Fitness Centers (Open for all counties as of June 17.) (updated 8/14/20)
- Tattoo, Body Piercing, Electrolysis, and Micropigmentation (Open for all counties as of June 17.)
Retail
- All retail businesses (updated 7/16/20)
- Checklist in: Arabic (PDF), French (PDF), Somali (PDF), Spanish (PDF)
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 7/16/20)
May 18
- Restaurants (for dine-in service and outdoor dining) (updated 8/14/20) Guidance in: Arabic (PDF), French (PDF), Somali (PDF), and Spanish (PDF)
- 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 (updated 6/10/2020)
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Gyms and Fitness Centers (released 8/14/20)
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Barbering and Cosmetology – Nails (updated 7/9/20)
Stage 3 Openings (July 1, All Counties)
Hospitality
- Bars and Tasting Rooms (indoor service) (opening date has been postponed)
- Short Term Rentals (released 7/9/2020)
Outdoor recreation
- Overnight Summer Camps (updated 7/9/20)
Entertainment
- Indoor Amusement (released 6/24/2020)
- Movie Theaters (released 8/14/20)
- Outdoor Amusement (released 7/24/20)
- Performing Arts Venues (released 6/24/2020)
- Casinos (released 7/9/2020)
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)
