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Changes to Maine's Online Rules
January 1, 2000 to June 30, 2000


Flash! Maine's weekly rule-making notice, a legal advertisement that appears in 5 daily newspapers every Wednesday, is available on the Web. Click here to reach the jump-off page.

What follows below is a series of tables to help you keep track of changes to the online version of the Code of Maine Rules. It is not the same as the weekly newspaper notice.


Previous lists: July-December, 1999
January-June, 1999
July-December, 1998
January-June, 1998
July-December, 1997
January-June, 1997
October-December, 1996

Umbrella/unit number: Name of Agency
Chapter
Number
Nature of Change Date


01-001: Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources
32 As amended February 22, 2000
32 Minor correction March 6, 2000
61 As amended March 1, 2000
267 New chapter May 4, 2000
328 New chapter March 31, 2000
329 New chapter May 16, 2000
751-754 Transferred from repealed 02-287, Arborist Examining Board April 12, 2000
801-806 Transferred from repealed 01-019, Soil and Water Conservation Commission April 13, 2000
01-013: Maine Potato Marketing Committee
All Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
01-015: Maine Milk Commission
3 As amended - Order #01-00 January 10, 2000
3 As amended - Order #00-1A and 02-00 February 10, 2000
3 As amended - Order #04-00 March 24, 2000
3 As amended - Order #05-00 (A non-emergency adoption putting in place language on 114 and 57 fl. oz. containers) May 26, 2000
3 As amended - Order #06-00 May 30, 2000
01-017: Harness Racing Commission
3 Converted to MS Word March 3, 2000
5 Converted to MS Word March 3, 2000
7 Converted to MS Word March 3, 2000
9 Converted to MS Word March 3, 2000
13 Converted to MS Word March 3, 2000
15 Converted to MS Word March 3, 2000
17 Converted to MS Word March 3, 2000
19 Converted to MS Word March 3, 2000
21 Converted to MS Word March 3, 2000
01-019: Soil and Water Conservation Commission
All Converted to MS Word March 2, 2000
All Commission repealed; chapters transferred to 01-001, Chapters 801-806 March 13, 2000
01-020: Maine Agricultural Bargaining Board
1-3 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
01-026: Board of Pesticides Control
31 As amended; also converted to MS Word January 9, 2000
35 As amended; also converted to MS Word January 10, 2000
01-303: Pull Events Commission
15 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
02-029: Bureau of Banking
109 Minor correction January 13, 2000
140 New chapter May 2, 2000
515 As amended February 10, 2000
02-030: Office of Consumer Credit Regulation
245 New chapter May 2, 2000
02-031: Bureau of Insurance
275 Minor corrections April 7, 2000
300 Minor corrections January 14, 2000
520 Removed February 21, 2000
940 New chapter March 9, 2000
02-035: Maine Athletic Commission
510 Minor corrections April 5, 2000
02-039: Real Estate Commission
300 Minor corrections April 6, 2000
330 Minor corrections April 6, 2000
360 Minor corrections April 6, 2000
02-174: Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
12 Obsolete version removed; current verson remains February 21, 2000
02-265: Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
4 Minor corrections April 6, 2000
6 Minor corrections April 6, 2000
02-287: Arborist Examining Board
All Board repealed; chapters transferred to 01-001, Chapters 751-754 April 12, 2000
02-298: Board of Real Estate Appraisers
240 As amended May 6, 2000
02-302: Board of Licensure of Auctioneers
50 Minor corrections April 6, 2000
02-313: Board of Dental Examiners
3 Repealed and replaced February 15, 2000
3 Minor corrections April 6, 2000
8 Minor corrections April 6, 2000
13 Minor corrections April 6, 2000
02-331: Board of Funeral Service
10 As amended January 6, 2000
12 As amended January 6, 2000
12 Minor corrections April 7, 2000
02-371: Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board
All As adopted, amended, or repealed and replaced January 18, 2000
5 Minor correction March 6, 2000
8 Minor corrections April 8, 2000
02-373: Coard of Licensure in Medicine
1 Minor corrections April 6, 2000
11 Minor corrections April 7, 2000
02-380: State Board of Nursing
7 As amended May 5, 2000
7 Minor correction June 1, 2000
8 As amended (EMERGENCY - expires July 17, 2000) May 5, 2000
8 Minor correction June 1, 2000
02-381: Oil and Solid Fuel Board
9 As amended January 25, 2000
02-383: Board of Osteopathic Licensure
11 Minor corrections April 7, 2000
02-386: Board of Elevator and Tramway Safety
15 Minor corrections June 1, 2000
02-387: Maine Pilotage Commission
1 Transferred to 17-387 under the Department of Transportation June 1, 2000
02-393: Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy
1 Minor corrections April 7, 2000
2 Minor corrections April 7, 2000
3 Minor corrections April 7, 2000
4 Minor corrections April 7, 2000
5 Minor corrections April 7, 2000
6 Minor corrections March 14, 2000
6 Minor corrections April 7, 2000
7 Minor corrections April 7, 2000
02-396: Board of Licensure of Podiatric Medicine
2 As amended March 24, 2000
3 As amended March 24, 2000
02-416: State Board of Social Worker Licensure
List Redundant rule list file removed February 21, 2000
4 As amended May 5, 2000
02-465: Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners
1 Minor corrections April 7, 2000
02-502: Board of Complementary Health Care Providers
5 Minor corrections April 7, 2000
03-201: Department of Corrections
10 Section 9.15 as repealed and replaced January 27, 2000
10 Section 9.15 as repealed and replaced May 26, 2000
10 Section 9.15J: minor corrections March 6, 2000
10 Section 15.1: minor corrections March 6, 2000
10 Section 15.1J: new section January 27, 2000
04-056: Department of Conservation
1 Converted to MS Word February 24, 2000
2 Converted to MS Word February 24, 2000
04-058: Maine Forest Service
1-4 Converted to MS Word February 24, 2000
6 Converted to MS Word February 24, 2000
04-059: Bureau of Parks and Lands
2 Converted to MS Word February 24, 2000
4 Converted to MS Word February 24, 2000
4 Repealed and replaced June 6, 2000
7 Converted to MS Word February 24, 2000
15 Converted to MS Word February 24, 2000
18 Converted to MS Word February 24, 2000
53 As amended May 28, 2000
55 New chapter May 8, 2000
05-071: Department of Education
61 As amended May 9, 2000
64 Final adoption June 6, 2000
06-096: Department of Environmental Protection
119 As amended May 4, 2000
124 Repealed and replaced March 24, 2000
140 As amended; appendices split into separate files April 30, 2000
146 New chapter May 3, 2000
305 As amended February 11, 2000
419 Minor corrections January 13, 2000
424 As amended January 7, 2000
450 Correction January 13, 2000
519 New chapter February 13, 2000
519 Minor corrections March 6, 2000
570 Repealed and replaced February 13, 2000
600 Minor corrections: formatting and effective dates January 13, 2000
856 As amended March 26, 2000
1000 As amended February 11, 2000
1237 As amended May 3, 2000
09-137: Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
1 Minor corrections: Introduction January 13, 2000
1.01 As amended January 3, 2000
1.01 Repealed and replaced (linking page) May 30, 2000
1.02 Repealed and replaced January 5, 2000
4.03 Repealed and replaced May 28, 2000
4.03(A-3) Repealed and replaced May 31, 2000
4.05 Repealed and replaced January 10, 2000
4.06 Repealed and replaced January 10, 2000
25 New chapter May 28, 2000
09-289: Atlantic Salmon Commission
1 As amended January 10, 2000
10-144: Department of Human Services
101 As amended: Chapter I March 31, 2000
. As amended: Chapter II Section 13 March 28, 2000
. As amended: Chapter II Section 14 March 29, 2000
. Minor correction: Chapter II Section 25, Appendix II page iii March 9, 2000
. Minor correction: Chapter II Section 40 (40.08(A)(1)) January 5, 2000
. As amended: Chapter II Section 45 March 9, 2000
. As amended: Chapter II Section 65 (EMERGENCY - expires July 18, 2000) March 1, 2000
. Minor correction: Chapter II Section 96 April 4, 2000
. As amended: Chapter II Section 105 May 12, 2000
. Repealed: Chapter II Section 120 March 29, 2000
. As amended: Chapter III Section 13 March 28, 2000
. As amended: Chapter III Section 14 March 29, 2000
. As amended: Chapter III Section 22 March 29, 2000
. As amended: Chapter III Section 45 March 9, 2000
. As amended: Chapter III Section 96 March 1, 2000
. As amended: Chapter III Section 105 May 12, 2000
. New section: Chapter VI Section 3 May 28, 2000
. As amended: Chapter VIII Section 1 June 8, 2000
. New section: Chapter VIII Section 2 June 8, 2000
110 Minor corrections: Ch. 16 p. 62, Ch. 23 p.120, Appendix A March 9, 2000
112 As amended March 28, 2000
115 Minor corrections: pp. 11, 14, 21, 36 March 10, 2000
119 Minor corrections March 12, 2000
119 As amended March 28, 2000
120 As amended March 28, 2000
125 As amended March 28, 2000
126 As amended March 28, 2000
150 As amended June 7, 2000
202 Repealed and replaced June 8, 2000
205 As amended May 28, 2000
208 As amended May 28, 2000
210 As amended June 29, 2000
241 As amended May 18, 2000
242 New chapter May 17, 2000
243 New chapter May 17, 2000
258 Attachment added March 12, 2000
263 As amended February 15, 2000
263 Minor corrections March 15, 2000
265 Minor corrections March 12, 2000
301 As amended: Rev. 108A -- FS-444-8 pages 1, 3, 3a, 4 January 6, 2000
. As amended: Rev. 109A -- FS-111-5 page 1a January 28, 2000
. As amended: Rev. 110A -- FS-111-7 page 1, FS 555-1 page 3 May 12, 2000
323 As amended March 29, 2000
. Minor corrections May 31, 2000
331 Minor corrections (formatting only): Ch. V January 13, 2000
. Minor correction: Ch. VI duplicate p.6a removed March 9, 2000
. Minor corrections: Ch. X p.2a January 13, 2000
. As amended: Rev. 47-A, Appendix pages 6, 7 January 31, 2000
. As amended: Rev. 47-A, Appendix pages 6, 7 January 31, 2000
. As amended: Rev. 49-A, Ch. I pages 6, 18, 22; Ch. II pages 10a, 38, 38-40; Ch. III pages 19, 32; Ch. V page 5; Ch. VI pages 21, 28; Ch. VIII page 8 May 12, 2000
332 As amended: Rev. 180A -- pages 149, 150, 159, 188, 189, 190, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-5, A-18 January 11, 2000
. As amended: Rev. 181A -- Introduction, and pages 13, 37, 51, 53, 54, 59, 59a, 74, 85, 116, 132, 137, 137a, 151, 156, 166, 167, 168, 169a, 170, 191, 208, 208a, 224, 225, 231 January 11, 2000
. As amended: Rev. 182A -- pages 18, 234-236, 242, A-10a, A-13 February 15, 2000
. As amended: Rev. 183E -- Charts page C-7 March 9, 2000
. Minor corrections: pages 23, 111, 112, 147, 154, 185, 188, A-18, C-5 March 12, 2000
10-148: Bureau of Child and Family Services
5 As amended January 7, 2000
5 Minor corrections March 7, 2000
5 Minor corrections April 5, 2000
32 Minor corrections March 15, 2000
10-149: Bureau of Elder and Adult Services
5 As amended: Sections 61, 62, 63, 68, 69, 73. All sections placed in separate files. February 18, 2000
5 Minor corrections: Section 63 March 7, 2000
5 As amended: Sections 61, 62, 63, 68, 69, 73.
Minor corrections: Introduction, Section 30
February 18, 2000
551 Restored February 23, 2000
12-152: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
7 Repealed and replaced January 26, 2000
7 Minor corrections April 12, 2000
12-168: Department of Labor
11 As amended January 10, 2000
12-170: Bureau of Labor Standards
2 Repealed March 26, 2000
12-172: Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission
1 As amended June 13, 2000
2 As amended June 16, 2000
3 As amended June 16, 2000
4 As amended June 16, 2000
5 As amended June 19, 2000
6 As amended June 19, 2000
7 Minor corrections June 19, 2000
8 As amended June 19, 2000
9 As amended June 20, 2000
10 Minor corrections June 20, 2000
11 As amended June 20, 2000
12 Minor corrections June 20, 2000
13 Minor corrections June 20, 2000
14 As amended June 20, 2000
15 Minor corrections June 20, 2000
16 As amended June 20, 2000
17 Minor corrections June 20, 2000
18 Minor corrections June 20, 2000
19 As amended June 20, 2000
20 As amended June 20, 2000
21 Minor corrections June 20, 2000
22 As amended June 20, 2000
23 As amended June 20, 2000
24 Minor corrections June 20, 2000
25 New chapter June 13, 2000
26 New chapter June 13, 2000
100 Repealed June 13, 2000
13-188: Department of Marine Resources
1 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
2 Minor corrections March 6, 2000
3 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
5-6 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
11 As amended March 26, 2000
11 Minor corrections April 5, 2000
12-23 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
25 As amended February 22, 2000
27 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
27 As amended March 26, 2000
30 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
32 As amended March 26, 2000
35 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
39-41 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
42 As amended May 2, 2000
45 As amended January 26, 2000
46-49 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
60 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
70 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
95 As amended: Closed Areas 8, 8-A, 11, 25-E, 26, 26-A, 29, 29-B, 30, 32, 33, 38-A, 48-A, 48-C, 52, 52-J, 53, 53-A January 12, 2000
. As amended: Closed Areas 9, 17-B, 18-B, 26, 55 January 25, 2000
. As amended: Closed Areas 3, 5, 9, 17-B, 18-B, 39, 55 January 31, 2000
. As amended: Closed Areas 14, 14-C, 37-C February 15, 2000
. As amended: Closed Areas 14, 17-B, 55 March 1, 2000
. As amended: Closed Area 9 March 9, 2000
. As amended: Closed Areas 26, 39, 55 March 27, 2000
. As amended: Closed Areas 17-B, 55 March 27, 2000
. As amended: Closed Areas 1-B, 11, 17-B, 18-B, 25-L, 25-M, 25-O, 26, 27, 53-G, 55, 500, 5000 May 26, 2000
96 As amended: Closed Areas 100-B, 100-C May 29, 2000
100 Converted to MS Word February 29, 2000
14-118: Office of Substance Abuse
4 As amended (EMERGENCY - MAJOR SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE) May 1, 2000
16-163: Emergency Medical Services
451 As amended May 10, 2000
16-219: State Fire Marshal
35 Restored missing chapter February 21, 2000
. Added to Departmental Regulatory Agenda April 2, 2000
16-222: Bureau of State Police
3 As amended March 31, 2000
4 As amended (EMERGENCY - expires February 25, 2000) January 28, 2000
4 As amended April 14, 2000
6 As amended April 14, 2000
17-229: Department of Transportation
305 New chapter May 10, 2000
501 Minor correction April 4, 2000
17-387: Maine Pilotage Commission
1 Transferred from 02-387, where it had been under the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation June 1, 2000
18-125: Bureau of Revenue Services
202 As amended February 11, 2000
805 As amended February 10, 2000
805 Minor corrections February 23, 2000
808 As amended May 25, 2000
902 New chapter January 5, 2000
18-554: Bureau of General Services
1 Corrections March 8, 2000
101 Minor corrections March 5, 2000
26-239: Department of the Attorney General
1-4 Minor corrections April 4, 2000
100 Minor corrections April 4, 2000
102 Minor corrections April 4, 2000
105 Minor corrections April 4, 2000
106 Minor corrections April 4, 2000
106 As amended May 4, 2000
109 Minor corrections April 4, 2000
26-550: Victim's Compensation Board
3 Minor corrections March 17, 2000
3 As amended May 29, 2000
6 Minor corrections March 17, 2000
6 As amended May 29, 2000
29-250: Bureau of Motor Vehicles
10 As amended June 2, 2000
65-407: Public Utilities Commission
81 As amended March 27, 2000
297 New chapter January 26, 2000
305 As amended May 29, 2000
306 As amended May 29, 2000
321 As amended January 9, 2000
322 As amended January 9, 2000
380 Minor correction April 5, 2000
90-590: Maine Health Data Organization
100 New chapter May 11, 2000
120 As amended February 14, 2000
120 Minor corrections March 13, 2000
125 New chapter February 14, 2000
125 Minor corrections March 13, 2000
245 Minor corrections March 13, 2000
300 New chapter May 29, 2000
630 Repealed and replaced May 29, 2000
94-348: Maine Human Rights Commission
3 Minor correction March 13, 2000
94-411: Maine State Retirement System
302 Minor correction March 14, 2000
401 Minor correction March 14, 2000
94-434: Maine Educational Loan Authority (MELA)
1 Minor correction March 14, 2000
94-457: Finance Authority of Maine
201 Minor corrections March 17, 2000
202 As amended January 28, 2000
314 As amended January 27, 2000
315 As amended February 14, 2000
318 New chapter January 27, 2000
601 Minor correction March 17, 2000
608 As amended January 27, 2000
612 New chapter (sunset December 31, 2000) June 7, 2000
94-591: Motor Carrier Review Board
2 Minor corrections March 15, 2000
99-346: Maine State Housing Authority
1 As amended January 27, 2000
6 Repealed and replaced by part of Chapter 29 January 18, 2000
9 Repealed and replaced by part of Chapter 29 January 18, 2000
11 Repealed and replaced by part of Chapter 29 January 18, 2000
15 Repealed and replaced by part of Chapter 29 January 18, 2000
16 As amended January 10, 2000
22 Repealed and replaced by part of Chapter 29 January 18, 2000
23 Repealed and replaced by part of Chapter 29 January 18, 2000
24 As amended (EMERGENCY - expires May 31, 2000) March 1, 2000
26 Repealed and replaced by part of Chapter 29 January 18, 2000
29 New chapter January 18, 2000
99-420: Maine Turnpike Authority
1 Expired emergency version removed February 21, 2000


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