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Portland, Maine

Exempting "essential businesses" including food banks and businesses that provide food for individuals in need from a general shelter in place order

Portland, Me., Order 153-19/20: Order Renewing and Amending the Proclamation Declaring Continued State of Emergency and Requirement to Stay at Home, Exhibit A §§ 2, 4, 7

Last Visited 5/5/26
Policy Summary

Exhibit A of this order defines e.g., “food banks” (§ 2) and “businesses and organizations that provide food, shelter, medical and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy or homeless individuals, and any associated parking in a parking garage that is related to these services” (§ 4) as a Covid-19 essential services. Such services are allowed to and strongly encouraged to remain open and people may leave the house to visit their facilities amid other closures imposed by this stay at home order.

State Maine
Jurisdiction Name Portland
Jurisdiction Type city
Population Size 50k-200k
Food System Topics
  • Emergency/Disaster Management
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