Is it legal to own a pet armadillo?
Prohibited
Maine lists the nine-banded armadillo as a Category 1 Restricted Species.
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Maine
Every QuirkMaps topic for Maine, grouped by category. Each answer links to the official source it comes from.
Exotic pets
Vehicles
Can car dealerships open on Sundays?
Sunday car sales banned
Maine bans buying, selling, or trading new or used cars on Sunday, and bars dealers from opening their lots.
Do adults have to wear motorcycle helmets?
Only some riders
Maine requires helmets for riders under 18, new riders on a permit or in their first licensed year, and their passengers.
Do you need a front license plate?
Front and rear plates
Maine requires a registration plate on both the front and the rear of a passenger car.
Is it legal to pump your own gas?
Self-serve allowed
Maine allows drivers to pump their own gas. Fire marshal rules cover both attended and unattended self-service stations.
Is it legal to put a train horn on a car?
No state limit found
Maine requires an adequate horn but sets no loudness or type limit; only bells and sirens are banned on ordinary vehicles.
Is there an annual vehicle safety inspection?
Regular safety inspection
Yes. Maine requires every motor vehicle that must be registered in the state to pass an inspection every year.
Home & property
Are fireworks legal?
Aerial fireworks allowed
Maine allows adults 21 and older to use consumer fireworks, including aerial cakes and Roman candles, but bans rockets, and towns may ban them.
Food & drink
Are happy hour drink specials legal?
Allowed with limits
Maine has no happy hour ban, but bans free drinks, unlimited drinks for a fixed price, and oversized servings.
Is there a bottle deposit?
Bottle deposit law
Maine's bottle bill puts refundable deposits on most beverage containers: 5 cents for most drinks, 15 cents for wine and liquor.
Where can you buy liquor?
Private agency stores
Maine sells liquor through privately run agency stores that buy spirits from the state and charge state-set prices.
Time & calendar
Does the state observe daylight saving time?
Observes DST, law to go year-round
Maine observes daylight saving time; its law switches to year-round Eastern daylight time once federal law allows it.
Money & taxes
Are groceries taxed?
Groceries exempt
Maine exempts grocery staples from its state sales tax.
Does the state have a lottery?
Has a state lottery
Maine runs a state lottery, approved by voters in 1973, which has sold tickets since 1974.
Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
No tax-free period
Maine has a 5.5% sales tax and no sales tax holiday.
Voting & elections
Do you need an ID to vote?
No ID document required
Maine voters state their name and address to an election clerk. No ID document is required.