D/B/A (DOING BUSINESS AS) INFORMATION
Pursuant to Title 31 M.R.S.A. Regardless of the business license applied for, if the applicant intends to operate as a sole proprietor or a partnership the owner(s) must file a a/b/d (doing business as) with the Town Clerk’s Office.
COIN OPERATOR LICENSE
Coin-operated amusement device means any machine or device which upon the insertion of a coin may be operated by the public generally for use as a game, entertainment or amusement, whether or not registering a score, and which is operated for amusement only and does not dispense any form of payoff, prize or reward except free replays. For the purpose of licensing, the owner of the establishment where the device is located shall be the party responsible for obtaining the license.
Please read full contexts of Chapter 1009 – the Coin Operated Game Ordinance [pdf] for the complete requirements.
FOOD HANDLERS LICENSE
Any person who operates any place where food or drink is prepared and/or processed or served to the public for consumption on or off the premise shall be licensed annually in order to operate within the Town of Scarborough.
Please read the full context of Chapter 1015 – Food Handlers Ordinance [pdf] for further requirements.
GARAGE / YARD SALE PERMIT
No person shall conduct a garage/yard sale or similar sale in excess of three (3) items of personal property without first having obtained from the Town Clerk a permit to conduct such sale.
Please read the full context of Chapter 1016 – Garage/Yard Sale Ordinance [pdf] for further requirements.
GARBAGE HAULING LICENSE
No person engaged in the business of hauling of solid waste, included but not limited to garbage or recyclables, shall collect or transport solid waste generated within the Town without obtaining a refuse collection license from the Town and paying the required licensing fee.
Please read the full context of Chapter 901 – Garbage and Recycling Collection and Disposal Ordinance [pdf] for further requirements.
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS PERMIT
No person may offer for sale a stock of goods, wares or merchandise under the designation of "closing-out sale," "going out of business sale," "discontinuance of business sale," "entire stock must go," "must sell to the bare walls" or other designation which states, directly or by implication, an intent of that person to dispose of the entire stock of goods with a view to permanently terminating further business after that disposal is complete, unless the person complies with the following requirements.
Please read the full context of Chapter 1014 – Ordinance Governing Closing Out Sales [pdf] for further requirements.
HAWKER / PEDDLERS LICENSE
No person shall carry on the business of hawking or peddling of goods, wares or merchandise at retail within the limits of the Town of Scarborough without first having obtained a license from the Municipal Officers of the Town of Scarborough. The fee for such license shall be as specified in the Schedule of License, Permit, and Application Fees established by the Town Council, and said license shall expire on July 1st.
Please read the full context of Chapter 1003 – Hawkers and Peddler Ordinance [pdf] for further requirements.
HORSE BEACH PERMIT
Many changes have been made to the Horse Beach Permit rules and regulations so please read the Horse Beach Permit Ordinance before obtaining a permit and riding your horse on the beach.
ICE CREAM TRUCK LICENSE
No person shall operate an ice cream truck in Scarborough without the license required by this ordinance. A separate license is required for each ice cream truck.
Please read the full context of Chapter 1013 – Ice Cream Truck Ordinance [pdf] for further requirements.
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INNKEEPERS LICENSE
All innkeepers of hotels, motels, lodging and rooming houses, dormitories and owners of three or more cottages or cabins in a single or adjacent parcel must obtain an innkeepers license. [Single and two family dwellings are exempt from this ordinance as are dormitories of charitable, educational, or philanthropic institutions.]
Please read the full context of Chapter 1005 – Innkeepers License Ordinance [pdf] for further requirements.
JUNKYARDS LICENSE
Application for a permit to establish, operate or maintain an Automobile Graveyard and/or Junkyard must be in accordance with the provision of Title 30-A, Sections 3751 – 3760, Chapter 183, Public Laws 1988A.
MASS GATHERING
Any “Mass gathering” with a group of 1,000 or more persons assembled together for a meeting, festival, social gathering, entertainment, scheduled event or other similar purpose, must apply for a Mass Gathering Permit. If the group is under 1,000 - please refer to Chapter 602, the Public Assemblage Ordinance.
Please read the full context of Chapter 602A – Mass Gathering Ordinance [pdf] for further requirements.
MASSAGE THERAPIST AND/OR ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE
- A. Massage Establishment License: No person shall operate a massage establishment without a valid massage establishment license. A separate license shall be required for each such establishment.
- B. Massage Therapist License: No person shall work as a massage therapist without a valid massage therapist license or a combined massage establishment/massage therapist license.
- C. Combined Massage Establishment/Massage Therapist License: A sole practitioner who employs no massage therapist other than himself/herself may apply for a combined massage establishment/massage therapist license in lieu of both a massage establishment license and a massage therapist license.
Please read the full context of Chapter 1010 – Massage Establishment Ordinance [pdf] or Chapter 1011 – Para-Massage Establishment Ordinance [pdf] for further requirements.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING / MOBILE HOME LICENSE
All manufactured housing/mobile home parks are required to be licensed in the Town of Scarborough. For further information, please contact the Scarborough Codes Department 730-4040.
MOORING PERMIT
A boat owner must obtain a mooring permit in order to moor ones boat in the waters off Scarborough. Currently there are no moorings available. Interested parties may fill out a form to be placed on the waiting list for a mooring.
PUBLIC ASSEMBLAGE
Public Assemblage means a building, structure, room or interior or exterior space which is used for the gathering or assemblage of 100 or more persons for any purpose including, without limitation, recreational, educational, political, social or amusement purposes, or for the consumption of food or drink, and includes any connected room or space which has a common entrance.
Please read the full context of Chapter 602 – Public Assembly Ordinance [pdf] for further requirements.
SHELLFISH LICENSE
Any person wishing to dig shellfish must possess a shellfish license. Licenses are valid from May 1st through to April 30th of each year. For further information, please read the full context of Chapter 1002 – Shellfish Conservation Ordinance [pdf].
SPECIAL AMUSEMENT
No licensee for the sale of liquor to be consumed on his premises shall permit, on his licensed premises, any music, except radio or other mechanical device, any dancing or entertainment of any sort unless the licensee shall have first obtained from the municipality in which the licensed premises are situated a special amusement permit signed by at least a majority of the municipal officers.
For further information, please read the full context of Chapter 1008 – Special Amusement Ordinance [pdf].
TAXICAB / ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE
No person shall own or operate any taxicab in the Town of Scarborough without a license for such purposes as provided in Chapter 1004 – Taxicab Ordinance. All owner’s and operator’s licenses shall expire on May 1 of each year.
For further information, please read the full context of Chapter 1004 – Taxicab Ordinance [pdf].
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