Licenses and Permits
LICENSES AND PERMITS
Marriage License
Persons wishing to be married in the State of Maine must apply for a marriage license from the Town Clerk's Office.
Residents of the State of Maine intending to be married shall record notice of their intentions in the office of the Clerk of the Municipality in which at least one of them resides.
If both parties reside outside Maine, they may file their intentions in any municipal office. Intention forms are open to the public.
Once intentions have been properly filed, a marriage license may be issued immediately. The marriage license is valid for 90 days from the date of issuance, and the parties are free to marry anywhre within the State of Maine.
For persons previously married, a certified copy of the most recent divorce decree or death certificate of the former spouse will be needed at the time the application is filed.
The license fee is $30.00
Following the ceremony the license is permanetly filed with the Town Clerk's office that issued the license and the State of Maine. Certified copies can be obtained for a fee of $10.00 for the first copy and $5.00 for each additional copies.
CERTIFICATE OF SOLE PROPRIETOR (D/B/A)
Whenever any person intends to engage in a business as a sole proprietor, and to adopt any business name, style or designation other than his own name exclusively, he/she is required by state law, before commencing business, to file a Certificate of Sole Proprieter in the Town Clerk's Office in the city or town in which such business is to be conducted. You will have to appear in person at the Town Clerk's Office before signing the form. There is a $10.00 filing fee.
Trash Haulers License
Annual license to collect, recycle, or haul Solid Waste generated
within the boundaries of the Town of Gorham.
FEES: $600 Residential Hauler
$600 Commercial Hauler
$200 late fee after June 1st
Victualer's License
Any place where food or drink is prepared or served to the public for
consumption on or off the premises, shall be licensed annually as a Victualer.
FEES:
Class I $100.00 Establishments with on-site consumption of liquor
Class II $50.00 Establishments without on-site consumption of liquor
Class III $25.00 Mobile Vending Units
Class IV $0.00 Nonprofit organizations
Mobile Home Park/Campground/Trailer Park License
An annual license for the operation of a new or existing mobile home
park/campground/trailer park.
FEES:
$25.00 up to 10 mobile homes and $2.00 each additional accommodation.
$25.00 up to 50 trailer lots and $1.00 each lot additional lot.
Coin Operated Amusement Device Permit
Annual Permit of those machines whether mechanical or electronic which upon insertion of a coin, slug, token plate or disc may be operated by the public generally at public premises for use as a game, entertainment or amusement, but not limited solely to musical entertainment.
Maximum devices permitted - 8
FEES: Each machine $100
Door-To-Door Solicitation Permit
30 day permit to offer goods, services or real property for sale or rent or to provide information for the purpose of promoting the sale or rental of goods, services or real property door to door.
FEES: $10 per business processing fee
Special Amusement Permit
Annual permit required for music, dancing or entertainment of facilities licensed by the state to sell liquor.
FEES:
Class I - Live performances of music of up to 3 live musicians or singers.
$50.00
Class II - All privileges allowed in a Class I permit plus dancing. $75.00
Class III - All the privileges allowed in Class I and Class II permits
plus a floor show type of entertainment. $100.00
Parades and Processions Permit
Event permit allowing a parade, road race, athletic event, walk, procession
or assemblage.
Massage Therapist/Establishment License
Annual license to operate a therapeutic massage establishment or to work as a massage therapist.
FEES:
Massage Establishment - $75.00
Combined Massage Establishment/Massage Therapist - $100.00
Massage Therapist - $50.00
Conditional Massage Therapist - $50.00
Required Background Check fee - $31.00
Mass Gathering License
Event permit to operate or hold any festival, exhibition, amusement
show, fair, theatrical performance, music concert, parade or other
activity which 250 or more people are reasonably expected to attend
and in which a substantial portion of the entertainment or the people
attending will be out-of-doors.
FEE: $100.00
Automobile Graveyard and/or Junkyard Permit
Annual license which expires December 31st of each year.
FEE: $50.00
Application
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