GENERAL INFORMATION
Dog licensing ensures rabies vaccination which protects the health of your pet. Citizens should also know that by licensing their dog, they are directly fighting animal cruelty and abuse. Most people do not realize that up to 90% of their dog license fees go directly to the Maine Animal Welfare Program. Dog license fees account for 95% of the State Animal Welfare Program’s entire funding and without these fees, the State would be unable to protect the animals of this state.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
To contact Animal Control Officer Chris Creps, please contact the Scarborough Police Department at 730-4318. This phone number should be used for questions and general information. If a Scarborough resident has a complaint to report, such as a barking dog, or to report an injured animal, please call the Scarborough Police Department dispatcher at 883-6361. The Animal Control Officer handles a variety of animal-related issues such as dog licensing enforcement, taking stray dogs to the animal shelter, following up on citizen complaints regarding barking dogs, lost dogs or cases of animal abuse or neglect, responding to calls of injured animals due to an auto accident or other accident, overseeing enforcement of the Town's Animal Control Ordinance [pdf], citizen education regarding rabies prevention, and other related issues.
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DOG LICENSE FEES
Dog license fees:
- $6.00 per year for spayed/neutered dogs
- $11.00 per year for dogs not spayed/neutered
Per state law, any dog license that is re-licensed after January 31st will be subject to a $25.00 late fee.
To receive a license for your dog, please come into the Town Clerk's Office at Town Hall during our business hours which are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. You may also re-license your dog through the mail or on-line at https://www10.informe.org/dog_license/ [EXIT SITE]. Our mailing address is Town Clerk's Office, PO Box 360 – Scarborough, ME 04070. You must send a copy of a current, State of Maine rabies certificate, along with a check payable to the "Town of Scarborough" for the appropriate fee, and we will process the license and return the material to you.
Please feel free to contact the Town Clerk's Office at 730-4020, with any questions you may have.
Note: Although cats do not require a license, they must be vaccinated against rabies.
We wish to thank John Lewis and Scarborough High School for allowing us to use photographs from a guided tour of Scarborough historical sites: Scarborough History Map and Sites.
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