Who needs a pet shop license and boarding kennel license in Maine?
Issued by Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Animal Welfare Program, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Selling animals needs the pet shop license and boarding or daycare for dogs needs the boarding kennel license, each after a program inspection. Grooming alone needs no animal license. The 2025 law also moved the ordinary kennel license for five or more dogs from the town clerk to the state ($50 to $150 by count).
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Animal Welfare Program.
Sources and dates
7 M.R.S. chapter 723 (facility licenses); Animal Welfare Program pet shop and boarding kennel applications. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
Yes. Selling animals needs the pet shop license and boarding or daycare for dogs needs the boarding kennel license, each after a program inspection.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Maine it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Animal Welfare Program.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
Who needs a pet shop license and boarding kennel license in Maine?
