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Business Licenses The Town Clerk's Office issues a variety of food and business licenses. If your questions are not answered by this website, please e-maill us.
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of Licenses Brunswick Business Ordinance (PDF) Alcohol License Renewals - For Public Comments (06/01/07 - 06/30/07) Click for Information and Forms In PDF format. If you need HTML format contact the Town Clerk
This is a state license which is required to have Town Council approval after a public hearing. For information from the state click here. There is now an application fee of $25 for all new and renewed liquor licenses application. This is a fee paid to the Town of Brunswick - click here for an application. Bazaar or flea market. A person shall obtain a license to operate a bazaar or flea market, so-called, consisting of two (2) or more vendors for a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). The license may cover a period of one (1) to three (3) days. The licensee shall maintain a register open to inspection by the chief of police or his representative of the name and address of each vendor in the market. Charitable organizations located in Brunswick (i.e. Christmas bazaars or church fairs, etc.) need not obtain a license. Any person or organization may obtain an annual license to operate a bazaar or flea market for a fee of two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225.00). Bowling alleys, billiards and other types of games. The owner or operator of a bowling alley, billiard or pool parlor, or shooting gallery shall obtain a license for a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) per lane or table. Annual license expiring on June 30th. The owner or operator of a carnival or circus shall obtain a license for a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per day. If the carnival or circus is sponsored by a charitable corporation to aid in obtaining funds to carry out its purposes, the town shall make a refund of all but twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the daily fee upon receipt of an affidavit from the treasurer of the corporation indicating the gross receipts of the corporation from the operation of the carnival or circus. A person shall not engage in the business of collecting or transporting sewage within the boundaries of Brunswick without first obtaining a license from the town clerk. A person shall not engage in the business of collecting or transporting solid waste within the boundaries of Brunswick without first obtaining a license as described in Chapter 13 of this Code. Before a license to collect or transport sewage may be issued, the public works director shall inspect each disposal vehicle to be used which must be leak-proof and spill-proof. An application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid for the initial inspection of any vehicle covered under this ordinance. Upon approval by the public works director and payment of a fee of seventy five dollars ($75.00) per vehicle, per year, the town clerk shall issue the license to the applicant. The fee per vehicle licensed between July 1 and December 31st shall be thirty-eight dollars ($38.00). (Additional information is found in the Brunswick Business License ordinance, Section 10-46.) Food Service Establishment Licenses Victualers/innkeeper. A person shall obtain an annual victualer's (food service establishment) or innkeeper's license for a fee according to the fee schedule listed below. This license shall expire on the last day of May, annually. After a public hearing and approval by the town council, a license may be issued pending favorable inspection by the Brunswick Health Officer. For a new license, a two-week temporary approval may be given by the town clerk if the application fee is paid, all arrearages for taxes, fees, or any other obligations to the town are met, and the establishment meets the health officer's approval. This license shall be issued to a person or corporation preparing and selling unpackaged food to persons within the town limits of Brunswick. The initial victualer/innkeeper's license may be issued on a quarterly basis. All licenses expire on May 31 annually and will need to be renewed by this date. A one to three day temporary victualer's license may be issued by the town clerk for a festival or a holiday celebration, pending favorable inspection by the Brunswick Health Officer or a valid license issued by the State of Maine Department of Human Services or the Department of Agriculture. Verification of a state license must be presented to the town clerk at the time of application. The Brunswick Health Officer may accept a license issued by the state health department of another state, if he so decides it is appropriate. Such licenses include, but are not limited to, the following types of businesses: · Bakery · Bed & breakfast lodging establishment · Commercial caterer · Delicatessen · Fish market (prepared seafood) · Home caterer · Hotel · Ice cream shop · Inn · Lounge with limited food menu · Mobile-food unit · Motel · Neighborhood grocery · Restaurant · Take-out food establishment(Coffee, popcorn, hotdogs, mall vendors, ice cream, mobile carts, prepared seafood vendor, etc.) FSE is defined as food service establishment. A Brunswick Food Service License is not needed for schools, church kitchens including bean suppers, holiday bazaars, and fund raisers for youth organizations (hockey, soccer, swimming, Girl or Boy Scouts, football, Youth Orchestra, Band Boosters, etc.). Fee Schedule: FSE with malt, vinous, and spirituous liquor - $250.00 FSE with malt and vinous -$200.00 FSE with malt or vinous - $175.00 FSE with no alcohol - Sit-down - $100.00 FSE with mobile carts, take-out coffee, popcorn, deli, pizza, bakeries, ice-cream, catering, B & B's, (includes room inspection also), etc. - $75.00 FSE temporary 1/3 days (festival, holiday celebration, parade) -$25.00 Innkeeper (1 - 15 rooms) includes complementary food - $100.00 Innkeeper (over 15 rooms) includes complementary food - $175.00 Going out of business. A person shall obtain a license to hold a "going out of business sale" for a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) as authorized by 30A, M.R.S.A., § 3781 et seq.. The license is good for sixty (60) days and may be extended for an additional sixty (60) days. The application shall be accompanied by a list of inventory of items to be included in the sale. After termination of the sale, the person or persons to whom the license was granted shall not continue the business under the same or a different name, at the sale location or elsewhere in the same municipality, contrary to the designation of such sale. This license includes businesses advertising "closing out sale," "entire stock must go," "going out of business sale," "must sell to the bare walls," or other such designation which states directly or by implication the intent of such person or persons to dispose of the entire stock of business goods. Junkyard, Automobile Graveyards and Automobile Recycling This license is governed by both local ordinance and state statute (Title 30-A, Sections 3754-A and 3755-A). For more information refer the Brunswick License Ordinance and state law or call the Town Clerk's office for more information. Pawnbrokers. A person who wishes to lend money on merchandise for a set period of time shall obtain a pawnbroker's license for a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00). The annual license expires on June 30th. A person who seeks to peddle merchandise at retail shall obtain a license for a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per week, fifty dollars ($50.00) for up to three (3) months, seventy-five dollars ($750.00) for up to six (6) months, and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for up to twelve (12) months. A peddler who has no permanent business location within the state must obtain a seller's permit from the state before this license is granted. A person need not obtain a license to sell merchandise by sample, list, or catalog for future delivery (but shall register this activity with the Brunswick police and the Brunswick Chamber of Commerce); farm, dairy, orchard, fish, or forest products of their own production on their own property; or newspapers or religious literature. Pinball Machines/Amusement Devises Pinball machines and other amusement devices. A person shall obtain a license to operate one (1) or more pinball machines, electronic games, or other amusement devices at a particular location for a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for each machine. This annual license expires on June 30th. Owner identified. An applicant for a license under this subsection shall provide the town council with the name and address of the owner of the machines. Posting of license. The license required shall be posted securely and conspicuously on the premises for which it is granted and shall state the number of machines which are licensed. The licensee may substitute machines during the license year without additional charge. Exception. This subsection does not apply to machines or devices which are owned or operated by a charitable corporation where the person in possession of the machine derives no pecuniary benefit from its presence or operation on his premises; but the corporation shall furnish the council with the name and address of the owner of any such machines. Secondhand dealer. A person shall obtain a license to engage in the business of selling secondhand goods or antiques for a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00). This annual license expires on June 30th. Sellers of Prepared Food on Public Way The town council may, upon finding that the public convenience so requires and that the applicant is a reputable person, authorize the issuance of a license to sell prepared food on a public way. a. The fee for a license for sellers of prepared food on a public way shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00). The fee for a license for sellers of prepared food on a public way located at the Mall on Maine Street shall be fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00). The fee for licenses for sellers of prepared food on a public way at the Farmer's Market located at the Mall on Maine Street shall be three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) (for Tuesdays and Fridays). All fees for licenses for sellers of prepared food on a public way shall be payable annually, in advance, and the license shall expire on the date of the first council meeting in March. Applications will be considered by the town council at the first council meeting in March and applications must be filed with the town clerk seven (7) days prior to this meeting. Additional applications may be filed whenever less than the maximum number of licenses have been issued and are in effect. b. The town council may authorize the issuance of a license for a single day or single event on a public way. The fee for a single day license shall be twenty five dollars ($25) and for a single event license shall be fifty dollars ($50) up to three (3) days. The provisions of subsection (c)5 below shall not apply to single day or single event licenses. c. In determining whether or not to issue a license, the council shall consider the following:
d. Each license shall contain the following conditions:
e. The council may, in its discretion, as a further condition of the license, require the licensee to provide proof of insurance in appropriate amounts with respect to the risks referred to in (c)3. above, and impose such conditions, not inconsistent with this article, as it deems reasonable and necessary. Current limits of insurance are as follows: General liability, including product coverage, with a single aggregate limit of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for bodily injury, and a one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) limit for property damage. f. Any license issued hereunder may be revoked for reasonable cause at any time by the council. g. Each Mall vendor shall also obtain a Victualer's License. Tattooing establishment. A person shall obtain a license to engage in the business of applying tattoos to other persons for a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00). Such license will not be approved until the premises where the tattooing is to take place have passed inspection by the town's health officer. This is an annual license, which expires on June 30th. Special amusement permits expire at the same time as the annual state issued Alcohol or Alcoholic Beverage Licenses. A licensee for the sale of liquor to be consumed on the licensed premises shall not permit any live music, dancing, or entertainment of any kind on the premises until he/she has first obtained a special amusement permit issued by the town council. He/she must file a written application for the permit with the council including the name, date and place of birth, and residence address of the applicant; the name, address and nature of the business; and any additional information required by the council necessary to the processing of the application. As soon as an application for a special amusement permit has been received by the town council, the codes enforcement officer shall inspect the licensed premises to determine whether they are in compliance with all pertinent law. He/she shall make a written report to the town council with his findings in that regard. Before granting a permit, and after seven (7) days' notice published in a newspaper having general circulation in the town, the town council shall hold a public hearing to determine whether issuance of the permit would be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of the public, or would be in violation of any provision of this Code or town ordinance. After the hearing, the council shall issue the permit unless it finds that to do so would be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of the public, or would be in violation of a municipal ordinance. If the application for a special amusement permit is denied, the town council shall give the applicant a written statement of the reasons for the denial. The town council may attach conditions to any special amusement permit which are necessary for the protection of the health, safety, or general welfare of the public. The fee for a special amusement permit is one hundred dollars ($100.00). This fee includes a twenty-dollar ($20.00) application fee which is nonrefundable if the application for the permit is denied. Taxicabs and Taxi Drivers The town clerk shall issue to the owner of the taxicab, provided he shall comply with the further conditions of Chapter 10 of Brunswick Code of Ordinance, a license for its operation upon the payment of a license fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00) per year or part thereof for each taxicab. All licenses issued under this article shall continue in force until the first day of the following April. Before a license is issued to the owner of any taxicab, or whenever the chief of police may require it, the owner shall deliver it to the chief of police for inspection. The chief of police, or some person designated by him, shall inspect the taxicab and determine whether it is safe and suitable for taxicab service. Any taxicab which is declared to be unsafe or unsuitable for taxicab service may be immediately ordered out of service at any time by the police chief until it has been made safe or suitable. No license shall be issued for any taxicab until the chief of police or his designee certifies to the town clerk that it is safe and suitable for taxicab service. No license shall be issued for any taxicab until the owner has filed with the town clerk a certificate of insurance from an insurance company authorized to do business in the state showing that the taxicab is insured for the period of the license covering liability for injuries to persons and property resulting from the use and operation of the taxicab and that the required fee has been paid. The insurance policy shall be issued for a principal sum sufficient to provide indemnity for personal injury in an amount not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for injury to one (1) person and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for injuries to more than one (1) person arising out of any one (1) accident and property damage to the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00). A taxicab shall be conspicuously marked, in letters not less than two and one-half (2 1/2) inches in height, with the word "TAXI" or "TAXICAB" and the owner's name, trade name, or with a design or monogram containing the owner's name or trade name. The design or monogram must be at least eight (8) inches in diameter. It is unlawful for any person to operate a taxicab unless he first obtains a license. An application for the license must be made on a form furnished by the town and shall set forth under oath such information as the town council may require. The license shall be signed by the town clerk after approval to grant the license has been given by the chief of police or his designee. Each license must be numbered in the order granted and, shall continue in force until the first day of the following April. The license fee is thirty dollars ($30.00) per year or part thereof. No such license shall be granted to any person unless he can read, write, and speak the English language intelligently. No license shall be granted to any person unless he/she shall present a valid driver's license issued to him/her by the state. The applicant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. He/she must furnish to the town clerk with his/her application two (2) recent photographs of himself. Any person whose driver's license has been suspended for a period of ten (10) days or more by any state shall not be eligible to apply for a taxi operator's license until one (1) year following the date of restoration of the suspended driver's license. No taxi license shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of a vehicular violation which imposes a sentence of imprisonment exceeding a period of one (1) year. Upon the issuance of a license to any taxicab driver, the town clerk shall deliver to the licensee an identification card bearing a recent photograph of the licensee, the number of the license and the licensee's name. The identification card shall be posted within the taxicab driven by the licensee in plain view of the passenger at all times. (Additional information is in Article V of Chapter 10 of the Brunswick Code of Ordinance.)
Theater. A person shall obtain a license to operate an indoor or drive-in theater for a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). This annual license expires on June 30th. To e-mail us hit the mail
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