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Maine Veterans’ Benefits & Resource Guide
The Maine Veteran’s Benefits & Resources Guide provides information on numerous subjects including: Burial, Survivors and Dependents Benefits, Education, Employment Assistance, Healthcare, Housing Programs, Recreational Licenses and Privileges, Exemptions and Financial Benefits, and Veteran Identification.
This document is organized by county. Please refer to the Table of Contents for county by county page numbers. Resources are also listed in alphabetical order in the Index. If you do not find what you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact the Bureau’s Central Office at 207-430-6035 or email at mainebvs@maine.gov
Maine Veterans’ Benefits & Resource Guide: MBVS-Resource-Guide.pdf (maine.gov)
Dog Licensing Online Purchasing & Renewal Service
The online renewal service will allow renewals without a late fee through January 31, 2022. If you are licensing a wolf hybrid, service/search or rescue dog or obtaining a kennel license please contact your municipal office.
What you will need:
- Credit Card
- License/Tag number (Renewal only)
- State of Maine Rabies certificate
- Veterinarian's name and phone number
- Spay or Neuter Certificate (if your dog has been "fixed")
Link: State of Maine Dog Licensing Online Purchasing & Renewal Service
Frequently Asked Questions
When do dogs need to be licensed?
All dogs need to be licensed upon reaching the age of 6 months in the town where it resides. Or after the dog has been with the family for 10 days, if adopted.
Have you lost your dog's tag and it is not time to renew the license?
You need to obtain a new tag from your town office or city hall.
May a dog run *at large in the State of Maine?
It is unlawful for any dog to run at large except when it is used for hunting. *At large means off the premises of the owner and not under the control of any person
What is the cost to license a dog?
For an "altered" dog, the Maine.gov total cost is $7.00 for a new license or a license renewal. The Maine.gov total cost for an "unaltered" dog is $12 for a new license or license renewal. The total amount you pay through this online service includes funds to develop, maintain, and enhance this online service as well as the State's official web portal Maine.gov, and Maine.gov online services like this one. This online service is operated without any state government funding.
How do I register a service dog online?
This application is unable to determine if a dog being registered is a service dog or not. To that end, the registration fee will be assessed for each dog registered online. If you do have a service dog, and want to register it online, you may do so but you will need to contact your town office so that they can verify the dog's service status and issue a refund for the registration fees assessed online. Please note, first-time service dog registrants will also need to contact the town office to obtain a service dog request form.
Ending Hunger in Maine VISTA Program Seeks Host Organizations for AmeriCorps Members
The Ending Hunger in Maine VISTA program, housed within the Commissioner's Office of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, seeks nonprofit organizations and public agencies interested in hosting a full-time AmeriCorps VISTA member for one year.
VISTA member placements aim to help local organizations or public agencies build capacity to address poverty. Applicable opportunities must align with one or more of the goal areas of Maine's Roadmap to End Hunger, including food access, economic security and opportunity, advancing equity, empowerment and narrative change, and improving coordination across anti-hunger efforts.
Host site applications for the 2022-2023 service year are now open and due by Friday, February 4. Please contact Sydney Cass Brown, Program Manager, at sydney.c.brown@maine.gov or (207) 530-1417.
About Maine's Ending Hunger Corps At the intersection of poverty and hunger elimination, Maine's Ending Hunger Corps supports the root cause goals of Ending Hunger in Maine by 2030 (EH2030), housed in the Commissioner's Office of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Twenty-three VISTA members will be placed at nonprofit organizations, schools, and government agencies each year. They will carry out capacity-building projects aligned with the anti-poverty focus of AmeriCorps VISTA and the goals of Everyone at the Table: Maine's Roadmap to End Hunger.
Maine Forest Service Launches Browntail Moth Awareness Month
February 2022 has been recognized as Browntail Moth Awareness Month in Maine to encourage people to take advantage of the dormant season of the insect and join together to reduce impacts from browntail moth (BTM).
BTM populations in Maine have been in an outbreak phase since 2015 and the pest cannot be eradicated. Most areas of Maine, especially settled areas with significant host tree populations such as oak, apple, crabapple, pear, birch, cherry, or other hardwoods, are at risk of infestation by the caterpillars. While long-lasting tree defoliation and branch dieback are major concerns, BTM's microscopic, toxic hairs can cause trouble breathing and skin irritation similar to poison ivy from a few hours up to several weeks.
The Maine Forest Service (MFS) Forest Health and Monitoring Division coordinates within state government, local communities, and directly with citizens to respond to this issue. Winter is the best time to clip and destroy BTM winter webs within reach or hire licensed arborists or pesticide applicators to reduce out-of-reach populations. Comprehensive BTM information and tools compiled by MFS, Board of Pesticides Control, Maine Center for Disease Control, the University of Maine and other partners including research, infestation tracking, FAQs, and educational resources for communities, municipalities, businesses, and healthcare providers, are available on maine.gov/dacf/knockoutbtm.
Recognize: Learn how to tell if the trees where you live, work, and play have BTM. Their winter webs can look like single leaves hanging onto twigs or fist-sized clumps of leaves tied together tightly with silk. Knowing where the nests are in your yard or town can help inform your management decisions.
Recruit: Hire professional help to treat webs out of reach or near hazards on the property you own or manage. Line up help during winter. Licensed Professional Arborists can remove BTM webs in larger trees and shrubs in the winter. In trees where the caterpillars' hairs cause a nuisance and where it is not practical to remove the webs, Licensed Pesticide Applicators may be able to use insecticides during the growing season to manage BTM.
Reach Out: If you find BTM in your neighborhood, let your neighbors and town officials know. The more neighbors, businesses, and others get together to respond to the problem, the better the results.
Encounters with hairs from BTM caterpillars can cause mild to severe rashes and respiratory issues. Some people say they experience itching with fewer than ten webs per tree or shrub; others say they have no symptoms from heavier infestations around their yards.
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