Boat Registrations

Private Sale, New Registration

  • Bill of sale with year, make, model, serial number, purchase price, and the ME number which would have been assigned to the prior owner if it was registered in the State of Maine.
  • Size of motor.
  • Length
  • Excise varies depending on the age of the boat, length of the boat, and size of the motor. Sales tax is 5.5% of the purchase price. The state fees with a milfoil sticker or without a milfoil sticker are listed below:

*Agent fee is $1.00 on a renewal and $2.00 on a new registration. The complete total of the registration will be comprised on the excise, state fee, sales tax, and agent fee.

 

With Milfoil Sticker

Without Milfoil Sticker

0-10 Horsepower Boat

$30.00

$15.00

11-50 Horsepower Boat

$35.00

$20.00

51-115 Horsepower Boat

$41.00

$26.00

Over 115 Horsepower Boat

$49.00

$34.00

Personal Watercraft

$49.00

$34.00

Duplicate Boat Registration & Sticker

$2.00

$2.00

Boat Temporary Transfer

$6.00

$6.00

Milfoil Upgrade

$15.00

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Milfoil Sticker & Seaplanes

$45.00

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Dealership Sale, New Registration

You must have the bill of sale/buyers order from the dealership showing that sales tax has been paid. It must include the year, make, model, serial number, and purchase price of the boat. The fees will be comprised of the excise, state fee, and agent fee.

Renewal

If the registration was previously processed at the Poland Town Office the year before we ask that you bring it in at the time of renewal. The fees would be computed the same as for a new registration accept there wouldn’t be any sales tax collected on a renewal. Registrations expire December 31st.

Milfoil stickers are available for non-residents who have registered their boats out of state and are bringing them here to use in the State of Maine. The fee for the milfoil sticker is $45.00. As of 2010 Seaplanes are required to have a milfoil sticker.