New Registrations

All new recreational vehicle registrations need to be completed in person at the Town Clerk's Office. Please bring your photo ID, necessary paperwork and form of payment: cash, check or card (fees apply). If you haven't already paid Maine Sales Tax at the time of purchase, you will pay that at our office along with the registration fee. 

• Dealer Sale: Bill of sale that includes make, model, year, serial number, seller’s name and address and the amount you paid for it. It must also show that sales tax was paid. If sales tax was not paid because you purchased your recreational vehicle out of state then you can download the State of Maine Sales Tax Certificate to electronically fill out prior to coming to the office.  
• Private Sale: Bill of sale that shows make, model, year, serial number, seller’s name and address and the amount you paid for it. You will need to pay sales tax for your recreational vehicle purchase. You can download the State of Maine Sales Tax Certificate to electronically fill out prior to coming to the office.  
• Transfer: Bill of sale that shows make, model, year, serial number, seller’s name and address and the amount you paid for it as well as the registration of the vehicle that you sold or traded. You will need to pay sales tax for your recreational vehicle purchase. You can download the State of Maine Sales Tax Certificate to electronically fill out prior to coming to the office.  

Renewals

ATV, Boat and Snowmobile registrations can be renewed online through the State of Maine’s website or at the Town Clerk’s Office in person. You must know your ME# or bring your prior registration so we can look up and renew your recreational vehicle in person. We cannot look any registrations up by customer name.

Non-Resident Boats

Saltwater Boats: All boats located in Maine for more than 60 consecutive days must be registered. If a boat is in Maine more than 75 days during a calendar year, the non-resident must pay excise tax to the Maine town where the boat is principally moored, docked or located before registration. If the boat is exempt from tax, a tax exemption form must be completed by the owner and submitted with registration application and registration fee.

Freshwater Boats: All motorized watercraft on inland waters must display the Lake and River Protection sticker ("Preserve Maine Waters" sticker; also referred to a "Milfoil" sticker). "Motorized watercraft" includes any boat with any type of motor, including canoes with electric motors and personal watercraft. Owners of non-Maine registered boats are required to purchase and affix a lake and river protection sticker. A new sticker must be purchased every year.

The Town of Kennebunk does not sell Lake and River Protection Stickers, but they are available at select agents throughout the state including the Biddeford, Saco, Sanford and Wells Town Halls. More information about boat registrations can be found on the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife website.