Plumbing Contractor Permit Requirements in Bangor, ME

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

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   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Maine Revenue Services — Sales Tax Registration

   Required for all businesses selling tangible personal property or taxable services in Maine. Maine charges a 5.5% state sales tax (food and lodging have different rates). Register with Maine Revenue Services online.

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   Free·Immediate (online)

   Free

   Immediate (online)

1. Maine Plumbers' Examining Board - Master Plumber License

   Plumbing work in Maine requires an individual licence from the Plumbers' Examining Board (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation). A Master Plumber may engage in the business of installing plumbing and plumbing systems; the path runs Trainee, Journeyman-in-Training, Journeyman, Master. A Master applicant must pass the state examination and document at least four years and 8,000 hours of work as a licensed trainee plumber under a master's supervision. Maine licenses the individual, not a separate plumbing contractor business.

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   $200 license fee plus a $21 criminal background check fee (about $221 to start); renewal is $200 biennially, with a $50 late fee after expiration·License term is two years, based on the date of first licensure

   $200 license fee plus a $21 criminal background check fee (about $221 to start); renewal is $200 biennially, with a $50 late fee after expiration

   License term is two years, based on the date of first licensure

2. Bangor Business Licenses (only for specific regulated activities)

   Bangor has no general business license and no fee based on gross revenues. The City Clerk licenses only the activities enumerated in the City Code and fee schedule - for example victualers (eating places), lunch wagons, liquor, taverns, amusement devices, bowling, theaters, carnivals and circuses, innkeepers, pawnbrokers, secondhand and precious-metals dealers, taxis, mobile home parks, flammable liquid and explosives dealers, and marijuana establishments. If your activity is not on that list you need no city business license, only zoning and code compliance.

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   Fees are set per license type in the City of Bangor Schedule of Fees - for example victualer $248 (no tables or under 2,000 sq ft) or $684 (over 2,000 sq ft), amusement device $60, taxi cab $118, pawnbroker $154, tavern $297. Fees rise each July 1 with the CPI-U.·Apply to the City Clerk before opening; licenses tied to inspections are issued after those are complete

   Fees are set per license type in the City of Bangor Schedule of Fees - for example victualer $248 (no tables or under 2,000 sq ft) or $684 (over 2,000 sq ft), amusement device $60, taxi cab $118, pawnbroker $154, tavern $297. Fees rise each July 1 with the CPI-U.

   Apply to the City Clerk before opening; licenses tied to inspections are issued after those are complete

3. Bangor Plumbing Permit (per project)

   An internal plumbing permit must be pulled from the City of Bangor Code Enforcement Office for each job, and inspections are required on completion. Penobscot County has no plumbing permit role - the City's Building Permit Information page names only Code Enforcement.

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   $40 for up to 4 fixtures plus $10 per additional fixture; $10 each for a public sewer hook-up, a hook-up to an existing subsurface system, piping relocation with no new fixtures, or a permit transfer. Engineered system or multi-user review is $136 (City of Bangor Schedule of Fees).·Pull the permit from Code Enforcement (207-992-4200) before starting; schedule the inspection when the work is complete

   $40 for up to 4 fixtures plus $10 per additional fixture; $10 each for a public sewer hook-up, a hook-up to an existing subsurface system, piping relocation with no new fixtures, or a permit transfer. Engineered system or multi-user review is $136 (City of Bangor Schedule of Fees).

   Pull the permit from Code Enforcement (207-992-4200) before starting; schedule the inspection when the work is complete

Official Sources

• Maine Plumbers Examining Board — Master Plumber License
• City of Bangor City Clerk

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