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GENERAL INFORMATION
Town Office Hours Transfer Station Hours
Monday 8:30 – 4:30 Monday Closed
Tuesday 8:30 – 4:30 Tuesday 9:00 – 5:00
Wednesday 11:30 – 7:30 Wednesday Closed
Thursday 8:30 – 4:30 Thursday 8:00 – 4:00
Friday 8:30 – 4:30 Friday Closed
Saturday 8:00 – 4:00
Meetings
Selectmen’s Meeting Every Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
Planning Board Meeting 2nd and 4th Monday each month 7:00 p.m.
Board of Appeals 1st Tuesday each month 7:00 p.m.
Town Office Holidays*
New Years Day Labor Day
Martin Luther King Day Columbus Day
Veteran’s Day
Patriot’s Day Thanksgiving Day
Memorial Day Day after Thanksgiving
Independence Day Christmas Day
*The Transfer Station will be closed on Tuesdays following holidays that fall on Monday.
Town Phone Directory
Selectmen’s Office 929-5191 Public Works 929-4400
Motor Vehicle Registration 929-8455 MSAD #6 (Central Office) 929-3831
Town Clerk 929-6171 Transfer Station 929-3913
Tax Collector 929-5200 Recreation Director 929-8381
Building Inspector 929-3046 Berry Library (Bar Mills) 929-5484
Voter Registration 929-6171 Salmon Falls Library 929-3990
Town Treasurer 929-5191 W. Buxton Public Library 727-5898
Police-Dispatch-Animal Control
Emergency – Dial 911
Dispatch (Non-Emergency) – 929-5151
Police (Business Phone) – 929-6612
Fire-Rescue
929-3099
Animal Control Officer – 929-5151
GENERAL INFORMATION (Continued)
Dog Licenses
All dogs that live in the State of Maine must be licensed after 10 days of ownership or after the age of
6 months. Dog licenses must be renewed by January 31 each year. Licenses are available on October
15 for the next calendar year. To license your dog you will need a valid Main Rabies Certificate and
Spaying or Neutering Certificate, if appropriate. If you are a esident of Buxton you can obtain a dog
license at the Town Hall, by mail to the Town Hall, or online from October 15 through January 31 at
The online program is not available from February 1 through October 14.
Neutered/spayed dog licenses are $6 each and licenses for dogs that have not been altered are $11.
There is an additional fee of $1 if licensed online.
Dogs licensed after January 31 will be charged a $25 late fee. If you receive a notice from the Buxton
Animal Control Officer for the violation there will be an additional $25 fee added and if you are
summonsed to appear in court for an unlicensed dog(s) additional fees will increase up to an additional
$100 per dog.
Dogs must wear their license tags at all times. Every year, the Town helps sponsor a Rabies
Vaccination Clinic that is held on the first Saturday in December. Contact the Town Clerk’s office at
929-6171 or email if you hav questions or need more information.