Licensing and Registration Service Centers

• Licensing and Registration Service Centers offer the following: boat dealer licenses, commercial fishing licenses, hunting licenses, off-road vehicle permits, recreational fishing licenses, vessel registration, vessel titles. Information about state parks and forests, other locations and activities and safety classes for hunters and boaters is also available. Public hours are 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except state holidays. Learn more at: compass.dnr.maryland.gov/dnrcompassportal
• Annapolis Service Center
  1804 West Street, Suite 300
  Annapolis, MD 21401
  410-260-3220
  866-344-8889 (toll free in Maryland)
• Bel Air Service Center
  501 West MacPhail Road #2
  Bel Air, Maryland 21014
  410-836-4550
  866-623-3187 (toll free in Maryland)
• Centreville Service Center
  120 Broadway Avenue
  Centreville, MD 21617
  410-819-4100
  866-439-1708 (toll free in Maryland)
• Essex Service Center
  CLOSED Tuesday and Thursday
  1338 Eastern Blvd. A
  Essex, MD 21221
  667-401-0760
  866-535-8319 (toll free in Maryland)
• Frederick Service Center
  1601 Bowmans Farm Road
  Frederick, Maryland 21701
  (240) 236-9950
  866-688-3823 (toll free in Maryland)
• Prince Frederick Service Center
  6904 Hallowing Lane
  Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678
  410-535-3382
  866-688-3823
• Salisbury Service Center
  251 Tilghman Road, Room #2
  Salisbury, MD 21801
  410-713-3840
  866-812-1678 (toll free in Maryland)

Natural Resources Police Offices

24 Hour Assistance: 800-628-9944 or 410-260-8888

Use these phone numbers for emergencies, to report natural resources violations or ask questions on fisheries regulations.

All offices are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Somerset, Wicomico
  and Worcester counties
  32144 Mt. Olive Road
  Salisbury, MD 21804
• Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Talbot and Queen Anne’s counties
  3001 Starr Road
  Queen Anne, MD 21657
• Anne Arundel and
  Prince George’s counties
  1070 East College Parkway
  Annapolis, MD 21409
• Calvert, Charles
  and St. Mary’s counties
  2160 Old Washington Road
  Waldorf, MD 20601
• Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Harford, Howard and Montgomery counties
  3738 Gwynnbrook Avenue
  Owings Mills, MD 21117
• Frederick and Washington counties 2011 Monument Road
  Myersville, MD 21773
• Allegany and Garrett counties
  11701 Mountain Road N.E.
  Flintstone, MD 21530

Law Enforcement Division of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

410-573-4514

Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Safety and Environmental 24-Hour Hotline

877-224-7229 (toll free in Maryland)

Emergencies on Boats

VHF-CH 16

Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding Hotline

800-628-9944

Free Saltwater Registration

855-855-3906

Fisheries

Fisheries Information

410-260-8300 or 800-688-3467

Trout Stocking Information

800-688-3467, press 1

• Albert Powell State Trout Hatchery
  Hagerstown, 301-791-4736

Fisheries Work Centers

• Cooperative Oxford Lab
  Oxford, 410-226-0078
• Matapeake Work Center
  Stevensville, 410-643-6776
• Ocean City Work Center
  Ocean City, 410-213-1531

Freshwater Fisheries Regional Offices

• Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester counties
  Millington, 410-928-3604
• Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles,
  Prince George’s and St. Mary’s counties
  Brandywine, 301-888-2423
• Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard and Montgomery counties
  Woodbine, 410-442-2080
• Frederick and Washington counties
  Thurmont, 301-898-5443 or 9724
• Allegany and Garrett counties
  Oakland, 301-334-8218