Addresses & Phone Numbers

Maryland Fishing

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 registrations, vessel titles, state park/forest information and safety class information for hunters and boaters. Public hours are 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except state holidays. Before visiting, always call ahead to see if an appointment is required.
• Annapolis Service Center
  160 Harry S. Truman Parkway Annapolis, MD 21401
  410-260-3220
  866-344-8889 (toll free in Maryland)
• Bel Air Service Center
  501 West MacPhail Road
  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)
• Cumberland Regional Service Center
  OPEN Tuesday and Thursday only
  13300 Winchester Road, SW
  Cumberland, MD 21502
  301-777-2134
  866-679-0906 (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-A Bowmans Farm Road
  Frederick, Maryland 21701
  (240) 236-9950
  866-679-0906 (toll free in Maryland)
• Salisbury Service Center
  251 Tilghman Road, Room #2
  Salisbury, MD 21804
  410-713-3840
  866-812-1678 (toll free in Maryland)
• Solomons Service Center
  14175 Solomons Island Road, South
  Solomons, MD 20688
  410-535-3382
  866-688-3823 (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

Fisheries

Fisheries Information

410-260-8300 or 800-688-3467

Trout Stocking Information

800-688-3467, press 1
(updated weekly during stocking season), or daily during stocking season at
dnr.maryland.gov/pages/trout/stocking.aspx

• Albert Powell State Trout Hatchery
  Hagerstown, 301-791-4736
• Bear Creek State Trout Hatchery
  Accident, 301-746-8148

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