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.
• 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)
• Prince Frederick Service Center
  Call ahead, the service center has moved.
  410-535-3382
• Salisbury Service Center
  251 Tilghman Road, Room #2
  Salisbury, MD 21804
  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