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Addresses & Phone Numbers

Licensing and Registration Service Centers

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

Fisheries Work Centers

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

Maryland Wildlife Crime Stoppers

The Maryland Natural Resources Police has partnered with Maryland Wildlife Crime Stoppers to prevent poaching of our fish and wildlife resources. You can report poaching and wildlife crime while remaining anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward. You can call or text Maryland Wildlife Crime Stoppers at 1-443-433-4112 or email [email protected]. You can also report violations from your phone using the Maryland DNR App!

TO REPORT A Fish Kill

800-285-8195 or 877-224-7229

Information for Reporting Situations that Threaten the Environment