Addresses & Phone Numbers

Licensing and Registration Service Centers

• Licensing and Registration Service Centers are open by appointment only. For more information, please visit the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Licensing and Registration Service Page or call 866-344-8889.
• Annapolis Service Center
  160 Harry S. Truman Pkwy.
  Mailing address: P O Box 1869 Annapolis, MD 21404
  410-260-3220 / 410-260-3281 (fax)
  Email the Annapolis Service Center
  
• Bel Air Service Center
  501 West MacPhail Rd. #2
  Bel Air, MD 21014
  410-836-4550 / 410-836-4562 (fax)
  Email the Bel Air Service Center
  
• Centreville Service Center
  120 Broadway Ave. Ste. 5
  Centreville, MD 21617
  410-819-4100 / 410-819-4110 (fax)
  Email the Centreville Service Center
  
• Cumberland Service Center
  13300 Winchester Rd. SW
  Cumberland, MD 21502
  301-777-2134 / 301-777-5865 (fax)
  Tuesday & Thursday
  No mail-in applications
  Email the Cumberland Service Center
  
• Essex Service Center
  1338 Eastern Blvd. A
  Essex, MD 21221
  667-401-0760 / 667-401-0765 (fax)
  Monday, Wednesday & Friday
  No mail-in applications
  Email the Essex Service Center
• Frederick Service Center
  1601-A Bowmans Farm Rd.
  Frederick, MD 21701
  240-236-9950 / 240-236-9953 (fax)
  Email the Frederick Service Center
  
• Salisbury Service Center
  251 Tilghman Rd., Room #2
  Salisbury, MD 21804
  410-713-3840 / 410-713-3849 (fax)
  Email the Salisbury Service Center
  
• Solomons Service Center
  14175 Solomons Island Rd. S
  Mailing address: P O Box 1309
  Solomons, MD 20688
  410-535-3382 / 410-535-4737 (fax)
  Email the Solomons Service Center
  

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
  18723 Prince Frederick Road
  Hughesville, MD 20637
• 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 the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Trout Stocking website.

• 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