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State Boating Offices


STATE BOATING OFFICES

ALABAMA
Marine Police Division
Folsom Administrative Bldg.
64 N. Union St., Room 438 Montgomery AL 36104
334-242-3673
ALASKA
Alaska Public Lands
Information Center
605 West 4th Avenue
Anchorage AK 99501
907-271-2737
ARIZONA
Game & Fish Dept.
2222 W. Greenway Rd.
Phoenix AZ 85023
602-942-3000
ARKANSAS
Game & Fish Commission
Boating Safety Section
2 Natural Resources Dr.
Little Rock AR 72205
501-223-6351
Boat registration:
501-223-6378
CALIFORNIA
Dept. of Boating & Waterways
1629 S St.
Sacramento CA 95814
916-445-6281
Boat registration:
916-657-8013
COLORADO
Division of Parks &
Outdoor Recreation
13787 S. Highway 85
Littleton CO 80125
303-791-1954
CONNECTICUT
Dept. of Environmental Protection
Boating Division
P.O. Box 280
Old Lyme CT 06371
860-434-8638
Boat registration:
860-566-1556
DELAWARE
Dept. of Natural Resources & Enironmental Control.
P.O. Box 1401
Dover DE 19903
302-739-3440
Boat Registration
302-739-3498
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Metropolitan Police Dept.
Harbor Patrol
550 Water St. S.W.
Washington DC 20024
202-727-4582
FLORIDA (freshwater)
Game & Freshwater Fish Commission
620 S. Meridian Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-1600
904-488-6257
FLORIDA (saltwater)
Marine Patrol
MS 630
3900 Commonwealth Blvd.
Tallahassee FL 32399
904-488-5600, Ext. 28
GEORGIA
Dept. of Natural Resources
Wildlife Resources Div.
2070 U.S. Highway 278, SE
Social Circle GA 30279
770-918-6408
Boat registration:
770-414-3337
HAWAII
Dept. of land & Natural Resources
Div. of Boating & Ocean Rec.
333 Queen Street, Suite 300
Honolulu HI 96813
808-587-1970
IDAHO
Dept. of Parks & Recreation
P.O. Box 83720
Boise ID 83720-0065
208-334-3180, ext. 224.
ILLINOIS
Dept. of Natural Resources
Office of Law Enforcement
524 S. Second St.-3rd floor
Springfield IL 62701-1787
217-782-6431
Boat Registration:
217-782-2138
INDIANA
Dept. of Natural Resources
Law Enforcement Division
IGCS W255D-
402 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis IN 46204
317-232-4010
Boat registration:
317-232-2821
IOWA
Dept. of Natural Resources
Recreational Safety Div.
Wallace State Office Bldg.
Des Moines IA 50319
515-281-8652
Boat Registration:
515-281-5267
KANSAS
Dept. of Wildlife & Parks
512 SE 25th Avenue
Pratt KS 67124
316-672-5911 Ext. 156
Boat registration:
316-672-5911, Ext.127
KENTUCKY
Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
Water Patrol
#1 Game Farm Road
Frankfort KY 40601
502-564-3074
LOUISIANA
Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries
P.O. Box 98000
Baton Rouge LA 70898-9000
504-765-2988
Boat registration
504-765-2898
MAINE (freshwater)
Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Dept. Maine Warden Service
284 State St., Sta. 41
Augusta ME 04330
207-287-2766
Boat registration:
207-287-5209
MAINE (saltwater)
Maine Marine Patrol
Special Services
State House Station #21
Augusta ME 04330
207-624-6550
MARYLAND
Dept. of Natural Resources
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis MD 21401
410-974-3211
MASSACHUSETTS
Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife & Environmental Law
175 Portland St.
Boston MA 02114
617-727-3905
Boat registration:
617-727-3900
MICHIGAN
Dept. of Natural Resources
Steven T. Mason Bldg.
P.O.Box 30031
Lansing MI 48909
517-335-3414
Boat registration:
517-322-1460
MINNESOTA
Dept. of Natural Resources
Boat & Water Safety Section
500 Lafayette Rd.
St. Paul MN 55155-4046
612-296-3310
Boat registration:
612-296-2316
MISSISSIPPI
Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks
P.O. Box 451
Jackson MS 39205
601-364-2240
Boat registration:
601-364-2032
MISSOURI
Dept. of Public Safety
State Water Patrol
P.O. Box 1368
Jefferson City MO 65102
314-751-3333
Boat registration:
314-751-4509
MONTANA
Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Boating Safety Division
1420 E. 6th St.
Helena MT 59620
406-444-2452
Boat registration:
406-846-1423
NEBRASKA
Game & Parks Commission
2200 N. 33rd St.
Lincoln NE 68503-0370
402-471-0641
NEVADA
Div. of Wildlife
Law Enforcement Bureau
P.O. Box 10678
Reno NV 89520-0022
702-688-1500
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Dept. of Safety Marine Patrol
31 Dock Road
Gilford NH 03246
603-293-2037
NEW JERSEY
State Police
Marine Law Enforcement Bureau
P.O. Box 7068
West Trenton NJ 08628-0068
609-292-4630
Boat registration:
800-DMV-2222 (in state)
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico State Parks
Boating Safety Section
P.O. Box 1147
Santa Fe NM 87504-1147
505-827-7465
Boat registration:
505-827-0612
NEW YORK
Office of Parks, Recreation &
Historic Preservation
Marine & Recreational Vehicles
Empire State Plaza
Agency Bldg. 1
Albany NY 12238
518-474-0445
NORTH CAROLINA
Wildlife Resources Comm.
Archdale Bldg.
Raleigh NC 27604-1188
919-733-3391
Boat registration:
919-662-4373
NORTH DAKOTA
Game & Fish Dept.
100 N. Bismarck Expressway
Bismarck ND 59501-5095
701-328-6300
OHIO
Dept. of Natural Resources
Division of Watercraft
4435 Fountain Square Drive
Fountain Square, Building. A
Columbus OH 43224-1300
614-265-6480
OKLAHOMA
Dept. of Public Safety
3600 N. Martin Luther King
Oklahoma City OK 73136-0415
405-521-3221
Boat registration:
405-521-2439
OREGON
State Marine Board
435 Commercial St. N.E. #800
Salem OR 97310
503-378-8587 Ext. 241
PENNSYLVANIA
Fish & Boat Commission Bureau of Boating
P.O. Box 67000
Harrisburg PA 17106-7000
717-657-4540
Boat registration:
717-657-4551
PUERTO RICO
Dept. of Natural Revenue
Commissioner of Navigation
P.O. Box 588, Pta. de Tierra
San Jaun PR 00906
809-724-2340
RHODE ISLAND
Dept. of Environmental Management
83 Park St.
Providence RI 02903
401-277-2284
Boat registration:
401-277-6647
SOUTH CAROLINA
Dept. of Natural Resources
Division of Boating
P.O. Box 12559
Charleston SC 29412
803-762-5034
SOUTH DAKOTA
Dept. of Game Fish & Parks
523 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre SD 57501-3182
605-773-3630
TENNESSEE
Wildlife Resources Agency
P.O. Box 40747
Nashville TN 37204
615-781-6682
TEXAS
Parks & Wildlife Dept.
4200 Smith School Rd.
Austin TX 78744
512-389-4800
Boat registration:
512-389-4828
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Dept. of Planning &
Natural Resources
396-1 Annas Retreat,
Foster Plaza
St. Thomas VI 00802
809-771-7397
UTAH
Division of Parks & Recreation
1636 W. North Temple St.
Salt Lake City UT 84116
801-538-7220
Boat registration:
801-972-5320
VERMONT
State Police-Marine Division
565 St. George Rd.
Williston VT 05495
802-244-8778
Boat registration:
802-828-2000
VIRGINIA
Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries
Boat Section
4010 W. Broad Street
Richmond VA 23230-1104
804-367-1000
WASHINGTON
State Parks & Recreation
Commission
P.O. Box 42654
Olympia WA 98504-2654
360-902-8551
Boat registration:
360-902-3770
WEST VIRGINIA
Div. of Natural Resources
Law Enforcement Section
Capitol Complex, Bldg. 3
Charleston WV 25305
304-558-2784
WISCONSIN
Dept. of Natural Resources
Division of Law Enforcement
P.O. Box 7921
Madison WI 53707
608-266-2141
Boat registration:
608-267-7799
WYOMING
Dept. of Game & Fish
5400 Bishop Blvd.
Cheyenne WY 82006
307-777-4579
CANADA
Canadian Coast Guard
AMEC-9th floor
344 Slater Street
Ottawa, ONT K1A 0N7
613-990-7011
800-267-6687 (in Canada)
Boat registration:
613-991-3150
MEXICO
Secretaria Turismo
Presidente Masaryk 172
Bosque Chapultepec
11587 Mexico City, Mexico
525-250-2501, 525-250-1954
and 525-250-8617