State Boating Information
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| State Address for Boating Info | USPS Districts in State | State Boating Websites and Other Info |
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| Alabama Marine Police Division Folsom Administrative Bldg. 64 N. Union St., Room 438 Montgomery AL 36104 334-242-3673 |
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Outdoor Alabama - Boating |
| Alaska State of Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Office of Boating Safety 550 W. 7th Avenue Anchorage AK 99501 907-269-8705 |
— | Alaska Office of Boating Safety website |
| Arizona Game & Fish Dept. 2222 W. Greenway Rd. Phoenix AZ 85023 602-942-3000 |
D/28 | Arizona Watercraft Web Site |
| Arkansas Game & Fish Commission Boating Safety Section 2 Natural Resources Dr. Little Rock AR 72205 501-223-6351 Boat registration: |
D/31 | Rules and Regulations - Boating in Arkansas website |
| California Dept. of Boating & Waterways 1629 S St. Sacramento CA 95814 916-445-6281 Boat registration: |
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ABCs of California Boating Law (.pdf file) |
| Colorado Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation 13787 S. Highway 85 Littleton CO 80125 303-791-1954 |
D/28 | Colorado State Parks Boating Safety Program website |
| Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Boating Division PO Box 280 Old Lyme, CT 06371-0280 860-434-8638 |
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Connecticut
State Specific Education Requirements Course Supplement (Feb 2012) (.pdf
file) |
| Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Control P.O. Box 1401 Dover DE 19903 302-739-3440 Boat registration: |
D/05 | DNREC Boating website |
| District
of Columbia Metropolitan Police Dept. Harbor Patrol 550 Water St. S.W. Washington DC 20024 202-727-4582 |
D/05 | Water Safety - DC Harbor Patrol website |
| Florida Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission 620 S. Meridian Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600 850-488-5600 |
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Boating |
| Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Div. 2070 U.S. Highway 278, SE Social Circle GA 30279 770-918-6408 Boat registration: |
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Georgia Boating |
| Hawaii Dept. of Land & Natural Resources Div. of Boating & Ocean Rec. 333 Queen Street, Suite 300 Honolulu HI 96813 808-587-1970 |
D/13 | Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation Home Page |
| Idaho Dept. of Parks & Recreation P.O. Box 83720 Boise ID 83720-0065 208-334-4180, ext. 224 |
— | Boating in Idaho website |
| Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources Office of Law Enforcement 524 S. Second St.-3rd floor Springfield IL 62701-1787 217-782-6431 Boat registration: |
D/20 | Illinois Boating Safety Education website |
| Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division IGCS W255D- 402 W. Washington St. Indianapolis IN 46204 317-232-4010 Boat registration: |
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Indiana
Boating Laws Indiana Boating Safety Requirements (.pdf file) |
| Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources Recreational Safety Div. Wallace State Office Bldg. Des Moines IA 50319 515-281-8652 Boat registration: |
D/30 | Iowa Department of Natural Rresources- Boater Education |
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| Kansas Dept. of Wildlife & Parks 512 SE 25th Avenue Pratt KS 67124 316-672-5911 Ext. 156 Boat registration: |
D/30 | Kansas Boating website |
| Kentucky Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Water Patrol #1 Game Farm Road Frankfort KY 40601 502-564-3074 |
D/24 | Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources - Boating |
| Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries P.O. Box 98000 Baton Rouge LA 70898-9000 504-765-2988 Boat registration: |
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries website |
| Maine MAINE (freshwater) Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Dept. Maine Warden Service 284 State St., Sta. 41 Augusta ME 04330 207-287-2766 Boat registration: MAINE (saltwater) |
D/19 | Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands website |
| Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources 580 Taylor Ave. Annapolis MD 21401 410-974-3211 |
D/05 | Maryland Boating Safety Education Requirements |
| Massachusetts Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife & Environmental Law 175 Portland St. Boston MA 02114 617-727-3905 Boat registration: |
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Massachusetts
Environmental Police website
Massachusetts Boating Law - 2006 (.pdf file) Massachusetts Boating Law Outline - 2008 (.pdf file) Massachusetts Safety Certificate Application - 2011 (.pdf file) |
| Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources Steven T. Mason Bldg. P.O.Box 30031 Lansing MI 48909 517-335-3414 Boat registration: |
D/09 | Michigan Department of Natural Resources website |
| Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources Boat & Water Safety Section 500 Lafayette Rd. St. Paul MN 55155-4046 612-296-3310 Boat registration: |
D/10 | Minnesota DNR Boat and Water Safety |
| Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks 1505 Eastover Drive Jackson MS 39211-6374 601-432-2182 |
D/15 | Mississippi Boating And Fishing |
| Missouri Dept. of Public Safety State Water Patrol P.O. Box 1368 Jefferson City MO 65102 314-751-3333 Boat registration: |
D/30 | Missouri State Water Patrol Home Page |
| Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Boating Safety Division 1420 E. 6th St. Helena MT 59620 406-444-2452 Boat registration: |
— | Montana Boating Education |
| Nebraska Game & Parks Commission 2200 N. 33rd St. Lincoln NE 68503-0370 402-471-0641 |
— | Nebraska Boating Information |
| Nevada Div. of Wildlife Law Enforcement Bureau P.O. Box 10678 Reno NV 89520-0022 702-688-1500 |
D/13 | Boat
Nevada Nevada Specific Laws (.pdf file) |
| New
Hampshire Dept. of Safety Marine Patrol 31 Dock Road Gilford NH 03246 603-293-2037 |
D/19 | State
of New Hampshire - Department of Safety, Marine Patrol State of New Hampshire - Department of Safety, Boating Education Program |
| New
Jersey State Police Marine Law Enforcement Bureau P.O. Box 7068 West Trenton NJ 08628-0068 609-882-2000 Boat registration: |
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New Jersey State Police - Marine Services New Jersey State Requirements Addendum - 2006 (.pdf file) |
| New
Mexico New Mexico State Parks Boating Safety Section P.O. Box 1147 Santa Fe NM 87504-1147 505-476-3390 or 1-888-NMPARKS Boat registration: |
— | New
Mexico State Parks Division Use the pull-down menu under Boating near the top of the page |
| New
York Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation Marine & Recreational Vehicles Empire State Plaza Agency Bldg. 1 Albany NY 12238 518-474-0456 |
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New York State Parks - Boating Information |
| North
Carolina Wildlife Resources Comm. 1709 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1709 919-733-3391 Boat registration: |
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North
Carolina Boating / Waterways website
North Carolina Vessel Operator's Guide (.pdf file) Note: On or after May 1, 2010 any person under the age of 26 must successfully complete a NASBLA approved boating education course before operating any vessel propelled by a motor of 10 HP or greater. See a summary here (53KB, PDF) or G.S. 75A-16.2 |
| North
Dakota Game & Fish Dept. 100 N. Bismarck Expressway Bismarck ND 59501-5095 701-328-6300 |
— | North Dakota Fishing and Boating Information |
| Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft 4435 Fountain Square Drive Fountain Square, Building A Columbus OH 43224-1300 614-265-6480 |
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Ohio Division of Watercraft |
| Oklahoma Dept. of Public Safety 3600 N. Martin Luther King Oklahoma City OK 73136-0415 405-521-3221 Boat registration: |
D/31 | Oklahoma Dept of Public Safety, Lake Patrol |
| Oregon State Marine Board 435 Commercial St. N.E. #800 Salem OR 97310 503-378-8587 Ext. 241 |
D/32 | Oregon Boater Education Info Center |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Headquarters 1601 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110 717-705-7800 Toll-frree course line: 1-888-PAFISH-1 |
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Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission Pennsylvania Boating Handbook E-Mail for Boating and Education Information |
| Puerto
Rico Dept. of Natural Revenue Commissioner of Navigation P.O. Box 588, Pta. de Tierra San Juan PR 00906 787-724-2340 |
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| Rhode
Island Dept. of Environmental Management Division of Enforcement Boating Safety Unit Rm 250 235 Promenade St Providence RI 02903 401-277-2284 Boat registration: | D/01 D/14 |
Rhode Island Boating |
| South
Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources Division of Boating P.O. Box 12559 Charleston SC 29412 803-762-5034 |
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South Carolina Department of Natural Resources |
| South
Dakota Dept. of Game Fish & Parks 523 E. Capitol Ave. Pierre SD 57501-3182 605-773-3630 |
— | South Dakota Boating Information |
| Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency P.O. Box 40747 Nashville TN 37204 615-781-6682 |
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Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency |
| Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. 4200 Smith School Rd. Austin TX 78744 512-389-4800 Boat registration: |
D/21 | Texas Parks and Wildlife - Boating |
| U.S.
Virgin Islands Dept. of Planning & Natural Resources 396-1 Annas Retreat, Foster Plaza St. Thomas VI 00802 809-771-7397 |
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| Utah Division of Parks & Recreation 1636 W. North Temple St. Salt Lake City UT 84116 801-538-7220 Boat registration: |
— | Utah State Parks - Boating |
| Vermont State Police-Marine Division 565 St. George Rd. Williston VT 05495 802-244-8778 Boat registration: |
D/19 | Vermont Boating Safety |
| Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries Boat Section 4010 W. Broad Street Richmond VA 23230-1104 804-367-1000 |
D/05 | Virginia
Boating Frequently Asked Questions (.pdf file) (14 May 2007) |
| Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission P.O. Box 42654 Olympia WA 98504-2654 360-902-8551 Boat registration: |
D/16 | Washington State Boating Portal |
| West
Virginia Div. of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Section 324 Fourth Ave South Charleston, WV 25303 304-558-2784 |
D/07 | West Virginia Division of Natural Resources |
| Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement P.O. Box 7921 Madison WI 53707 608-266-2141 Boat registration: |
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Boating in Wisconsin |
| Wyoming Dept. of Game & Fish 5400 Bishop Blvd. Cheyenne WY 82006 307-777-4579 |
— | Wyoming Boating Information |
Notes
| Table Column | Comment |
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| State Address for Boating Info | Address and phone number to contact the state agency that is involved with boating safety and marine laws. |
| USPS Districts in State | Lists the USPS Districts that serve various regions in the state. |
| State Boating Websites and Other Info | Click the links to access the state's internet site for boating regulations and other pertinent information. |
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