Boating State Laws
Know Your Rights
Find your state’s law administrator in the list below.
Alabama
Department: Marine Police Division
Phone Number: (334) 242-3673
Arkansas
Department: AK DNR, Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation
Phone number: (907) 269-8705
Website: dnr.alaska.gov/parks/#
Arizona
Department: AZ Game & Fish Department
Phone number: (602) 942-3000
Website: https://www.azgfd.com/Boating/
Arkansas
California
Department: CA Department of Boating & Waterways
Phone number: (888) 326-2822
Website: www.dbw.ca.gov
Colorado
Connecticut
Department: Department of Environmental Protection
Phone number: (860) 434-8638
Website: ct.gov/deep/site/default.asp
Delaware
Department: Division of Fish & Wildlife Enforcement
Phone number: (302) 739-3440
District of Columbia
Florida
Department: Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Phone number: (850) 488-5600
Website: myfwc.com/
Georgia
Department: Department of Natural Resources
Phone number: (770) 918-6408
Website: myfwc.com/gadnr.org/
Hawaii
Department: Division of Boating & Ocean Recreation
Phone number: (808) 587-1963
Website: dlnr.hawaii.gov/dobor/
Idaho
Department: Department of Parks & Recreation
Phone number: (208) 334-4199
Website: parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/home
Illinois
Department: Department of Natural Resources
Phone number: (217) 782-6431
Indiana
Iowa
Department: Department of Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife
Phone number: (515) 281-8652
Website: www.iowadnr.gov/
Kansas
Kentucky
Department: Law Enforcement Division
Phone number: (800) 858-1549
Louisiana
Department: Department Wildlife & Fisheries
Phone number: (225) 765-2984
Website: www.wlf.louisiana.gov/
Maine
Department: Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Department
Phone number: (207) 287-5220
Website: www.maine.gov/IFW/
Massachusetts
Department: Fisheries, Wildlife & Environmental L.E.
Phone number: (508) 790-9360
Website: www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dle
Michigan
Department: MI DNR, Law Enforcement Division
Phone number: (517) 373-1230
Website: www.michigan.gov/dnr/
Minnesota
Department: Department of Natural Resources
Phone number: (651) 296-6157
Website: www.dnr.state.mn.us
Mississippi
Department: Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks
Phone number: (601) 432-2400
Website: www.mdwfp.com
Missouri
Department: MO State Water Patrol
Phone number: (573) 751-3333
Montana
Department: MT Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission
Phone number: (406) 444-2452
Website: fwp.mt.gov/
Nevada
Department: NV Division of Wildlife
Phone number: (702) 688-1500
Website: www.ndow.org/
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Department: Wildlife Resources Commission
Phone number: (919) 733-3391
Website: www.state.nc.us/Wildlife
North Dakota
Ohio
Department: OH DNR, Division of Watercraft
Phone number: (614) 265-6485
Website: watercraft.ohiodnr.gov/
Oklahoma
Department: OK Highway Patrol, Lake Patrol Section
Phone number: (405) 425-7709
Website: www.dps.state.ok.us
Oregon
Department: OR State Marine Board
Phone number: (503) 378-8587
Website: www.oregon.gov/osmb/Pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania
Department: PA Fish & Boat Commission
Phone number: (717) 657-4540
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Department: Division of Parks & Recreation
Phone number: (801) 538-7220
Website: stateparks.utah.gov/
Vermont
Department: VT State Police, Marine Division
Phone number: (802) 878-7111
Virginia
Department: Department of Game & Inland Fisheries
Phone number: (804) 367-1000
Website: www.dgif.virginia.gov/
Washington
Department: State Parks & Recreation Commission
Phone number: (800) 233-0321
Website: www.parks.wa.gov
West Virginia
Department: Division of Natural Resources, L.E. Section
Phone number: (304) 558-2783
Website: www.wvdnr.gov/