This web page lists independent agents that sell commercial fishing gear licenses, including licenses for limited recreational use of commercial gear. Click here to see a list of licenses sold by the Commission. The independent agents listed below can sell all licenses listed. Note that fixed fishing devices, shucking house and menhaden gear licenses must be pre-authorized by Marine Police Officers prior to license purchase, the commercial registration licenses can only be sold by the main office, and the saltwater recreational fishing licenses that are sold by DGIF. Click here for a list of Law Enforcement Field Offices where you can get more information on pre-authorizing the fixed fishing devices, shucking house and menhaden gear licenses. MRC Automated Agents are noted below - these agents run the Commission's automated licensing system for MRC licenses; they are the only agents that can sell fixed fishing device licenses (pound nets, fyke nets, staked gill nets, crab traps) and the new aquaculture licenses in addition to the other MRC licenses.
Click here if you would like information about the saltwater recreational hook&line licenses sold by Department of Game and Inland Fisheries agents on behalf of the Commission. Note that the agents marked below with an asterisk are DGIF agents and can sell recreational saltwater H&L licenses, as well as the Commission's commercial gear licenses.
EASTERN SHORE
Chincoteague Fisheries (757) 336-3039 (MRC Automated Agent)**
7180 Sunset Drive
Chincoteague, VA 23336
Sandy's Market (757) 302-0323 (MRC Automated Agent)**
9 Main St.
Wachapreague, VA 23480
* Tangier Island Cindy Parks (757) 891-2338 (MRC Automated Agent)**
16522 West Ridge Road
Tangier, VA 23440
*Cheriton Hardware (757) 331-1540 (MRC Automated Agent)**
Route 13
PO Box 105
Cheriton, VA 23316-0105
* Shore Auto & Supply Store (757) 442-6157 (MRC Automated Agent)**
Western Auto Associates Store
PO Box 667
Exmore, VA 23350
PENINSULA
* Butler's Self Service (757) 255-4472 (MRC Automated Agent)**
4084 Godwin Blvd.
Suffolk, VA 23434
Ocean Products Research, Inc. (757) 722-4011 (MRC Automated Agent)**
I Cooper Division
100 South King Street
Hampton, VA 23669
* Back River Market (757) 868-4130 (MRC Automated Agent)**
1250 Poquoson Avenue
Poquoson, VA 23662
Garrett's Grocery (757) 566-3712
8431 Croaker Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188
SOUTHSIDE
* Chesapeake Bait & Tackle (757) 547-3456 (MRC Automated Agent)**
344 N. Battlefield Blvd.
Chesapeake, VA 23320
* C Tackle Shop (757) 587-1003 (MRC Automated Agent)**
1821 East Little Creek Road
Norfolk, VA 23518
* Cobbs Marina, Inc. (757) 588-5401 (MRC Automated Agent)**
4524 Dunning Road
Norfolk, VA 23518-2498
* Long Bay Point Marina (757) 481-7517 (MRC Automated Agent)**
2101 West Great Neck Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
MIDDLE PENINSULA
* Harrow's Home Center, Inc. (804) 758-5481 (MRC Automated Agent)**
State Rt 33 Cooks Corner
Saluda, VA 23149
Holiday Marina (804) 642-2528 (MRC Automated Agent)**
Severn Wharf Road
Achilles, VA 23001
* King's Marine & Supply (804) 642-4957 (MRC Automated Agent)**
2798 Kings Creek Road
Hayes, VA 23072
* Modr's Texaco (804) 843-2433
3000 King William Avenue
PO Box R
West Point, VA 23181
Ocean Products Research, Inc. 1-800-627-6008 (MRC Automated Agent)**
State Road 645, Box 62
Diggs, VA 23045
NORTHERN NECK
* Jetts Hardware (804) 453-5325 (MRC Automated Agent)**
18425 Northumberland Highway
Reedville, VA 22539
* Marie's Corner Store (804) 472-3907 (MRC Automated Agent)**
3128 Erica Road
Montross, VA 22520
* Ken's Field & Stream (804) 224-7100 (MRC Automated Agent)**
3708 Kings Hwy State Hwy #3
Oak Grove, VA 22443
PETERSBURG
* T/A Dance's Sporting Goods (804) 526-8399 (MRC Automated Agent)**
570 Southpark Blvd
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
* Game & Inland Fisheries Agent (also sells freshwater/saltwater
recreational fishing and hunting licenses)
** (MRC Automated Agent) - these agents run the new automated licensing system for MRC licenses; they are the only agents that can sell fixed fishing device licenses (pound nets, fyke nets, staked gill nets, crab traps) and the new aquaculture licenses.
Last Updated: 01/08/07
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