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For up-to-date information on North Carolina licenses, regulations and other wildlife resources, please visit the agency’s website NCWildlife.org.
NCWRC License & Vessel Registration Centers are open from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Please use our website for services related to license purchases, vessel registration renewals and human wildlife interactions. The sales office at Commission Headquarters in Raleigh is closed. The N.C. Wildlife Helpline Call Center (866-318-2401) also is closed; however, callers can leave a voice mail message with their name, phone number and county in which they live, and an agency employee will return their call as soon as possible. A new "NC Wildlife Helpline Chat" is now available for visitors to communicate with an agency employee about wildlife interactions, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mon-Fri. Visit ncwildlife.org/hwi for more details.
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