Permits and Inspections Required in West Virginia

Activity Permit Fee Contacts
Fish Processing Facility Processing License
Enrollment in Inspection Program
Varies W.Va. Department of Agriculture; Aquaculture Inspector, (304)558-2226
Fish Processing Facility NPDES Permit Based on volume of discharge Division of Environmental Protection; Chief of Water Resources (304)558-2107
Importation of Eggs, Fingerlings or Fish from Out of State* Fish Importation Permit None Division of Natural Resources; Wildlife Resources Section (304)558-2771
Food Fish Production Enrollment in Inspection Program None W.Va. Department of Agriculture; Aquaculture Inspection (304)558-2226
Fish Production Fish Pond License
Fish Sellers License
   Application
$10
$10
Division of Natural Resources
Law Enforcement Section (304)558-2784
Fish Production over
20,000 lbs per year or
5,000 lbs of feed per month (only when required by a DEP Inspector)
NPDES Permit $250 upon
application, annual based on maximum feed per month
Division of Environmental Protection; Chief of Water Resources (304)558-2107
Fee Fishing Operation

Commercial Fishing Preserve License
   Application

$25/year Division of Natural Resources; Law Enforcement Section (304)558-2784
Bait Fishing Production DNR Permit(s) Varies Division of Natural Resources; Law Enforcement Section (304)558-2784
*Certified disease-free letter from out-of-state supplier required in addition to Fish Importation Permit when importing salmonids into the following counties: Berkeley, Braxton, Fayette, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mercer, Mineral, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, and Webster.