Registration Process
To obtain a Virginia Certificate of Dealer Registration to sell only watercraft trailers, you must:- Hold a valid Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) Dealer License and include a photocopy of that license with your initial or renewal application for registration.
- Complete the Form DSD-15 application.
- Complete the Form DSD-9 application for trailer dealer license plates. If you are a franchised trailer dealer, please submit proof of franchise for the issuance of franchise dealer plates.
Registration Fees for One Year
Registration fee (DSD 15)
$50
The Virginia Certificate of Registration will expire concurrently with your DGIF license.
The fee for the first two trailer dealer license plates is $30; and cost of the third and any subsequent plates is $13 each.
For watercraft dealer licensing information, please contact the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries at (804)367-1000.
