DOVER, N.H. — Three New Hampshire agencies will hold a one-stop licensing event for the commercial fishing industry on Dec. 11 at the Division of Motor Vehicles office in Dover, the state Fish and Game Department said.

Fish and Game, the Department of Safety's Division of Motor Vehicles and the Pease Development Authority's Division of Ports and Harbors will issue annual commercial fishing licenses, mooring and pier use permits, and boat registrations from 9 a.m. to noon at the DMV office on Boston Harbor Road.

Fish and Game commercial licenses and Ports and Harbors permits can be paid for only by check or exact cash, the department said. The DMV will take MasterCard, Visa and American Express, as well as cash or check, for boat registrations.

Licenses that carry reporting requirements will not be issued to anyone whose reports are not up to date. Boat owners should bring their registration renewal notice or, if they have not received one, their current registration and a valid ID.

Fishermen who did not take part in the April trap cleanup must pay a derelict-gear surcharge on lobster, crab, lobster helper and commercial saltwater licenses. Fish and Game staff will have a list of those who attended and are exempt.

The department said license applications have recently been updated and encouraged people to bring completed forms. Because of the limited time, it asked those planning to attend to tell its Region 3 office ahead of time which licenses they intend to buy.

A decision on any weather cancellation will be made by 4 p.m. the day before the event and posted on the Fish and Game website. Similar licensing days have been held since the 2014 licensing year, the department said.

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