Hamburg police

Foreign falconer hunting license Apply for annual hunting license extension

Prerequisites

• You must be at least 18 years old when the permit is issued.
• Your main residence is not in Germany.
• You have the necessary personal reliability.
• You have the necessary physical fitness.
• You have taken out hunting liability insurance.
• You already have a foreign falconry hunting license issued as an annual hunting license, the validity of which is about to expire or has already expired.

Documents required

• German hunting license
• German falconry license
• Hunting license from home country
• Falconry license from home country
• if applicable, current photograph(s)
• Proof of statutory hunting liability insurance

Please note

Deadlines

The annual hunting license is valid for a maximum of three consecutive hunting years. The hunting year begins on April 1st and ends on March 31st of each calendar year.

Procedure

• You submit your application in writing or online and provide the necessary documents.
  • If you submit the application in writing, submit it by post or in person to the responsible office.
• The responsible authority will check your application for completeness and correctness and, if necessary, request any missing documents or information from you.
• The responsible authority will inform you in writing about the decision on your application.

Processing time

Up to several months

Fees

There is an administration fee. The amount of the fee depends on the type and scope of your application.

Legal remedies

Contradiction

Legal basis

§ 15 paragraphs 1 - 3 and 5 - 7 Federal Hunting Act (BJagdG)


www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bjagdg/__15.html


Fee schedule for hunting matters (JagdGebO)


www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-JagdGebOHApELS