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Foreign falconer hunting license Apply for day hunting license for the first time

If you, as a person of foreign origin, want to hunt with falcons and birds of prey (falconry) in Germany and you have not passed a German falconry examination, you must apply for a foreign falconry hunting license.

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Detailed description

If you are a foreign citizen and want to hunt with falcons and birds of prey (falconry) in Germany, you need a German falconry hunting license and hunting permit in your name. If you cannot provide proof of a German falconry examination and hunter's examination, you can apply for a foreign falconry hunting license. If you do not want to hunt regularly in Germany, you can apply for one in the form of a day hunting license.

 

Information

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 have passed a falconry exam.

Documents required

  • Proof of identity (e.g. ID card or passport)
  • Hunting license issued in the home country within the last three years
  • Falconry license issued in the home country within the last three years
  • current photograph
  • Proof of statutory hunting liability insurance

Please note

There are no special features.

Deadlines

The daily hunting license is valid for 14 consecutive days.

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 paragraph 1 - 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

Links on the Internet

Address and contact information

Hamburg police

Mon 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tue 7 a.m. to 12 p.m., Thu 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Due to many telephone inquiries, we are sometimes difficult to reach by telephone.



All firearms and hunting law matters can also be handled in writing


to be edited. Applications as well as hunting and weapons law documents can be sent by post,


Email or by putting it in your home mailbox.



Due to the current situation, processing at the hunting and weapons authority may take several months.


We ask for your patience and will get back to you without being asked.

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Last updated: 06.02.2026