Foreigner Youth Falconer Hunting Licence - Apply for an annual hunting licence for the first time

If you are a young foreigner in Germany who wants to hunt with griffins or falcons and you have not passed a German falconry exam, you must carry a foreign youth falconer hunting license in your name.

If you are a foreign citizen and would like to practice pickling in Germany, you will need a German falconry licence and hunting licence in your name. If you are not yet 18 years old, you can only be issued a foreigner youth falconer hunting license and foreigner youth hunting license. If you do not provide proof of a German falconer and hunter examination, you can apply for annual hunting licenses for foreigners under certain conditions.

The responsibility is incumbent on the lower hunting authority.

You can apply for the annual hunting licences for foreigners at the lower hunting authority in whose area of responsibility you would like to carry out pickling hunting.

• Identity card
• Hunting license of the home country
• Falconry hunting license of the home country
• if applicable, certificate of the hunter's examination with, if applicable. supplementary documents
• if applicable, certificate of the falconer's examination with any additional documents
• current photograph
• Proof of statutory hunting liability insurance
• Consent of the person with custody

Written form required: yes

Informal application possible: no

Personal appearance required: no

Online services available: yes

• Possession of valid hunting licenses from your home country
• Falconer and hunter exams taken abroad, which are comparable to the German falconer and hunter exam
• at least 16 and not yet 18 years old at the time of issue
• Main residence not in Germany
• personal reliability
• Physical aptitude
• Hunting liability insurance
• passed falconer's exam
• Consent of legal guardians

§ 15 paragraphs 1 - 3 and 5 - 7 as well as § 16 Federal Hunting Act (BJagdG)

Contradiction

You can submit the application in writing or, if available, online.

If you submit the application in writing, fill it out and submit it by post or in person to the competent authority.

The application and the evidence to be provided will be checked for completeness and correctness.

If you meet all the requirements, you will be issued a foreigner youth falconer hunting license.

The annual hunting licence is valid for a maximum of three consecutive hunting years. The hunting year begins on 01/04 and ends on 31/03.

With the fee for the issuance or renewal of the hunting license, a hunting fee of five times the amount of the fee is charged.: Administrative fine from 17,00 EUR to 32,00 EUR (Information on cost composition can be found here)

With a youth hunting license, you may only hunt if accompanied by a legal guardian who is experienced in hunting or a supervisor with hunting experience who has been commissioned in writing by your legal guardian(s).

With a youth hunting license, you are not allowed to participate in group hunts.