Fishing license issuance
If you want to fish in Lower Saxony, you need a fishing license in many cases. It is not mandatory under fishing law; however, most holders of fishing rights make it a condition for the issue of fishing licences.
If you want to fish in inland waters where you are not a fishing licence or a fishing leaseholder, you will need a certificate issued by the authorised person (fishing licence) in addition to the fishing licence or identity card. The same applies to the coastal waters of the Weser in Lower Saxony.
The fishing permit (fishing permit) must be obtained from the owner or the fishing leaseholder of the water. Questions about this can often be answered by the local fishing associations.
Information on the Lower Saxony fishing examination can be found on the websites of the angling associations mentioned below or from your local fishing club.
Anglerverband Niedersachsen e.V.
Sportfischerverband im Landesfischereiverband Weser-Ems e. V.
Who should I contact?
The responsibility lies with the municipality, the Joint Community and the city in which you have your residence.
Requirements
- Completion of the age of 14
- passed fishing examination, either:
- at a recognised national fishing association, or
- as prescribed in another federal state or
- Passed examination as a professional fisherman
- in addition, in the case of minor applicants:
- Interview of a legal representative with identity card
Which documents are required?
- certificate of passing the prescribed fisherman's examination, or
- Proof of examination as a professional fisherman
- Passport photo
- Identity card
- in addition, in the case of minor applicants:
- Interview of a legal representative with identity card
What are the fees?
Emission: 45,00 EURPayment in advance: No
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
There are no deadlines to be observed. The fishing licence shall be valid for an unlimited period.
Legal basis
§§ 57 to 59 Lower Saxony Fisheries Act (Nds. FischG)
Regulation on fishing in inland waters (Inland Fisheries Regulation)
What else should I know?
In Lower Saxony, there is only a lifetime fishing license, no youth or tourist license, as offered by other countries.
The federal states have agreed at the level of the fisheries ministries that the state examinations and also the fishing license are mutually recognised.
A fishing levy is not levied in Lower Saxony.
Technically approved by
Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Author
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