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Which place to enter?

The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Licence to operate a shooting range: Licence to operate a shooting range

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If you wish to operate a fixed facility that is used for shooting sports or other shooting exercises with firearms, the testing of firearms or shooting with firearms for amusement (shooting range), or wish to significantly change its nature or the way in which it is used, you require a permit from the competent weapons authority.

No permit is required for shooting ranges where shooting takes place in closed rooms exclusively for the purpose of testing firearms or ammunition by firearms or ammunition manufacturers, by firearms or ammunition experts or by scientific institutions.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the county, the independent city, the large independent city and the independent municipality.

This procedure can also be carried out through a "Point of Single Contact". The "Point of Single Contact" is a special service offered by the municipalities and the state for service providers.

Responsible authorities

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Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Sicherheit und Ordnung
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Meppen
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Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62 , 49705 Meppen
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Telephone: 05931 44-0
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.emsland.de
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Contact

Henriette Schnieders
Telephone: 05931 44-1473
Email: Get in touch
Room:
F 473
responsible for:
Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62, 49705 Meppen
Address: Ordeniederung 1, 49716 Meppen
Email: Get in touch
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible
Address: Friedrichswall 1, 30159 Hannover
Postal address: Post Office Box 1 01, 30001 Hannover
Telephone: 0511 120-5521
Email: Get in touch

Requirements

The applicant will need:

  • the required reliability, and
  • possesses personal suitability, and
  • provides proof of insurance against liability as well as against accidents related to the operation of the shooting range.
  • Building and immission control permits for the construction of the shooting range
  • Expert opinion and acceptance by a shooting range expert

Which documents are required?

  • Certificate of competence
  • Proof of Reliability
  • Unlimited information from the Federal Central Register (§ 5 para. 5 no. 1 of the Weapons Act (WaffG))
  • Statement of the local police station (§ 5 para. 5 no. 3 WaffG)
  • Proof of need, if applicable
  • Proof of suitability
  • Proof of liability
  • Proof of accident insurance
  • If necessary, building permit and corresponding acceptance
  • If necessary, permits or orders in accordance with building or immission control regulations

What are the fees?

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

In the case of fixed or mobile shooting ranges, a permit is required before commencement of use.

If a licence has been granted for a shooting club and the reliability and suitability of a responsible person has been proven, after this person is no longer a member of the club, the club must report the person's resignation to the competent authority and appoint a new responsible person within two weeks and prove his or her reliability and suitability.

Legal basis

Appeal

You can find out about possible legal recourse from the responsible weapons authority.

Supporting institutions

  • Federal Central Register
  • Prosecution
  • Police station
  • Expert for shooting ranges
  • Building Regulations/Immission Control Authority
  • Foreigners' Registration Office, if applicable

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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