Applying for a falconry hunting license for the first time
If you would like to hunt with griffins or falcons in Germany, the so-called Beizjagd, you will need a German falconry hunting license in your name. You can apply for this as a day hunting license.
- ID card
- Hunting license or special hunting license for falconers or certificate of the hunting examination or certificate of the special hunting examination for falconers
- Certificate of the falconry examination
- current photograph
- Proof of statutory hunting liability insurance
- at least 18 years old at the time of issue
- personal reliability
- physical fitness
- completed hunting liability insurance
- passed falconry examination
Administration Fee: 15,00 EURPayment in advance: NoIn addition to the administration fee of 15 euros, there is also the hunting fee of 10 euros.
You can submit the application in writing or, if available, online.
If you submit the application in writing, complete it 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 falconry license.
The daily hunting license is valid for 14 consecutive days.
Written form required: yes
Informal application possible: no
Personal appearance necessary: no
Online services available: yes
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
17.08.2023
The responsibility lies with the lower hunting authorities.
