Shooting permit; application
Permission to shoot with a firearm is granted by a permit issued by the competent district administrative authority (district office or independent city).
Description
Permission to shoot with a firearm is granted by means of a permit issued by the district administrative authority responsible for you (district office or independent city) (§ 10 para. 5 WaffG).
In certain rare cases, shooting with firearms can also be without a permit. For example, shooting at a shooting range does not require a permit.
The need for a special shooting permit can be justified, for example, with the control of pests, insofar as the use of weapons is a suitable means of controlling the respective species (e.g. pest control in the fishing industry and in fruit or wine growing outside of § 12 para 4 WaffG).
Further reasons for need, which can lead to the granting of a shooting permit, can exist in the area of customs as well as in the shooting of wild game or other free-living animal species. The killing of feral domestic pigeons in inner city areas to protect the population from pathogens and historic buildings from damage by pigeon droppings is also not a hunting practice in the sense of the Federal Hunting Act and therefore requires a shooting permit under weapons law, for which a need must be made credible.
Prerequisites
A permit requires that the applicant
- has reached the age of 18, or 21 for the acquisition and possession of large-calibre weapons by sport shooters,
- has the required reliability and personal suitability,
- has demonstrated the necessary expertise,
- has proven a need
- has proven insurance against liability in the amount of 1 million euros - lump sum for personal injury and property damage.
In addition, a shooting permit requires the existence of a permit under weapons law for the acquisition and possession of the firearms with which shooting is to take place (weapons possession card) - see "Related topics".
Reliability is generally checked by the district administrative authority. Proof of expertise, need and liability insurance must be provided by the applicant.
Required documents
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Certificate of competence
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Proof of need
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Proof of insurance against liability in the amount of 1 million euros - lump sum for personal injury and property damage
Status: 20.08.2021
Responsible for editing: Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration
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