Hunting exam (Jägerprüfung) - Apply for admission to the exam
Jägerprüfung - Zulassung zur Prüfung beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
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Book an appointment
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Requirements
• Personal appearance
You must appear in person for the examinations.
• Note the registration deadline (Anmeldefrist)
The application for admission to the Jägerprüfung (hunting examination) must be received in writing or electronically by the Jagdbehörde (hunting authority) by 15 January, or, if a second examination is held, by 15 July.
• Payment of the examination fee (Gebühr) in advance
• For online applications: activated online ID function (eID) (optional) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329833/
For this you need:
• Your electronic Personalausweis (identity card), Unionsbürgerkarte (eID card for Union citizens), or electronic Aufenthaltstitel (residence permit) (eAT), each with the online ID function (eID) activated, and your PIN,
• an external card reader or a modern, NFC-capable smartphone with an Android or iOS operating system,
• the "AusweisApp" software
Documents you need
Application for admission to the (restricted) hunting examination (Jägerprüfung)
You can submit the application either online, or you can use the form and submit the (paper) application in writing by post.
• For online applications: Please have all required documents and proof ready to upload in PDF, JPG, JPEG or PNG format. The total size of your files must not exceed 30 MB. A single file may be a maximum of 5 MB.
• Certificate of good conduct (Führungszeugnis) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/
not older than three months
• Proof of payment of the examination fee to the Landeshauptkasse Berlin (Berlin State Treasury)
• Proof of hunting liability insurance for the hunting weapons examination
Only required for the hunting examination, not required for the restricted hunting examination.
• For minors: written declaration of consent from the legal representative
• For the restricted hunting examination: declaration
Please attach, in addition to the documents, a declaration to your application stating that you wish to take part in the restricted hunting examination.
Forms
• Application for admission to the hunting exam (Antrag auf Zulassung zur Jägerprüfung) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/_assets/natur-gruen/service/formulare/
• Application for admission to the restricted hunting exam (Antrag auf Zulassung zur eingeschränkten Jägerprüfung) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/_assets/natur-gruen/service/formulare/
Fees
• 250.00 euros: for the hunting examination (Jägerprüfung)
• 200.00 euros: for the restricted hunting examination
Legal basis
• Hunting and Falconry Examination Regulation (Jäger- und Falknerprüfungsordnung) §§ 4, 16 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=Jagd%2FFalkPrV_BE_!_4
• Federal Hunting Act (Bundesjagdgesetz, BJagdG) §§ 15 ff www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bjagdg/BJNR007800952.html#BJNR007
• Environmental Protection Fees Regulation (Umweltschutzgebührenordnung, UGebO) Annex, Tariff Item 6040 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?d=jlr-UmwGebVBEV12Anlage
Processing time
• at the latest 2 weeks before the examination: written notice of admission to or refusal of the examination
• within 2 weeks after the examination: if you pass, receipt of the examination certificate with official seal; if you fail, written notice
Further information
• Information on the hunting and falconry examination (Jäger- und Falknerprüfung) (Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt - Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/natur-und-gruen/jagd-und-wildtiere/jag
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- Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt
- SenMVKU (Am Köllnischen Park 3)
Original
Service number 350568 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/350568/