Falconer's examination (Falknerprüfung) - apply for admission to the examination

• Personal attendance You must appear in person for the examinations. • Observe the registration deadline The application for admission to the Falknerprüfung (falconry examination) must be received by the Jagdbehörde (hunting authority) in writing or electronically by 15 January or by 15 July. • A passed Jägerprüfung (hunting examination) or restricted Jägerprüfung, or the application for admission to the concurrently running Jägerprüfung (hunting examination) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/350568/ • Advance payment of the examination fee • For online applications: activated online ID function (eID) (optional) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329833/ For this you need: • your electronic identity card, the Unionsbürgerkarte (eID card for citizens of other EU member states) or the 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

• Antrag auf Zulassung zur Falknerprüfung (application for admission to the falconry examination) You can submit the application either online, or use the form and submit the (paper) application in writing by post. • For online applications: please have all required documents and evidence 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 no larger than 5 MB. • Polizeiliches Führungszeugnis (police clearance certificate) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/ no older than three months • Proof of the Prüfungsgebühr (examination fee) paid to the Landeshauptkasse Berlin (Berlin State Central Cash Office) • Proof of an already passed Jägerprüfung (hunting examination) or restricted hunting examination, or the application for admission to a concurrently running hunting examination • For minors: written declaration of consent from the legal guardian/representative

• Application for admission to the falconry examination (Falknerprüfung) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/_assets/natur-gruen/service/formulare/

150.00 euros

• Jäger- und Falknerprüfungsordnung (Hunters' and Falconers' Examination Regulation) § 18 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-Jagd_FalkPrVBEV5P18 • Bundesjagdgesetz (BJagdG – Federal Hunting Act) §§ 15 et seq. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bjagdg/BJNR007800952.html#BJNR007 • Umweltschutzgebührenordnung (UGebO – Environmental Protection Fee Schedule), Annex, tariff item 6040 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-UmwGebVBEV12Anlage

• 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

• 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