Issue or renew a fishing licence

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If you want to fish/fish in Hessen, you must have a valid fishing licence. You can apply for this from your local council.

Special information for - City of Rodgau

How do I do this with the city of Rodgau?

When?

How?

  • On site
    • In the Bürgerservice / Hintergasse 15, 63110 Rodgau

What do I need for this?

  • Valid identity card or passport
  • Expired fishing licence or proof of completed fishing test

Costs?

  • Between €7.50 and €86
    (details below)


General, more detailed information can be found below.


  • Service description

    Anyone wishing to fish in Hesse requires a valid fishing licence. The responsible municipality issues or renews this licence on application. The prerequisite is that a Hessian or Hessian-recognised fishing examination has been passed or that there are circumstances that make it unnecessary to take the fishing examination.
    If the respective legal requirements are met, the supreme fishing authority recognises the state or state-recognised fishing examinations and fishing licences of other federal states [see general decree of 21.07.2011 (StAnz. 32/2011 p. 1035)].
    If you do not have the right to fish in the respective body of water, you also require a fishing licence from the fishing rights holder or the fishing leaseholder of the body of water.
     

  • Procedure

    You can apply for a fishing licence, including renewal, at the municipal council responsible for you. Depending on the municipality, you may have to appear in person, or you can apply for a fishing licence by post or online:

    • After successfully passing the fishing examination, you submit an application for a fishing licence.
    • You submit the fishing licence certificate and a current photograph and prove your identity by means of an identity card or passport (see "Required documents").
    • Your municipal council will check the documents.
    • You will receive your fishing licence after paying the fees.
       

  • Prerequisites

    • You must be at least 14 years old.
    • You have passed a fishing examination or are exempt from taking it (see "Required documents")
    • There are no grounds for refusal (Section 32 of the Hessian Fisheries Act of 17 November 2022).
       

  • Which documents are required?

    • Examination certificate from a Hessian fishing examination that meets the requirements of the Hessian Fishing Ordinance (HFischV) or a recognised fishing examination from another federal state

    or
    Proof of completed vocational or master craftsman training as a fisherman or fisherwoman
    or
    Proof of ongoing training as a fisherman or fisherwoman
    or
    Proof of a successfully passed examination in fisheries science at the training prescribed for the higher and higher state forestry service
    or
    Proof of scientific training in the field of fisheries
    or
    Proof that you held a valid domestic fishing licence on 29 December 1990 or within the last five years before this date and that you have already been issued a new fishing licence after this date. Proof that you held a valid domestic fishing licence on 29 December 1990 or within the last five years before this date and that you have already been issued a new fishing licence after this date

    • Identity card or passport
    • a current photograph
       

  • What fees are incurred?

    Administration fee in EUR

    Fishing levy in EUR

    Annual fishing licence or special fishing licence

    10,00

    7,50

    Five-year fishing licence or five-year special fishing licence

    18,00

    27,00

    Ten-year fishing licence or special ten-year fishing licence

    36,00

    50,00

  • What deadlines do I have to observe?

    The fishing licence is issued for 1 year, 5 or 10 years. It can be extended if the requirements for issuing the licence are still met.

    Period of validity: 1-10 years

  • Legal basis

  • Legal remedy

    Information on possible legal remedies and deadlines can be found in the information on legal remedies in your notification

  • Applications / Forms

    Forms available: No
    Written form required: No
    Informal application possible: Yes
    Personal appearance required: No
     

  • Short text

    • Fishing licence incl. renewal Issue
    • Application is possible after successfully passing the fishing examination
    • Required documents:
      • Examination certificate of a Hessian fishing examination corresponding to the requirements of the Hessian Fishing Ordinance (HFischV) or a recognised fishing examination of another federal state, or
      • Proof of completed professional or master craftsman training as a fisherman or fisherwoman, or
      • Proof of ongoing training as a fisherman or fisherwoman, or
      • Proof of successful completion of the examination in fisheries science required for the higher and higher state forestry service, or
      • Proof of scientific training in the field of fisheries, or
      • Proof that you held a valid domestic fishing licence on 29 December 1990 or within the last five years before this date and that you have already been issued a new fishing licence after this date, and
      • identity card or passport, and
      • a current photograph
    • Municipal council examines the documents
    • The fishing licence is issued after payment of the fees
    • Prerequisites:
      • Minimum age: 14 years
      • Fishing examination passed or exempt from taking
      • There are no grounds for refusal (Section 32 of the Hessian Fisheries Act of 17 November 2022)
    • Application in person, in writing or online
    • Responsible: Municipal council
       

  • Further information

  • Issuing body

    Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (HMUKLV), Department VI, Division 3

  • Typing

    4

Responsible departments