Issue or renew a fishing licence
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
Further information
Issuing body
Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (HMUKLV), Department VI, Division 3