Game enclosures; notification and application for a hunting permit

The construction, expansion and operation of game enclosures must be notified to the district administrative authority at least one month in advance, and commercial enclosure management four weeks before commencement of the activity.

Enclosures in which game is kept for hunting purposes require a hunting permit; for other game enclosures, this applies from a minimum size of 10 ha. The permit is issued by the district administrative authority as the lower hunting authority.

Game reserves in which hoofed game is kept for hunting purposes and used for hunting activities can be recognized as game parks. The term "game park" may only be used for such recognized game enclosures. The higher hunting authority (= government) is responsible for recognizing game enclosures as game parks.

1. the game enclosure does not unreasonably restrict the habitat of the game species outside the enclosure,
2. the practice of hunting is not significantly impaired and
3. the game enclosure is secured in such a way that the animals cannot escape.

Furthermore, the establishment of game enclosures in which game is kept for hunting purposes may only be approved if they are at least the size of a private hunting ground and their areas are owned by one person or a community of persons.

In addition, nature conservation and, where applicable, animal welfare requirements must be observed.

• Notification and application for approval - construction, expansion and operation of an enclosure for agricultural gamekeeping

• Requirements for the establishment of agricultural game enclosures

  Appendix 1

• Guidelines for the keeping of fallow deer, red deer, sika deer and mouflon (GehegewildR)

• Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry - Gamekeeping

• Agricultural gamekeeping; notification of the construction, expansion and operation of an animal enclosure
• Hunting license and falconry license; application for issue and renewal