Weapons and ammunition Apply for a permit to maintain customs
Description
If you as a traditional shooter need weapons and ammunition to maintain customs, a need for their acquisition and possession is recognized. The permit is limited to single-loader long guns and up to three repeating long guns as well as the ammunition intended for this purpose. As proof you need a certificate from the Customs Protection Association that you need these weapons to maintain the customs. An indication of customs is a long-standing tradition and practice. The use of weapons may only be a necessary part of the maintenance of customs and not the predominant purpose.
- You have reached the age of 18.
- They are reliable within the meaning of the Weapons Act.
- They are personally suitable within the meaning of the Weapons Act.
- You are knowledgeable within the meaning of the Weapons Act.
- You have a need within the meaning of § 16 of the Weapons Act.
- Proof of your expertise
- Proof of your needs by proof of the Customs Protection Association
- Proof that your weapons and/or ammunition are safely stored
Administration fee: EUR 50
Advertisement Purchase and transfer: within 2 weeks
Please contact your county's weapons department. If you live in Dessau-Roßlau, please also contact the weapons authority.
If you live in Halle or Magdeburg, please contact the respective police headquarters.
You can obtain permission as follows:
- You submit an application and submit the necessary documents
- the necessary documents will be checked, if necessary you must submit further necessary documents,
- Your age, your reliability, your personal suitability, your expertise and your needs are checked (§ 4 paragraph 1 numbers 1 to 4 WaffG)
- the decision on weapons law is made.
Ministry of the Interior of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
07.10.2020
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
