On April 3, 2020, the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for Rural Areas and Consumer Protection (MLR) issued a letter which, in combination with the 3rd Weapons Amendment Act of February 20, 2020, cancels the ban of the use of dual-use night sights for killing wild boar.

In Bavaria, the use of night vision technology for hunting is generally prohibited. This prohibition can, however, be lifted by applying to the lower hunting authority from the area tenant. The technology used no longer needs to be specified, which is why both devices with thermal imaging technology and residual light amplifiers can be used, even if the "electronic amplification" is technically based with the help of an artificial light source. Hunters may also use devices that illuminate the target without a residual light amplifier (& quot; e.g. flashlights with a connection to the hunting rifle & quot;) when hunting wild boar.

In Berlin, according to the general decree on the restriction of bans in accordance with Section 22 (4) of the State Hunting Act of June 15, 2020, the use of night target devices to kill wild boar is permitted.

In the ordinance for the implementation of the Hunting Act for the State of Brandenburg (BbgJagdDV) of June 28th, 2019, the use of night target devices for hunting wild boar is permitted according to §3.

There has been no change to the hunting law in Bremen so far. The use of night vision devices is therefore still prohibited there.

In Hamburg, the use of night vision technology for hunting is not yet allowed - however, the ban can be lifted in individual cases by the highest hunting authority of the BWVI.

In Hesse, the law on the effective control of African swine fever will apply from March 27, 2020. The use of night vision techniques to hunt wild boar is expressly permitted.

The hunting season regulation of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was changed on April 3rd, so that night sights for hunting wild boar are now allowed.

In Lower Saxony, with the amendment to the ordinance on the implementation of the Lower Saxony Hunting Act of August 28, 2019, night targeting technology may be used to kill wild boar in areas at risk of swine fever. Outside use is still prohibited.

With the change in the ASF hunting ordinance of North Rhine-Westphalia of January 28, 2021, night vision attachments can now also be used to prevent the spread of African swine fever when hunting wild boar. However, the shot must be fired from elevated positions and at a maximum of 100m.

In Rhineland-Palatinate, the general decree on killing wild boar using night vision attachments and night vision attachments has been in effect since June 23, 2020.

In Saarland, the thirteenth ordinance amending the ordinance for the implementation of the Saarland Hunting Act has been in effect since March 17th, 2020. There, the use of night vision attachments and night vision attachments when catching or killing wild boar is exempt from the ban to combat ASF and to avoid significant agricultural damage.

With the GVOB of the Ministry for the Environment, Agriculture and Energy of the State of Saxony-Anhalt from May 3rd, 2020, the use of night target technology for hunting wild boar was allowed.

In Saxony, the hunting law was changed in 2018 to allow the use of night vision devices when hunting wild boar. With the amendment to the German Weapons Act in February 2020, nothing stands in the way of the use of the devices.

In Schleswig-Holstein, since August 27, 2020, the use of night vision attachments is permitted. However, the hunter must be of legal age and have had the hunting license for one year.

In Thuringia, bans under hunting law can be suspended by the Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family for various reasons, e.g. to combat wild animals, to kill sick or caring game or to avoid excessive game damage.

< p> In addition, the prohibitions can also be lifted by individual orders.