Procedure descriptions

Commercial manufacture and/or trade in weapons – Notifying the opening or closure of a branch or subsidiary

Notice of the opening or closure of a branch or a dependent branch engaged in the commercial manufacture and/or trade of firearms must be submitted in writing to the competent authority.

Failure to give such notice constitutes an administrative offence under Section 53(1)(8) of the Weapons Act (WaffG).

Responsible authority

the district police authorities

The district police authority is, depending on your place of residence:

  • the district administration office,
  • the city council (in urban districts and major district towns) or
  • the administrative association
Stadt Böblingen

Hausanschrift

Marktplatz 16
71032 Böblingen
To the electronic timetable information

Hausanschrift

Konrad-Zuse-Straße 90
71034 Böblingen
To the electronic timetable information

Contact

Telefon 07031 669-0
Fax 07031 6699909
E-Mail onlineredaktion@boeblingen.de
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Details

Prerequisite

The licence to manufacture firearms or the licence to trade in firearms has been granted.

Procedure

The notification must be made by the holder of the firearms manufacturing or trading licence to the firearms authority responsible for the location of the branch or dependent branch.

Deadlines

The notification must be made within two weeks of the opening or closure.

Required documents

  • Firearms manufacturing licence or firearms trading licence

Costs

none

Miscellaneous

none

Legal basis

Waffengesetz (WaffG):

  • § 21 Gewerbsmäßige Waffenherstellung, Waffenhandel

Release note

Machine generated, based on the German release by:Innenministerium Baden-Württemberg, 11.06.2026