Passing the hunting exam is not the last step for a German hunter. Under the Federal Hunting Act, only a person who holds an annual hunting license may lease a hunting ground, and that person must already have held one in Germany for three years. Young people aged 16 and 17 can receive only a Jugendjagdschein, a youth hunting license. It allows them to hunt only in the company of a parent or guardian, or of a supervisor whom the guardian has appointed in writing. The law adds: die Begleitperson muß jagdlich erfahren sein, the companion must be experienced in hunting. Holders of the youth license may not take part in group hunts, the Gesellschaftsjagden.