Game meat; application for compensation payment

As a result of the reactor accident in Chernobyl in 1986, the radiation exposure of wild animals is still above the permissible limit of 600 becquerels (Bq/kg) in some cases. Excess levels are particularly noticeable in wild boar due to their diet and lifestyle. Compensation can be applied for from the lower hunting authority for game that can no longer be used in accordance with the Directive on the Settlement of Compensation Claims under the Atomic Energy Act. Testing wild boar for radiation contamination ensures that only game that is safe and uncontaminated for consumption is sold.

Game with a radiocesium contamination of more than 600 bq/kg is no longer suitable for consumption and may not be sold. You should therefore dispose of the shot animal via the rendering plant.

Victims can receive compensation from the Federal Office of Administration in Cologne for the game that can no longer be used in accordance with the Directive on the Settlement of Compensation Claims under Section 38 (2) of the Atomic Energy Act following the reactor accident in Chernobyl (Compensation Directive).

Compensation is paid for game contaminated by radiation and for radiation measurement, but the costs of destruction are not covered.

• Application for compensation in accordance with the Compensation Directive under Section 38 (2) of the Atomic Energy Act
• Application for compensation in accordance with the Compensation Directive under Section 38 (2) of the Atomic Energy Act (fill in online)

• Directive on the settlement of compensation claims pursuant to Section 38 (2) of the Atomic Energy Act following the reactor accident in Chernobyl (Compensation Directive)

The application must be submitted to the competent lower hunting authority (district administrative authority).

After checking and registering the application, the lower hunting authority forwards it to the Federal Office of Administration in Cologne for compensation payment.