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Brief description
In addition to farmers, private individuals with so-called hobby livestock farming must also register their animals or report their business.Description
Anyone wishing to keep terrestrial animals (birds, land mammals, bees and bumblebees) must notify the competent authority before commencing the activity, stating their name, address, location of the holding and description of its facilities, categories, species and the number of terrestrial animals kept and the capacity of the holding, type of holding and other aspects relating to the holding that are relevant for determining the risk it poses.
The only exceptions are households in which pets are kept.
Changes and the cessation of animal husbandry must also be reported.
Prerequisites
You keep one of the animal species listed above.
An establishment number (registration number in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/429) must be available. This must be applied for at the responsible Office for Food, Agriculture and Forestry. If an establishment number already exists, it may need to be extended.
Deadlines
The notification must be made before the animal is kept.
The responsible office must be informed of any changes immediately.
Costs
noneLegal basis
- Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council on animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health ("Animal Health Law")
- § Section 26 Ordinance on protection against the spread of animal diseases in livestock traffic (Livestock Traffic Ordinance - ViehVerkV)
Notes
Keepers of cattle, pigs, sheep, hens and turkeys must also register their livestock with the animal disease insurance fund.
The keeper of land animals must keep a register of livestock.
In addition, the receipt and delivery of cattle, sheep, goats or pigs must be reported to the Animal Origin Tracing and Information System (HIT database).