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Official recognition of experts for the acceptance of character tests for dogs in accordance with §§ 8 and 9 ThürTierGefG

Service Description

Anyone wishing to carry out temperament tests in accordance with Sections 8 and 9 of the Thuringian Act for the Protection of the Public from Animal Dangers of 22 June 2011 (GVBl. page 93), as amended (ThürTierGefG), on dogs whose behavior is suspected of posing a potential threat to public safety requires official recognition as a competent person/expert by the Thuringian State Office of Administration in agreement with the State Office of Consumer Protection. After recognition, the competent person/expert is entered in a list maintained by the Thuringian State Office of Administration for the Free State of Thuringia (Section 1 of the Thuringian Wesenstestverordnung of January 19, 2012, GVBl. page 72, as amended).

Process flow

To obtain official recognition, an application must be submitted to the Thuringian State Office of Administration.

Who should I contact?

Please contact the Thüringer Landesverwaltungsamt, Referat 200, Jorge-Semprùn-Platz 4, 99423 Weimar.

Competent authority

Thuringian State Office of Administration (§ 1 para. 1 sentence 2 ThürWesenstestVO)

Requirements

  • Civil servant or practicing veterinarian or
  • appointed trainers for dogs in the service, rescue, therapy, guide dog for the blind or
  • assistance dogs for the disabled or
  • special suitability due to many years of experience in handling dogs
  • Equivalent recognition in another EU country or another federal state

Which documents are required?

  • Personal details
  • Training documents
  • Proof of knowledge acquired through training and further education

What are the fees?

expense-related; appointment fees of approx. 50.00 euros.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

none

Processing duration

3 months after submission of the complete documents

Legal basis

Applications / forms

Action before the competent administrative court; application for interim relief before the competent administrative court

Appeal

informal

What else should I know?

Before taking up their duties, the qualified person must take part in a training course on the uniform application of the character test at the Thuringian State Administration Office (§ 1 Para. 2 ThürWesenstestVO in conjunction with § 1 Para. 3 of the Thuringian Qualification Test Ordinance of January 19, 2012, GVBl. page 49, as amended - ThürSachkundePrüfVO -). In accordance with Section 1 of the Obligations Act, the competent person must be obliged to conscientiously fulfill their duties. They must regularly attend further training events - at least one subject-specific further training event within two years - and must prove this to the Thuringian State Administration Office with suitable documents (§ 1 Para. 2 ThürWesenstestVO in conjunction with § 1 Para. 3 Sentences 3 to 5 ThürSachkundePrüfVO).

Supporting institutions

Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection, Tennstedter Straße 8/9, 99947 Bad Langensalza

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Municipal Affairs

Professionally released on

10.01.2020

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)

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