You must have a license to practice as a veterinarian or a permit to temporarily practice the veterinary profession.

Furthermore, you must have a suitable room in which medicinal products are manufactured, tested, stored, packaged or placed on the market (operating room). The requirements for the quality of the premises in accordance with Section 3 of the Ordinance on Veterinary Dispensaries must be complied with. Furthermore, the equipment required for the proper operation of your veterinary practice dispensary must be available in the operating rooms. The equipment must be in perfect working order. The relevant legal provisions on the trade in medicinal products, narcotics, the German Drug Price Ordinance and, if required by the nature and scope of the activity, the current official edition of the pharmacopoeia must be available on the premises.