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Grant approval for the slaughter of poultry from special husbandry systems
Service Description
If you wish to slaughter poultry from special husbandry systems, then you need permission from the competent body. They will check whether you meet the legal requirements.
Special forms of husbandry are:
- Extensive floor husbandry
- Free-range husbandry
- Rural free-range husbandry
- Farm free-range husbandry - unlimited outdoor access
- Poultry with information on the type of feeding
Process flow
- Receipt of the application
- Consultation with the authority, if necessary
- Examination of the requirements
- Issuance of approval by written decision
Who should I contact?
Please contact the Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas, Department 21 - Feed and Market Monitoring, Fertilization and Soil Protection.
Requirements
- Slaughterhouse registered with the competent veterinary and food control office.
- Obligation to keep records, broken down by type of husbandry to:
- the producers and their existing approval for the particular type of husbandry awarded.
- name and address of producers
- Number, total live or carcass weight of animals delivered and processed,
- date of sale, name and address of buyers
- Retention of records for a minimum period of six months after the last sale
Which documents are required?
Fully completed application form
What are the fees?
There are costs involved.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Approval must have been granted to you prior to performing any slaughtering.
Processing duration
If an application is submitted and the requirements are met, the processing time is approximately 2-3 weeks.
Legal basis
- Regulation (EC) No. 543/2008
- Regulation on marketing standards for poultry meat (GFlFleischV)
- Thuringian Administrative Costs Act (ThürVwKostG)
- Thuringian General Administrative Cost Regulations (ThürAllgVwKostO)
- Thuringian Administrative Cost Regulations for the Business Division of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture (ThürVwKostOMIL)
Applications / forms
According to notice
Author
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Technically approved by
Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas
Professionally released on
09.11.2021
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
Competent Authority
Thüringer Landesamt für Landwirtschaft und Ländlichen Raum (TLLLR) - Referat 21 - Futtermittel- und Marktüberwachung, Düngung und Bodenschutz
Address
Employees
Referatsbereich Marktüberwachung Vieh, Fleisch, Eier und Geflügel
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