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Service Description
If you want to trade in livestock commercially or transport livestock commercially or as part of animal production based on the division of labor, or operate a collection center, you must notify the competent authority. Any changes must also be notified without delay.
Granting of permission according to § 11 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 8 letter b Animal Protection Act
Who should I contact?
Contact your local veterinary and food control office.
Which documents are required?
The advertisement must contain the following information:
- Name and address of the trader,
- in case of operation of a collection point: the location of the collection point.
- Application: Form
- Proof of the necessary expertise (e.g. certificate of professional activity or training courses)
- Proof of qualification of staff (e.g. certificate of professional activity or training courses)
- Proof of suitable facilities and premises
- Proof of personal reliability (certificate of good conduct)
The exact requirements and proofs depend on the individual case.
What are the fees?
As a rule, fees are incurred in accordance with the respective cost or fee schedule.
In accordance with Annex Part C No. 3.1.8 of the Thuringian Administrative Cost Regulations for the Business Division of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Family and Health (ThürVwKostOMSFG) (see also under Documents)
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The notification must be made before the start of the activity.
Legal basis
- § 11 Livestock Traffic Ordinance (ViehVerkV)
- § Section 1 (2) of the Thuringian Implementation Act for the Animal Diseases Act (Thuringian Animal Diseases Act)
What else should I know?
A permit in accordance with Section 11 (1) sentence 1 no. 8 letter b of the Animal Welfare Act is required for commercial trading in vertebrates. Anyone who trades commercially in vertebrate animals must ensure that the persons working for him in sales, with the exception of trainees, have provided him with proof of their expertise based on their training, their previous professional or other dealings with animals or their appropriate instruction before taking up this activity.
The permit may only be granted if
a) the person responsible for the activity has, on the basis of his training or his previous professional or other contact with animals, the necessary technical knowledge and skills for this activity; proof of this must be provided on request in a technical interview with the competent authority.
b) the person responsible for the activity has the required reliability, and
(c) the premises and facilities allow the animals to be fed, cared for and housed in accordance with the requirements of Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act.
Explanation:
The person responsible for the activity is in each case the person who bears responsibility for the animals to which the activity extends, not only temporarily.
The professional knowledge and skills required for the activity can generally only be demonstrated by
- by a completed, state-recognized or other training that qualifies the person to handle animals to which the activity extends, or
- by at least three years of full-time or equivalent part-time handling of animals of corresponding species.
The practice of the activity may only be commenced after the permit has been granted. The competent authority shall prohibit the exercise of the activity to the person who does not have the permit (§ 11 paragraph 5 sentence 2 Animal Protection Act). The exercise of the activity prohibited under paragraph 5, sentence 2, may also be prevented by the competent authority by closing the premises or business premises (§ 11 para 7 Animal Protection Act).
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
Competent Authority
Landeshauptstadt Erfurt, Stadtverwaltung - Tierschutz und Tierarzneimittelüberwachung
Address
99084 Erfurt
