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Insemination stations and embryo collection units Permission
Service Description
If you want to operate an insemination station, embryo collection or production unit for cattle, pigs, sheep, goats or equines, you need a permit under the Animal Breeding Act.
The permit is granted if
- a veterinarian is in charge of the veterinary technical aspects of the facility or the performance of the veterinary technical tasks by a veterinarian contractually bound to the insemination station is guaranteed,
- the personnel required for proper operation is available,
- the facilities required for the collection, treatment, storage and delivery of semen are available, and
- in the case of an insemination station, the male breeding animals are present.
The permit refers to the respective facility with its operational parts as well as to the respective animal species. As a rule, it is granted for 10 years. It can be reissued.
Process flow
The operator's license must be obtained from the animal husbandry authority locally competent for the location of the facility.
The procedure is as follows:
- An informal application with the required documents for an operating permit must be submitted in writing.
- After an on-site inspection to check that the requirements for approval have been met, a decision is made on the granting of the permit.
- Permission is granted subject to conditions, if applicable.
Who should I contact?
Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas
Department 32 Livestock
Naumburger Street 98
07743 Jena
Competent authority
Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas
Department 32 Livestock
Naumburger Street 98
07743 Jena
Requirements
- The registered office of their facility is in Germany.
- They can ensure that the animal disease hygiene requirements necessary to keep livestock healthy are met.
- They can ensure that a veterinarian is in charge of the veterinary technical aspects of the facility or that the veterinary technical requirements are fulfilled by a veterinarian under contract.
Which documents are required?
- the name, address and indication of the legal form of the operator
- the addresses of all parts of the establishment and their function in the collection, treatment, storage and delivery of semen or oocytes and embryos
- indication of the scope of activity
What are the fees?
Issuance of the permit
- for cattle, pigs and horses 500,00 to 1.600,00 EURO
- for sheep and goats100,00 to 300,00 EURO
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The permit should be applied for at least eight weeks before the planned start of operation of the facility or before the expiration of the previous permit.
Processing duration
about 6 to 8 weeks
Legal basis
Applications / forms
An appeal against the decision may be lodged with the authority named in the decision within one month of notification of the decision. The appeal may be filed in writing, in electronic form and in writing.
If the objection is not upheld, an action may be brought before the court named in the notice of objection.
Appeal
- Written form required: yes
- Personal appearance required for application: no
- Personal appearance required for on-site inspection: yes
What else should I know?
Author
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Technically approved by
Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas (TLLLR)
Professionally released on
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
Competent Authority
Thüringer Landesamt für Landwirtschaft und Ländlichen Raum (TLLLR) - Referat 32 - Nutztierhaltung
Address
07743 Jena
