Keeping animals

There are more than 30 million pets living in households in Germany. Do you keep pets and have questions, for example about dog tax and keeping dogs? This section provides contacts at public authorities and information about keeping animals, pet taxes and legal questions, ranging from registering a dog to the protection of animals to keeping wild animals.

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Applying for a permit to import and export protected plant and animal species

Do you want to import or export live or dead animals and plants, or parts or products with components thereof? If these fall under the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), you will need a permit.

Beekeeping - Apply for funding

If you run a beekeeping business in Thuringia, you can receive a subsidy for keeping and breeding bees. You must apply for this in writing to the competent authority.

Consumer rights and guarantees when shopping

Legal guarantee of conformity for goods A. Institute of the statutory warranty Consumers have a right to expect that the goods they have purchased are free of defects. I...

Contact point for online dispute resolution

The contact point for online dispute resolution. Your free point of contact for disputes with a company in another EU country.

Deregister dog ownership

The deregistration of a dog must be reported immediately to the competent authority.

Deregister dog tax

If you are no longer a dog owner, you must opt out of the dog tax.

Dog tax

If you keep a dog, you may have to pay a dog tax, if your municipality provides for this. You can find information about this here.

Dog tax reduction

Under certain circumstances, you may be eligible for a dog tax reduction.

Dogs: Commercial keeping - Permission

If you want to keep dogs commercially, you need a permit from the competent authority. Requirements: The person responsible for the activity must have the professional...

Epidemic

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European Consumer Center Germany

The European Consumer Center is your point of contact if you have a question about your rights in Europe or a dispute with a company from another EU country, Iceland or Norway. Our services are free of charge for consumers.

Pest control

Hygienic pests, such as pest rodents (Norway rat, house rat and house mouse) and vermin (arthropods, e.g. cockroaches, meal moths, bacon beetles), contaminate food and/or...

Register dog ownership

The keeping of a dog must be reported immediately to the competent authority.

Register dog tax

If you are the owner of a dog, you must register for the dog tax.

Report rats

If you find a rat infestation, then you must remove it or report it to the appropriate agency.

Show construction of an animal enclosure

You must notify the lower nature conservation authority of the construction of animal enclosures.

Taking animals, plants, alcohol, tobacco and cigarettes with you when traveling in the EU

What you are allowed to take with you when you travel to another EU country, enter the EU from outside the EU or leave the EU.

Travel with pets (pets)

Here you will find information about traveling abroad with a pet or importing a pet from abroad.

Veterinary certificate for the identification of a dog according to the Thuringian Chippflichtverordnung (compulsory chip ordinance)

All dogs in Thuringia must be identified with a microchip. This is injected by a veterinarian and contains a transponder number, which ensures an exact assignment of the dog. As proof, every dog owner receives a certificate from the veterinarian.

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