Änderungen als Transportunternehmen für Tiertransporte anzeigen

If there are any changes to the approval of your animal transport company, you must report these within 15 working days.

As a transporter, you must notify the competent authority within 15 working days of any changes to the information or documents that you have provided to the veterinary office as part of your animal transport authorization. Notification of such changes is essential in order to comply with the applicable requirements and to ensure the necessary transparency vis-à-vis the authorities. These licensing requirements ensure that your company has sufficiently qualified personnel and suitable equipment and that there are no serious violations of animal welfare laws.

• Notification of changes to the information on your license
• Copies of updated company management and equipment documents
• For long journeys: copies of updated driver qualifications and emergency plans

• You already have a valid license as a transport company.
• Changes relate to information or documents that are relevant to your existing license.
• For long journeys, updated driver qualifications and emergency plans are required if there are any changes.

Is based on the respective administrative fee schedule of the federal state or on the fee statutes of the authorities responsible under federal state law.

• Report changes to your approval information for animal transportation to the competent authority within 15 working days.
• Notification can be made electronically or in writing.
• Submit updated documentation on company management and equipment.
• For long journeys, add updated driver qualifications and emergency plans.
• After review, you will receive confirmation of the change to your registration information.
• Note: Failure to comply with the reporting requirement may jeopardize your registration and may result in sanctions or fines.

If all documents are complete, the responsible office will process the application promptly.

You must notify the competent authority within 15 days of any changes concerning information or documents relevant to the approval.

If you are a farmer, you do not need a license to transport your own animals in your own means of transport over a distance of less than 65 km from your farm.

Your notification is a formal communication to the competent authority. As this notification does not constitute a formal decision or direct action by the authority, there is no direct decision against which you can take legal action.

• Transport company for animal transports Changes
• Notification is a prerequisite for long animal transports.
• Failure to comply may result in sanctions or fines.

Forms available: Yes

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance necessary: No