Gewerbsmäßiges Entnehmen, Be- oder Verarbeiten wild lebender Pflanzen: Genehmigung beantragen

The removal, treatment and processing of wild plants and mushrooms requires an official permit if it is carried out commercially.

The commercial removal, treatment or processing of wild plants requires the approval of the authority responsible for nature conservation and landscape management, without prejudice to the rights of the owners and other authorized users. Permission must be granted if the population of the species in question is not endangered at the place of removal and the ecosystem is not significantly impaired. The removal must be carried out carefully. When deciding on removals for the purposes of regional seed production, the beneficial effects on the objectives of nature conservation and landscape management must be taken into account.

In this context, commercial means any removal and processing that exceeds the scope of the use specified in Section 39 para. 3 BNatSchG (careful removal in small quantities for personal use).

A derogation decision from the prohibition in Section 44 para. 1 no. 4 BNatSchG is also required for the removal of specially or particularly and strictly protected plants. The locally competent lower nature conservation authority is responsible for this decision. This authority is also responsible for deciding whether to grant a derogation from the prohibition on any impairment of protected biotopes or protected areas associated with the removal.

Please include the following information in your application:

• Applicant, company / facility
• Affected species and quantities of plant parts to be removed in kg
• Action applied for: natural extraction or processing/propagation
• Location of the extraction with parcel, size of the area in square meters, overview map 1:10,000 with marked extraction site
• Time/period
• Technology of extraction / processing

The State Office for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Geology provides the following application form. An informal application is also possible.

In this context, commercial means any removal and processing that exceeds the scope of the use specified in Section 39 para. 3 BNatSchG (careful removal in small quantities for personal use).

Plants in this sense also include lichens and fungi as well as developmental forms of plants (seeds, fruits, etc.).

Permission is granted if the population of the species in question is not endangered at the site of removal and the ecosystem is not significantly impaired.

If you wish to collect plants, plant parts, seeds, fruits, fungi or lichens in more than small quantities, please apply to the LUNG in advance.

• You submit the required information with full contact details.
• The LUNG will then decide on the application.

You must also ask the owner or user of the forest or area. The LUNG does not decide on this.

1 to 4 weeks

You need approval before you start.

• Ownership must be observed - the owner of the area must consent to the removal.
• The removal must be carried out with care. It must not endanger the existence of the species in question on site and must not significantly impair the ecosystem.
• A derogation decision from the prohibition in Section 44 para. 1 no. 4 BNatSchG is also required for the removal of specially protected or particularly and strictly protected plants. The local nature conservation authority is responsible for this decision. This authority is also responsible for deciding whether to grant a derogation from the prohibition on any impairment of protected biotopes or protected areas associated with the removal.

• Contradiction

• Commercial removal, treatment or processing of wild plants
• Requirements:
  • always if it is more than a small quantity for personal use
  • Plants, parts of plants, berries, seeds, mushrooms, lichens, fruits
  • picking, collecting, otherwise harvesting or processing
  • Application required in advance
  • Quantity, species, place and time are relevant
  • Note ownership
• Responsible: State Office for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Geology of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (LUNG)

Contact the State Office for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Geology of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (LUNG).