Erlaubnis zur gewerbsmäßigen Zucht oder Haltung von Wirbeltieren Erteilung

Section 11 paragraph 1 no. 8a of the Animal Welfare Act (TierSchG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tierschg/__11.html

§ 6 Fee Schedule for Public Consumer Protection (GebOöV)
https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-VerbrSchGebOHAV3P6

You can apply for a permit to breed or keep vertebrates commercially. This permit does not apply to farm animals or captive game.

If you want to keep or breed vertebrates commercially, you need a permit.

• Application for permission under the Animal Welfare Act
• Submission of a certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority, not older than 6 months
• Information from the Central Trade Register, not older than 6 months

Please provide the following information in your application:

• planned activities
• Place of business (business address)
• Owner of the business (name, address, date and place of birth)
• Information about the person responsible for the activities, if this person is not the same as the respective business owner (name, address, date and place of birth)
• Species and the respective numbers of animals to be kept

Please submit the following documents with your application:

• Evidence of the reliability of the business owner
• Evidence of the expertise and reliability of the responsible person
• Site plan of the buildings and areas showing the use as well as rental or lease agreement or declaration of ownership

• There are no animal welfare concerns.
• The responsible persons and their deputies have the necessary expertise
• You or the business owner have the necessary personal and financial reliability.
• The available premises and facilities are suitable for keeping the animals in a species-appropriate manner.
• They keep and breed the vertebrates for professional reasons.
• The animals are not used in animal testing.
• The animals’ organs and tissues are not used for scientific purposes.

Fees apply. The amount depends on the processing effort.

• You submit an application for a permit under the Animal Welfare Act along with the required documents to the responsible authority.
• The responsible authority will review your documents and request additional documents or information from you if necessary.
• The responsible authority will examine your application.
• You will receive a notification.

Processing usually takes 4 to 6 months at most if all necessary documentation is provided.

You need permission before you start keeping the animals.

The permit applies only to the species and maximum number of animals with which the activity is to be carried out, as well as to the premises and facilities specified in the application. A permit issued based on incorrect information is invalid and can be revoked at any time.
Obtain all necessary building permits for the buildings you intend to use from the relevant building authority before applying for permission under the Animal Welfare Act.

Contradiction

• Commercial breeding or keeping of vertebrates
• Exception: farm animals and captive game
• Application for a permit required

District Office Altona