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Animals - dangerous wild animals - exemption permit for non-commercial keeping

Tiere - gefährliche Wildtiere - Ausnahmegenehmigung für nicht gewerbsmäßige Haltung
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Non-commercial keeping of dangerous animals of wild-living species is generally prohibited in the State of Berlin. For keeping the following species, an exemption permit (Ausnahmegenehmigung) may be issued subject to conditions: Cats (Felidae) that do not belong to the big cats (Pantherinae), pumas (Puma concolor), or cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), Monkeys (Simiae), all species except great apes (Hominidae), prosimians (Prosimiae), and marmosets/tamarins (Callithrichidae) Dogs (Canidae), all wild-living species except wolves (Canis lupus) Giant snakes [pythons (Pythonidae) and boas (Boidae)] that can reach a total body length of at least 2 m when fully grown All species of beaded lizards and Gila monsters (Helodermatidae) Monitor lizards (Varanidae), all species that can reach a body length (head-to-trunk length, excluding tail) of at least 50 cm when fully grown Turtles: snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) and alligator snapping turtle (Macrolemys temminickii) Tarantulas: Poecilotheria spp. and Haplopelma lividum

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Requirements

• Proof of expertise and reliability The person responsible for the activity must have the necessary specialist knowledge and skills as well as the required reliability, and must be able to demonstrate this. • Spatial requirements The rooms and facilities used for the activity must allow for the feeding, care, and housing of the animals in accordance with legal requirements.

Documents you need

• Sachkundenachweis (proof of expertise) www.berlin.de/ba-neukoelln/politik-und-verwaltung/aemter/ord Proof of a Sachkundenachweis (proof of expertise) or a suitable completed training qualification must be submitted. • Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) <https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjk5dHMgcfVAhXCWhoKHeVdDa8QFggzMAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fservice.berlin.de%2Fdienstleistung%2F120926%2Fstandort%2F122280%2Fpdf%2F&usg=AFQjCNHgxkvoVG1ENdaZ2KIMbnsV-pjkpg> Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) pursuant to Section 30 (5) of the Bundeszentralregistergesetz (Federal Central Criminal Register Act) (certificate of good conduct for submission to the authority). The Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) is available from the Bürgeramt (citizens' office). • Antrag (application form) The application form is sent on request.

Fees

40.00 euros to 320.00 euros

Legal basis

• Verordnung über das Halten gefährlicher Tiere wildlebender Arten (Ordinance on Keeping Dangerous Animals of Wild Species) <https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwiy-Pb_gcfVAhUFVRoKHaJMD7EQFggtMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.berlin.de%2Fsen%2Fverbraucherschutz%2F_assets%2Faufgaben%2Ftierschutz%2Fvo___ber_das_halten_gef__hrlicher_tiere_wildlebender_arten.pdf&usg=AFQjCNFokHefgEH9gIRKN8umnvfxzX63wg> • Tarifstelle 33510 der Verordnung über die Erhebung von Gebühren im Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen (GesSozArbVGebO) (Tariff item 33510 of the Ordinance on the Collection of Fees in Health and Social Affairs) <http://gesetze.berlin.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=Ges%2FSozWGebO%20BE%20Anlage&psml=bsbeprod.psml&max=true>

Who is responsible

The district Ordnungsamt (public order office) in which the animal is to be kept is responsible.

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Original

German original

Service number 326760 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326760/