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Animals - Livestock Farming - Commercial Animal Husbandry - Registration

Tiere - Viehhaltung - Gewerbliche Tierhaltung - Registrierung
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Anyone wanting to keep cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, equidae, chickens, ducks, geese, pheasants, guinea fowl, partridges, pigeons, turkeys, quails or ratites must notify the competent authority before starting this activity, stating their name, their address, the number of animals expected to be kept on average per year, their type of use, and their location, for each respective animal species. The animal keeping is registered, and a registration number is issued for each location.

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Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• Animal welfare Animal welfare requirements for keeping the animals must be met. • Neighborhood The keeping of animals must not cause significant disturbances to the neighborhood. • Tierseuchenkasse (animal disease fund) Membership in the Tierseuchenkasse (animal disease fund) is mandatory for keeping certain types of livestock.

Documents you need

• Anmeldung (registration of residence) You can obtain a registration form from your responsible Ordnungsamt (public order office)

Fees

10.00 Euro - 120,00 Euro

Legal basis

• Tariff item 33020 of the Verordnung über die Erhebung von Gebühren im Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen (GesSozGebO) [Regulation on the Collection of Fees in the Health and Social Welfare Sector] of 28 June 1988 <https://gesetze.berlin.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=Ges%2FSozWGebO%20BE%20Anlage&psml=bsbeprod.psml&max=true> • Section 26 of the Verordnung zum Schutz gegen die Verschleppung von Tierseuchen im Viehverkehr (Viehverkehrsverordnung – ViehVerkV) [Regulation on Protection against the Spread of Animal Diseases through Livestock Transport], in the version promulgated on 3 March 2010 (BGBl. I p. 203) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/viehverkv_2007/BJNR127400007.html

Who is responsible

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

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 326764 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326764/