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The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Certificate of competence for keeping chickens for fattening

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Chickens for fattening may only be kept by those who are in possession of a valid certificate from the competent authority about their competence (certificate of competence).

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the district or the district-free city.

Responsible authorities

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Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Veterinärwesen und Verbraucherschutz
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Meppen
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Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62 , 49705 Meppen
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Telephone: 05931 44-0
Fax: 05931 44-3621
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.emsland.de
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

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Requirements

The certificate of competence shall be issued by the competent body if the applicant:

 

  • has attended a course recognised by the competent authority for the acquisition of expertise and proves the competence in the context of a successful examination by a veterinarian

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  • proves its knowledge and skills in the animal-friendly keeping of broilers by:
  • successfully completed training in the professions of animal keeper specialising in poultry farming or farmer,
  • successfully completed training in the profession of housekeeper with a focus on rural housekeeping by 30 June 1999,
  • a successfully completed university degree or university of applied sciences in the field of agriculture or veterinary medicine,
  • proof that he has kept a broiler flock of not less than 500 broilers for at least three years on his own responsibility and without objections to animal welfare law, or
  • a certificate attesting to the successful completion of an examination recognised as equivalent by the competent authority.

Applications / forms

The certificate of competence shall be issued by the competent authority on request.

  • Geflügel - Antrag auf Aufstellung Sachkundenachweis § 17 Tierschutznutztierhaltungsverordnung

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Which documents are required?

  • Proof of acquisition of expertise

What are the fees?

Fees may apply. Please contact the relevant authority.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Deadlines may have to be observed. Please contact the competent authority.

What else should I know?

Persons who have acquired proof of competence in another Member State of the European Union, Turkey or a state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area do not require an examination, provided that the proof of competence meets the requirements.

Legal basis

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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