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Your selected location: Emsland

Which place to enter?

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.

Recognition as an expert for dogs


In Lower Saxony, dog owners must have the necessary expertise to keep a dog. Upon request, this must be proven to the municipality by successfully passing a theoretical and a practical competence examination.

If you, as an examiner, want to carry out and accept the competence test for dog owners, you must be recognized by the competent authority (district or independent city). This recognition must take place before the start of the activity.

For recognition as an examiner, you must prove the necessary knowledge and skills.
 

Which documents are required?

  • Informal application for recognition as an examiner for the certificate of competence for dog owners
  • Proof (certificates)
  • Certificate of good conduct

Requirements

For recognition as an examiner, you must prove the necessary knowledge and skills.

Costs

Fee: 35,00 - 700,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no

Process flow

After you have submitted the informal application and the documents to be submitted, the content of the documents will be checked. If all the required documents are available, recognition will then be granted.

Processing time

Processing Time: 0 - 3 Months
If the competent authority has not taken a decision on the application for recognition within three months, recognition shall be deemed to have been granted.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Only after receiving recognition are you allowed to take proficiency tests.

Appeal


An action against this decision may be lodged with the competent administrative court within one month of notification. Either in writing, by submitting an electronic document or on the record of the clerk of the registry.

Author

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Competent authority

In Lower Saxony, the responsibility lies with the districts and the independent cities.

Contact point

Responsible authorities


Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Sicherheit und Ordnung
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
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Contact

Frank van Roje
Telephone: 05931 44-1474
Room:
F 474
responsible for:

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