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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.

Appoint the person responsible for compliance with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act


If, as a slaughterhouse, you slaughter at least 50 livestock units per week or provide workers to feed, stun or bleed animals for slaughter, you must appoint a responsible officer to the competent authority to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act and the ordinances issued on the basis of this Act.
This provision applies, for example, to subcontractors who have been entrusted by the slaughterhouse operator with the above-mentioned activities. Despite the designation of an authorised controller by a subcontractor, the slaughterhouse operator must also appoint an animal welfare officer.

You should pay attention to the following conversion of livestock units:

  • Adult bovine animals and equidae: 1 LU
  • Other bovine animals: 0.5 LU
  • Pigs weighing more than 100 kg: 0,2 LU
  • Other pigs: 0,15 LU
  • Sheep and pulling: 0.1 LU
  • Sheep/goat lambs and piglets weighing less than 15 kg: 0,05 LU

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the veterinary offices of the districts and independent cities, the Hanover region and the Zweckverband Veterinäramt JadeWeser.

Responsible authorities


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
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Applications / forms

Contact your local veterinary office.

Which documents are required?

Please inquire at your local veterinary office whether there are registration forms or similar.

What are the fees?

Fee: free of charge

Process flow

The designation of an authorised person shall be made in your internal documents and vis-à-vis the competent veterinary authority.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The appointment must be made before the start of the activity.

Processing duration

None.

What else should I know?

For more information, please contact your local veterinary office.

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