The ability of a dog to behave in a socially acceptable manner may be demonstrated by a character test. The acceptance of character tests may only be carried out by authorised...
Persons who take the character test require prior approval in accordance with § 13 paragraph 1 sentence 3 of the Lower Saxony Act on the Keeping of Dogs (NHundG).
If the admission requirements for the acceptance of essential tests are no longer met, this must be communicated to the competent authority in accordance with Section 13 (3)...
Each facility requires one or more animal welfare officers if you are
animal tests on vertebrates or cephalopods.
Vertebrates or cephalopods intended for use in animal...
All operators wishing to transport animal by-products or their derived products are subject to the registration obligation in principle in accordance with Regulation (EC) No...
The construction, extension, substantial modification and operation of animal enclosures must be notified.
No need to display
Animal enclosures which do not exceed a floor...
Animal welfare means the individual protection of every animal, whether it is wild or in human care. It is a question of animal welfare, the protection of animals during...
In particular, the requirements on the protection of animals during transport ("EU Animal Welfare Transport Regulation") must be observed for the carrying of animal transport....
If you want to operate an embryo collection unit or an insemination centre in the field of animal breeding, you need a permit.
The killing and related activities may only be carried out by persons who have the necessary knowledge and skills (expertise).
If, as a slaughterhouse, you slaughter at least 50 livestock units per week or provide workers who feed, stun or bleed animals for slaughter, you must designate a responsible...
If, as a slaughterhouse, you slaughter at least 50 livestock units per week or provide workers who feed, stun or bleed animals for slaughter, you must appoint to the competent...
Avian influenza is an animal disease that can occur in poultry, especially chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, but also in other poultry, swans and other wild birds. The official...
The Land of Lower Saxony and the Free and Hanseatic City of Bremen, with the financial contribution of the European Communities, are providing grants to improve the production...
Broilerchickens may only be kept by those who are in possession of a valid certificate of expertise from the competent authority (certificate of expertise).
The breeding and keeping of dogs for commercial purposes, e.g. for sale, is referred to as commercial dog keeping.
Anyone wishing to breed or keep dogs on a commercial basis needs permission from the competent authority.
A permit is required for the commercial keeping, breeding, display, use of animals and trade in animals.
To the extent necessary for the protection of the animals, the permit...
Who
trade in livestock on a commercial basis or
transporting livestock on a commercial or commercial basis as part of the labour-sharing livestock production, or
wants to...
From 1 July 2011, new legal provisions on the keeping of a dog will apply.
Anyone who lives in Lower Saxony and keeps one or more dogs will need liability insurance for these...
Dog husbandry refers to rearing, training, care, feeding of dogs and general coexistence with them as pets.
Dog owners must have proof of expertise (dog driving licence) from 1 July 2013.
The examination of the subject matter can be taken by the competent authority.
Anyone who has...
The posture of a dog must be unregistered at
Abandoning dog husbandry
Delivery of the dog
Death of the dog
Loss of the dog
Removal of the dog owner
The deregistration...
Every dog owner is obliged to register his dog.
The obligation to notify is regulated in detail in the respective municipal statutes. This provides for a notification...
Since 01.07.2013 every dog older than 6 months must be registered in the central dog register of Lower Saxony. In the central register, the information of the dog owners about...
Registration can be made by post, telephone or online. A notification has already been made in other registers, such as TASSO, is not considered to be a registration in the...
The change of the owner's address must be communicated to the competent authority during dog keeping. This is possible online or by form.
The task of keeping dogs must be communicated to the competent authority. This can be done online or by form.
If a dog reported to the dog register dies, this must be notified to the competent authority. You can unsubscribe online or by form.
In the event of loss of a dog registered in the dog register, this shall be notified to the competent authority. This can be done online or by form.
The dog tax is fixed by the competent authority.
The Lower Saxony Fisheries Act (Nds. FischG), the Lower Saxony Internal Fientry Ordinance (BiFischO ND) and the Lower Saxony Coastal Fisheries Regulations (NKüFischO) regulate...
Feed is the most important agricultural inputs in Germany, with a value of around EUR 10 billion. The demand for feed is about 66 million tonnes per year, which is about 8 times...
If you wish to carry out limited-time scientific tests for the further development of additives with feeding tests, you need the approval of the competent body for feeding tests.
The Fish Disease Ordinance provides for the possibility of declaring the disease-free regime for aquaculture farms or zones in which several aquaculture holdings are located.
...
If you have the following concerns in the field of hoof fittings, please contact the responsible body:
Testing of hoof fitting scarforgings,
Certification
Issuance of...
Slaughter is a slaughter outside commercial slaughterhouses, whereby the meat may be used exclusively in the owner's own household.
Meat production for other persons is a...
The European Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control), or IED or IE Directive ,, regulates the authorisation, operation and...
Since 1 January 2004, only eggs from a laying hen barn for which a registration number (producer code) has been issued and which are marked with this corresponding producer code...
The identification chips are implanted by the competent authority.
The data about the dog and the owner are recorded on the chip. This information shall be compiled in the...
For import, transit and, in some cases, for export and intra-Community movements of animals and animal products in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the Intra-Community Movement...
Animal welfare is essentially geared to good health and animal-friendly behaviour. By introducing or maintaining particularly animal-friendly farming methods of farm animals,...
The EPICK Rural Development Programme (PFEIL) is the first time in Lower Saxony that support for voluntary services to improve animal welfare has been offered since 2015.
There...
You want to keep and breed animals of wild species in game enclosures? Do you carry out your activities independently, on schedule, on and with the intention of making a profit?...
Interventions or treatments for the production, extraction, storage or propagation of substances, products or organisms which are associated with pain, suffering or damage in...
A permit is required for the keeping of a dangerous dog.
The law restricting the movement or importation of dangerous dogs into the country (HundVerbrEinfG) established a ban...
Events under the Livestock Ordinance with nationwide or international participation (cattle exhibitions, cattle markets and similar events) are to be held by the organiser at...
In the field of livestock and meat, the inspectors of the competent body shall inspect, first and foremost, the slaughterhouses and the holdings acting on animals for slaughter....
Regulation (EC) 889/2008 contains implementing provisions for Basic Regulation (EC) 834/2007 regulating the requirement for labelling with reference to organic farming when...
Do you want to keep parrots or parakeets in order to raise offspring or trade with the animals? Then you need an animal protection permit before you start your activity. You can...
If the recognition requirements for the acceptance of proficiency tests are no longer met, this must be reported to the competent authority in accordance with § 3 paragraph 5...
Persons or bodies that take the proficiency tests prescribed by the Lower Saxony Act on the Keeping of Dogs (NHundG) require prior recognition to prove the knowledge and skills...
The acceptance of expert examinations may only be carried out by authorised persons and bodies.
Anyone who keeps vertebrates of the specially protected species as pets must report arrivals and departures from the beginning of the holding.
Particularly protected species...
In order to facilitate trade, there are marketing standards for poultry meat. They are intended to make the market more transparent. They apply to certain categories of poultry...
Agricultural organisations can be recognised on request.
All veterinarians practicing the profession in Lower Saxony are subject to compulsory membership of the competent authority.The same applies to non-working veterinarians,...
The total or partial removal of animal organs or tissues for the purpose of transplantation or application of cultures or the examination of isolated organs, tissues or cells of...
A number of animals and plants of the specially protected species require a marketing authorisation for a sale (including exchange) or any other use for consideration.
This...
If you are slaughtering animals whose meat is intended for human consumption, you must have the animals officially examined before and after slaughter. This concerns:
Cattle
...
Breeding organisations which are recognised in an EU Member State or Contracting State under Community law and wish to operate in Germany must notify the competent authority...
For intra-Community trade in
Semen, embryos and ova of bovine animals, pigs, horses, sheep and goats
Monkeys and semi-monkeys
you need an approval.
If you want to take your pet (pet) with you when travelling abroad or want to import a pet purchased abroad to Germany, you have to observe various regulations.
Travelling...
Zoos are permanent facilities where animals of wild species are kept for display for a period of at least seven days a year.
Do not consider zoo:
Circus
Animal shops,
...
