Vertebrate pest control, apply for permit for commercial killing or stunning.

Do you commercially control vertebrates as pests? Then you need a permit from the competent authority under animal protection law.

If you want to control vertebrates as pests on a commercial basis, you need a permit under animal protection law from the competent authority before you start your activity.
In order to obtain a permit, you may also need to enclose with your application certificates of competence from the persons who regularly anesthetize or kill vertebrates for the purpose of killing on a professional or commercial basis.
You may start the activity as soon as you have been granted the permit.

Responsible are districts, independent cities and special status cities

• Action at the locally competent administrative court within one month after receipt of the decision

You will receive the permit from the competent body,

• after you have submitted the required documents and the application for a permit, and
• the competent body has examined the documents with the result that the necessary requirements are met.