Authorisation for the commercial control of vertebrate animals as pests
If you want to kill or stun vertebrates as pests on a commercial basis, you need an animal welfare permit from the competent authority before starting your work. You must apply for this permit.
Description
If you want to kill or stun vertebrates as pests on a commercial basis, you need an animal welfare permit from the competent authority before starting your work. You can apply for permission in writing in paper form, via the Lower Saxony Application System for Administrative Services Online (NAVO) and, from 2023, via the company portal for health-related consumer protection.
In order to obtain a permit, you must attach to the application, among other things, certificates of competence of the people who carry out the work of killing and stunning.
Online services
There is currently no online service available for this location.
Competent office
In Lower Saxony, responsibility lies with the veterinary offices of the districts, the Hanover region and the independent cities as well as the Jade-Weser Veterinary Office.
This procedure can also be handled by a "single point of contact". The "Single Point of Contact" is a special service offered by the municipalities and the state for service providers.
Contact point
In Lower Saxony, responsibility lies with the veterinary offices of the districts, the Hanover region and the independent cities as well as with the Jade-Weser Veterinary Office Association.
This procedure can also be carried out through a "Point of Single Contact". The "Point of Single Contact" is a special service offered by the municipalities and the state for service providers.
Contact person
FD Veterinärdienst und Verbraucherschutz
Address
address
Lindhooper Straße 67
27283 Verden (Aller)
Elevator available
Wheelchair access
Contact
Forms
Antrag auf Erteilung einer Erlaubnis nach § 11 Tierschutzgesetz
Einheitliche Stelle
Address
address
Lindhooper Straße 67
27283 Verden (Aller)
Elevator available
Wheelchair access
Contact
e-mail: ea@landkreis-verden.de
Forms
Antrag auf Erteilung einer Erlaubnis nach § 11 Tierschutzgesetz
Einheitlicher Ansprechpartner Landkreis Verden
Address
address
Lindhooper Straße 67
27283 Verden (Aller)
Forms
Antrag auf Erteilung einer Erlaubnis nach § 11 Tierschutzgesetz
Einheitlicher Ansprechpartner des Landes Niedersachsen
Address
address
Friedrichswall 1
30159 Hannover
postal address
Post office box 1 01
30001 Hannover
Opening hours
Montag bis Donnerstag 9 bis 15 Uhr und Freitag 9 bis 12 oder nach telefonischer Vereinbarung
Contact
e-mail: ea@niedersachsen.de
telephone: 0511 120-5521
Forms
Antrag auf Erteilung einer Erlaubnis nach § 11 Tierschutzgesetz
Forms
not specified
Prerequisites
- Application is completed completely and correctly
- All required documents are available
Basis for legal action
Legal remedy
Within one month of notification, an action may be filed with the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.
Procedure
You will receive the permit from the competent authority after you have submitted the necessary documents and the application for a permit, the competent authority has examined the documents and the requirements have been checked.
Processing time
4 months (Section 11 (5) of the Animal Welfare Act (TierSchG))
Costs
Notes (specifics)
Anyone who carries out an activity without the permit required under Section 11 (1) sentence 1 of the Animal Welfare Act (Section 18 (1) No. 20 of the Animal Protection Act is guilty of an administrative offence).
Further Information
Not specified
Unterstützende Institutionen
not specified
Area of validity
Lower Saxony
Official approval
Officially approved by Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Keywords
Pest control, Permit for pest control, Killing vertebrates, Stunning of vertebrates, Killing animals, Vertebrates, Pest control, Vertebrates, commercial control of vertebrates, Animal welfare permit