Game meat; application for compensation payment

As a result of the reactor accident in Chernobyl in 1986, the radiation exposure of wild animals is still above the permissible limit of 600 becquerels (Bq/kg) in some cases. Exceedances are particularly noticeable in wild boar due to their diet and lifestyle. Compensation can be applied for from the lower hunting authority for game that can no longer be used in accordance with the Directive on the Settlement of Compensation Claims under the Atomic Energy Act. Testing wild boar for radiation contamination ensures that only game that is safe for consumption and uncontaminated is sold.

Game with a radiocesium contamination of more than 600 bq/kg is no longer suitable for consumption and may not be placed on the market. You should therefore dispose of the shot animal via the rendering plant.

Victims can receive compensation from the Federal Office of Administration in Cologne for the game that can no longer be used in accordance with the Directive on the Settlement of Compensation Claims under Section 38 (2) of the Atomic Energy Act following the Chernobyl reactor accident (Compensation Directive).

The compensation is paid for game contaminated by radiation and the radiation measurement; the costs of destruction are not covered.

The application must be submitted to the competent lower hunting authority (district administrative authority).

After checking and registering the application, the lower hunting authority forwards it to the Federal Office of Administration in Cologne for compensation payment.

• Measurement report from a recognized measuring body with date and result of the measurement
• Proof of the original inspection costs
• Official destruction certificate of category 1 (KAT 1) with commercial document number and the date of the original commercial document