Wichtiger Hinweis
Service portal - Veterinary services & food monitoring
Food safety and animal welfare play an important role for both humans and animals. Here you will find a wide range of services and information on the containment of diseases in farm animals and quality defects in food, as well as on the species-appropriate keeping of pets and farm animals and many related topics.
Frequently searched for
Animal welfare; notification of an administrative offense
Fishing license; application
Game damage; registration
Authorized persons can report damage caused by game to the responsible municipality.
Housing conditions contrary to animal welfare; notification
Animal welfare; notification of an administrative offense
Fishing license; application
Game damage; registration
Authorized persons can report damage caused by game to the responsible municipality.
Housing conditions contrary to animal welfare; notification
Service A-Z
African swine fever; application for designation by food company
If you wish to slaughter, cut up and process a pig from the restricted zones or store the meat and meat products in the event of an outbreak of African swine fever, you must apply for the establishment to be designated.
Agricultural gamekeeping; notification of the construction, expansion and operation of an animal enclosure
Game farming is the keeping of wild animal species for the production of game meat.
Animal by-products; monitoring of disposal
Animal disease prevention and control; information on the responsibilities of the district administrative authorities
The district administrative authorities (KVB) are originally responsible for many tasks in the prevention and control of animal diseases.
Animal husbandry; implementation of animal welfare controls
Animal show, animal exhibition, animal fair; notification or application for a permit
Animal transport; application for approval as a transport operator
If you want to transport animals, you need a license as a transport company before you start your activities. The application must be submitted to your competent veterinary office.
Animal transport; application for approval of means of road transport
If you wish to use road transport vehicles commercially to transport animals for longer than 8 hours, you need a license for the means of transport from the competent veterinary office.
Animal welfare law; application for a certificate of competence or a certificate of proficiency
Animal welfare permit; application
Animal welfare; arrangement
Animal welfare; notification of an administrative offense
African swine fever; application for designation by food company
If you wish to slaughter, cut up and process a pig from the restricted zones or store the meat and meat products in the event of an outbreak of African swine fever, you must apply for the establishment to be designated.
Agricultural gamekeeping; notification of the construction, expansion and operation of an animal enclosure
Game farming is the keeping of wild animal species for the production of game meat.
Animal by-products; monitoring of disposal
Animal disease prevention and control; information on the responsibilities of the district administrative authorities
The district administrative authorities (KVB) are originally responsible for many tasks in the prevention and control of animal diseases.
Animal husbandry; implementation of animal welfare controls
Animal show, animal exhibition, animal fair; notification or application for a permit
Animal transport; application for approval as a transport operator
If you want to transport animals, you need a license as a transport company before you start your activities. The application must be submitted to your competent veterinary office.
Animal transport; application for approval of means of road transport
If you wish to use road transport vehicles commercially to transport animals for longer than 8 hours, you need a license for the means of transport from the competent veterinary office.
Animal welfare law; application for a certificate of competence or a certificate of proficiency
Animal welfare permit; application
Animal welfare; arrangement
Animal welfare; notification of an administrative offense
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Reduce food waste
Here you will find tips and tricks on how to reduce food waste.
Bavaria-wide noise action plan completed
Continuous noise is not only annoying and stressful, but can also have serious health consequences. To counteract this problem, the European Union has issued EC Directive 2022/49/EC. It requires the assessment and control of environmental noise.
Heat action plan
It serves to prevent health consequences and takes into account comprehensive intervention measures for health protection.
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