Apply for exemption from the official obligation to monitor livestock at annual and weekly markets

Prerequisites

• The animals must be assignable under the category livestock.
• It must be a fair or weekly market
• Trade in livestock may only take place on a small scale

Documents required

Informal application

Please note

The online service is currently only available for the district of Hamburg-Mitte.

Deadlines

There is no deadline

Procedure

The application can be made informally or via the online service.

If you want to apply for an exemption informally:

• Describe your request and provide all necessary information.
• Send the application to the competent authority by e-mail or by post.
• Your application will be received and processed by the competent authority.
• The competent authority will contact you if you have any questions or require corrections.
• After processing, you will receive a notification.

If you wish to apply for the exemption through the online service:

• You call up the online service
• You fill out the application form.
• After submitting your application, it will be automatically accepted by the competent authority.
• The remaining steps are the same as in the written process.

Processing time

1 week to 3 weeks

Fees

for free

Legal remedies

contradiction

Legal basis

§ 25 (2) Animal Health Act (TierGesG)