Erlaubnis zur gewerbsmäßigen Schaustellung von Personen beantragen

§ Section 33a of the Trade Regulation Act

§ 49 Trade Regulations

If you want to organize commercial shows of people in your business premises or make your business premises available for such events, you need a permit for this.

If you wish to hold a commercial event in your business premises for the exhibition of persons such as striptease or table dance, you will need a permit for this.

You also require a permit if you wish to make your business premises available for such an event.

It generally only applies to the specified room and the applicant personally.

Performances of a predominantly artistic, sporting, acrobatic or similar nature are exempt from the permit requirement.

It is not based on public events, so that performances in front of only one spectator, which require a permit, are also covered.

As a rule, a permit to exhibit persons is granted for an unlimited period of time. However, it can also be issued for a limited period. If you wish to apply for an extension, the same conditions apply as for the initial granting of the permit.

The permit is person- and space-bound. It can be issued for individual events but also for regular events. The permit may be subject to conditions (including retrospective conditions) if this is necessary to protect the general public, guests or residents of the premises or neighboring properties from danger, significant disadvantages or considerable nuisance.

• Copy of identity card or passport with a registration certificate
• Valid residence permit, if applicable (for non-EU nationals)
• Description of the business, in particular designation of the rooms and any installations, including a description of the intended use.
• Certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority (document type O)
• Extract from the central trade register for submission to an authority
• Certificate in tax matters from the tax office
• Possibly commercial or other register excerpt
• Possibly building permit (for first-time use for the display of persons)
• possibly floor plan of all rooms intended for operation

The requirements for obtaining a license are

• You must have the necessary reliability for the business operation.
• The shows must not be contrary to public morals.
• The commercial operation must not be contrary to the public interest with regard to its local location or the use of the premises, for example if this harmful effects on the environment within the meaning of the Federal Immission Control Act or other significant disadvantages, dangers or nuisances for the general public.

Is based on the respective administrative fee schedule of the federal state or on the fee statutes of the authorities responsible under federal state law.

If the documents are complete, the application will be processed promptly.

The permit must be granted before the start of operations, so it is necessary to submit the application in good time.

The permit is deemed to have been granted if the authority has not made a decision on your application within three months of receipt of the complete documentation.

The permit expires if the holder has not started operating the business within one year of it being granted or has not operated it for a period of one year.

The permit is independent of any other required restaurant license.

Violation of the permit requirement and violation of an enforceable condition may be punished as an administrative offense with a fine; persistent repetition of the violation of the permit requirement may be punished as a misdemeanor with imprisonment or a fine.

• Appeal (depending on state law, the appeal may be excluded)
• Action before the locally competent administrative court

• Applying for a permit for the commercial exhibition of persons
• Displays of persons are events where the main focus is on the physical appearance of the persons on show.
• Responsible: Responsibility depends on the respective state law

• Forms: Available depending on country
• Online procedure possible: no
• Written form required: no
• Personal appearance required: no