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As a private or commercial animal owner, you are obliged to notify certain animal diseases to the competent authority. However, it is not only the outbreak (i.e. the detection of the disease by a veterinarian) that must be notified, but also the mere suspicion of an outbreak.

No documents are required.

There are no fees.

The following information is helpful for an advertisement:

• Which plague is suspected or what symptoms occur?
• Species, number and location of animals
• Owners of the animals
• Have measures already been taken? If so, which ones?
• Were animals bought or sold?

In addition, you must immediately take all possible measures to prevent the spread of the disease, such as housing animals, separating "suspicious" animals from the others, making sure that no animals leave the site.

After notification, the suspicion is investigated by the competent authority. If it is indeed an animal disease, the necessary countermeasures (e.g. quarantine) are taken in individual cases.

The notification must be made immediately.

According to the Animal Health Act (TierGesG), compensation can be granted by the Tierseuchenkasse for losses in livestock caused by animal diseases. However, this is subject to the condition that the disease notification has been made immediately and that the number of kept farm animals (horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry) is reported to the Tierseuchenkasse at least annually and that the annual contribution has been paid.

As a private or commercial animal owner, you are obliged to report certain animal diseases, even if there is only a mere suspicion of an outbreak of an epidemic.

The responsibility lies with the district and the district-free city.