If you receive citizen's allowance and have difficulties finding a job due to your personal life situation, you can take advantage of advice and support services.
If you keep animals or handle animals, you are obliged to inform the responsible department for consumer protection, trade and the environment immediately if you suspect an animal disease. Outside the usual reachability, the police must be informed.
You are required to pay a contribution to the animal health insurance fund in Hamburg for your livestock and you will be sent a notification of the annual contribution every year.
If you keep cattle, pigs, sheep, goats or horses, you must report your livestock to the Tierseuchenkasse Hamburg immediately. In the future, the current number of animals will be surveyed annually by the animal disease fund on the key date of March 1st.
