If you would like to keep bee colonies, solipeds, ratites, game enclosures, camelids or other cloven-hoofed animals, you must notify the responsible authority in writing.
If you intend to start a business for keeping laying hens, you must notify the responsible authority in advance. You will then receive an identification number for your company.
The statutory and private health insurance companies cover the costs of the vaccinations recommended by the German Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO).
The Hamburg Vaccination Center - a facility of the Institute for Hygiene and Environment - advises you on all questions relating to vaccinations, including travel medicine advice and the associated preventive measures.