Animal stock declaration and declaration obligation for specially protected species in domestic animal husbandry
If you keep a vertebrate of the specially protected species at home, you must notify the competent authority.
The Senator for the Environment, Climate and Science is responsible for matters relating to climate, environmental and nature conservation, green spaces, water and flood protection, agriculture, the energy transition and environmental innovations, as well as science and research. The department’s staff are available to answer any technical queries or provide further information. For general enquiries, feedback or suggestions, please feel free to contact our Citizens’ Ombudsman at: buergeranfragen@umwelt.bremen.de
If you keep a vertebrate of the specially protected species at home, you must notify the competent authority.
If you manage grassland and are facing disadvantages due to nature conservation regulations, you can apply for compensation for additional burdens.
Are you planning to build or modify a waste disposal facility? Then you may need to obtain a permit from the relevant authority.
The operation of a private university or a branch of a foreign university in Bremen requires state recognition or approval.
Are you planning to commission a medium-sized combustion plant, gas turbine, or internal combustion engine facility? If so, you must notify the relevant air pollution control authority.
Do you already operate a medium-sized combustion plant, gas turbine, or internal combustion engine facility? If so, you must report it to the relevant air pollution control authority.
a. The wastewater in my house does not drain off! b. The wastewater comes up in the basement or backs up! c. My pit overflows! d. The manhole cover (in the street diameter ca.1 m) rattles! e. The drains don't drain off
If you as a company or scientific institution are testing environmentally friendly products, processes or services together with a project partner, you can apply for funding from the Senator for Climate Protection, Environment, Mobility, Urban Development and Housing. In accordance with these…
During the bathing season, the water quality and temperature of Bremen's bathing waters are regularly surveyed and the measured values are made available for you.
Would you like to change the operator of a medium-sized combustion, gas turbine, or internal combustion engine facility? If so, you must notify the relevant air pollution control authority.
Do you want to make a change to a medium-sized combustion, gas turbine, or internal combustion engine facility that affects emissions? If so, you must notify the competent air pollution control authority.
Are you planning to permanently decommission a medium-sized combustion plant, gas turbine, or internal combustion engine facility? If so, you must notify the relevant air pollution control authority.
If you wish to collect used textiles, metals, paper or other recyclable materials in Bremen or Bremerhaven for commercial or charitable purposes, you must notify the responsible authority.
If your allotment generates wastewater and the property is not connected to a sewer, you must install a wastewater tank and notify the authority in writing.
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Updated on 09.09.2026