If you are a new animal owner, you must register your animals with the Tierseuchenkasse Baden-Württemberg.
This applies to both farm animals and animals for private use (for example riding horses).

Irrespective of sex and age, the following must be registered

• Horses (including foals, this includes large and small horses and ponies)
• Cattle (including bison, bison and water buffalo)
• Pigs (including mini-pigs, pot-bellied pigs and micro-pigs)
• Sheep - to be observed:
  • Sheep that are up to 9 months old are notifiable
  • Sheep that are 10 months old and older are subject to registration and contributions
• Chickens including chicks, this also includes cocks, animals for slaughter and fattening
• Turkeys including chicks, including cocks, animals for slaughter and fattening
• Bees and scions (if not registered through a beekeepers' association affiliated either with the Landesverband Badischer Imker e.V. or the Landesverband Württembergische Imker e.V.)

Exceptions:

• Animal keepers with up to 25 chickens and/or turkeys, who keep only these and no other animals subject to contributions
• Wild animals kept in captivity
• Animals belonging to the state of BW
• Animals that are only temporarily (up to 6 months) in BW and are registered with an animal disease fund in another federal state. Proof of this must be provided upon request
• Animals that are not kept for longer than 6 months in the survey period (e.g. veterinary clinic, riding)

The purpose for which the animals are kept, whether commercially, as a farm or for private reasons, is irrelevant for the obligation to register and pay contributions.