Announcement of the Saxon Animal Disease Fund (TSK)

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Dear animal owners,

Please note that as a livestock owner of horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, fish and bees , you are legally obliged to register and pay contributions to the Saxon Animal Disease Fund.

The timely registration and payment of contributions for your livestock is a prerequisite for

  • a compensation payment from the Sächsische Tierseuchenkasse in the event of an animal epidemic,
  • the participation of the Saxon Animal Disease Fund in the costs of carcass disposal and
  • the granting of subsidies and benefits by the Saxon Animal Disease Fund.

Livestock owners already known to the Saxon Animal Disease Fund will receive a notification form by post at the end of December 2024. If you have not received this by mid-January 2025, please contact the Sächsische Tierseuchenkasse to indicate your livestock.

Livestock owners who have authorised their email address with the Saxon Animal Disease Fund will receive the notification request by email.

The animals present on the reporting date of 1 January 2025 must be reported on the livestock registration form or online. You will then receive your contribution notice at the end of February 2025. Until then, we ask you to refrain from enquiries about the contribution notice.


Your obligation to report is based on Section 23 (5) of the Saxon Implementation Act to the Animal Health Act (SächsAGTierGesG) in conjunction with the contribution statutes of the Saxon Animal Disease Fund, regardless of whether you keep animals on farm or for private purposes.

Irrespective of the obligation to notify the animal disease fund, you must notify the veterinary office responsible for you of the keeping of animals.

Further information and notification form in the service portal of the City of Chemnitz:

Please note:

On the TSK website you will find further information on the obligation to register and pay contributions, on subsidies from the Animal Disease Fund and on the individual animal health services. As a registered livestock owner, you can also view your contribution account (registered livestock from the last 3 years), subsidies received, findings and an overview of your animals disposed of at the rendering plant.