Homepage
Procedure descriptions

Catering business - show continuation by heirs

Is the holder of the restaurant licence deceased? Then you may continue to run the restaurant on the basis of the previous licence if you belong to the following groups of people:

  • Wife or husband
  • Life partner
  • the underage heirs during the period of minority

Note: The following persons may also continue to run the business, but only for up to ten years after the inheritance:

  • Administrators of the estate
  • Estate administrators and estate curators
  • Executors of the will

Responsible authority

the catering authority

Depending on the location in which the restaurant is operated, the catering authority is the municipal/city administration or the district office.

Recht, Ordnung und Sicherheit [Stadt Heidenheim]

Hausanschrift

Grabenstraße 15
89522 Heidenheim an der Brenz
To the electronic timetable information

Contact

Telefon (0 73 21) 3 27-31 10
Fax (0 73 21) 3 23-31 11
E-Mail recht.ordnung@heidenheim.de
Servicekonto Sichere Servicekonto-Nachricht über service-bw.de senden

Details

Prerequisite

The prerequisite is that you continue to run the catering business unchanged.

Procedure

You must notify the competent authority of the continuation of the catering business. You can do this verbally or, for the purposes of proper documentation, in writing or in electronic form.

Note: You must register the start of operation by yourself as a business due to the utilisation of the right of continuation.

Deadlines

You must report the offence immediately if you make use of your right of continuation.

Required documents

  • Copy of the identity card or a comparable identification document
  • Death certificate of the licence holder
  • Proof that you belong to the above-mentioned group of authorised persons
  • Proof of training from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce(IHK) responsible for you (certificate from the IHK confirming participation in training on food and hygiene regulations) or certificate from the IHK confirming the existence of a final examination for a state-recognised training occupation that makes the training unnecessary
  • For proof of personal reliability:

The competent authority may request further documents to verify your personal reliability.

Costs

none

Miscellaneous

Instead of claiming the right to continue the business, you can also apply for your own pub licence. If you want to change the restaurant business before or during the continuation of the business, for example by adding additional premises, you will need a restaurant licence in any case.

Legal basis

Landesgaststättengesetz (LGastG):

  • § 1 in Verbindung mit § 10 Gaststättengesetz (GastG) Weiterführung des Gewerbes

Gewerbeordnung (GewO):

  • § 14 Anzeigepflicht

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: Wirtschaftsministerium Baden-Württemberg, 27.03.2025