In general, the Federal Hospitality Act of May 5, 1970, applies in Germany. As part of the federalism reform in 2006, the federal states were granted legislative competence for hospitality law. Several federal states such as Hesse or Brandenburg have made use of this opportunity and enacted their own hospitality laws as state law. In the remaining states, ordinances govern the execution of federal law (available in German only):
The Regulation of the Federal State Government for the Execution of the German Restaurant Act (Gaststättenverordnung - GastVO), as amended on February 18th, 1991
Bavarian regulation for the implementation of the Hospitality Act (Bavarian Hospitality Regulation – BayGastV) from 23 February 2016
(GVBl. S. 39) BayRS 7130-1-W
Regulation for the Execution of the Hospitality Act (Hospitality Regulation - GastV -) of 10 September 1971
Brandenburg Restaurant Act (BbgGastG) of 2 October 2008 - amended by Article 5 of the Act of 7 July 2009
Ordinance on the Implementation of the Bremen Hospitality Act (Bremen Hospitality Ordinance - BremGastV)
Regulation on the operation of restaurants (Gaststättenverordnung - GastVO) of 27 April 1971
Hessian Catering Act (HGastG) of 28 March 2012
Regulations for the Implementation of the Restaurant Act (Gast-VO) from 17 June 1994
Lower Saxony Hospitality Act (NGastG)*) from 10 November 2011
The regulation for amending the ordinance for the implementation of the German Hospitality Act (Gaststättenverordnung - GastV)
State regulation for the implementation of the hospitality law (GastVO) of 2nd December 1971
Law No. 1745 Saarland Hospitality Industry Act (SGastG) of April 13, 2011 - amended by the Act of June 20, 2012 (Official Gazette I p. 156).
Regulation on hospitality dated June 16, 1992 (SächsGVBl. p. 295), most recently amended by the regulation of June 27, 2008 (SächsGVBl. p. 413).
Hospitality Act of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt (GastG LSA) * of 7 August 2014
Regulation of the state implementing the Hospitality Act (Gaststättenverordnung) of April 1, 2003 * As of June 4, 2019 the most recent edition of the complete version.
Thuringian Innkeeper Law (ThürGastG) from 9 October 2008
