(1) Visitors are prohibited from carrying the following items into the stadium:
a) Weapons of any kind;
b) objects or items that can be used as weapons (e.g. also umbrellas) or projectiles, which in their nature can injure people or damage property;
c) objects or clothing that are suitable as protective weapons that can be used under the given circumstances to ward off enforcement measures authorised by the authorities;
d) objects that are suitable for and, under the circumstances, intended to prevent identification;
e) Gas spray cans and pressurised containers for highly flammable or harmful gases (commercially available pocket lighters are excluded), flammable liquids, corrosive or colouring substances;
f) bottles (including refillable bottles), cups, jugs or cans made of fragile, splintering or particularly hard material; the carriage of non-alcoholic drinks in a ‘Tetra-Pak’ or for small children in the containers provided for this purpose (up to a maximum of 1 litre) is permitted;
g) bulky objects (e.g. ladders, stools, chairs, crates, suitcases, tripods for recording equipment, pushchairs, buggies, etc.);
h) Fireworks, rockets, Bengal flares, smoke powder, smoke bombs, flares and other pyrotechnic objects;
i) flag or banner poles longer than 2 metres or with a diameter greater than 3 cm (except for large flags after registration) as well as large banners and banners without registration, large quantities of paper or paper rolls (wallpaper);
j) electrically or mechanically operated noise instruments and voice amplifiers, unless permission has been granted by the organiser;
k) drugs or alcoholic beverages of any kind;
l) animals (in exceptional cases with special authorisation, e.g. guide dogs);
m) laser pens;
n) video cameras or other sound and image recording devices, cameras that can be used for commercial purposes (unless the organiser has given its consent);
o) any racist, xenophobic, anti-Semitic, extremist, violence-glorifying, discriminatory propaganda material; the same applies to clothing bearing lettering or symbols with racist, xenophobic, anti-Semitic, extremist, violence-glorifying or discriminatory content as well as aggressive forms of political agitation or propaganda;
p) any political information material, unless authorised by the organiser
q) items of clothing whose manufacture, distribution or target group are generally recognised as having a right-wing extremist connotation;
r) objects that are intended to spread or promote religious views.
Visitors are also prohibited from
(a) the dissemination of propaganda materials and slogans that glorify violence, are discriminatory, racist, xenophobic or radical, and in particular to express a right-wing extremist or discriminatory attitude by means of right-wing extremist materials, right-wing extremist slogans or gestures;
b) engaging in sexualised violence, the reduction of gender to sexual attractiveness, physically approaching other visitors in an unwanted manner or touching them in an unwanted manner;
c) offering, selling or in any way providing weapons, prohibited items, objects or clothing to other persons within the scope of the stadium regulations or to accept these from other persons in any way;
d) climbing on or over structures and facilities not intended for general use, in particular facades, fences, walls, enclosures of the playing area, barriers, lighting systems, camera platforms, trees, any planting areas, masts of all kinds and roofs as well as their bracing and supporting devices;
e) climbing on seats or to have an improper mechanical impact on them;
f) entering areas that are not authorised for visitors (e.g. the playing field, the stadium interior, the function rooms);
g) throwing of objects of any kind;
h) making fires, setting off or launching fireworks, rockets, Bengal flares, smoke powder, smoke bombs and other pyrotechnic objects;
i) selling goods and tickets, distributing printed matter and organising collections without the required commercial licence and without the permission of ‘An der Alten Försterei’ Stadionbetriebs AG;
j) labelling, painting or sticking on, scratching, etching or otherwise damaging structures, facilities, trees or paths;
k) the use of banners, flags, slogans and banners to obstruct the view of other visitors or to conceal unauthorised activities;
l) to relieve oneself outside the toilets or to otherwise pollute the stadium, in particular by
in any other way, in particular by throwing away items (waste, packaging, empty containers, etc.);
m) the use of bulky mobility aids (e.g. wheelchairs, walking frames, etc.) outside the designated areas on a permanent basis;
n) setting up, attaching or storing objects;
o) to enter the Stadion An der Alten Försterei in a form that may prevent identification;
p) to use sound and image recordings made on the premises for commercial purposes without authorisation (sound and image recordings made on match days are only permitted for private purposes; recordings of match scenes are not permitted);
q) to spend the night in the stadium.
(2) It is prohibited to obstruct traffic areas, footpaths and in particular escape routes. Sales stands are permitted after prior authorisation by the
‘An der Alten Försterei’ Stadionbetriebs AG in the designated sales areas. Green areas must be kept clear.
(3) For the protection of public order, it is prohibited to form a mob with other persons within the enclosed areas of the ‘An der Alten Försterei’ stadium. A mob action is deemed to have taken place if several persons show the will to disturb public order by acting together.
