(1) Local jurisdiction lies with the administrative authority in whose district
1. the regulatory offence was committed or discovered, or
2. the person concerned has his or her domicile at the time the regulatory fining proceedings are initiated.
(2) If the domicile of the person concerned changes after the regulatory fining proceedings have been initiated, the administrative authority in whose district the new domicile is located also has local jurisdiction.
(3) If the person concerned has no domicile within the territorial scope of the present Act, jurisdiction is also determined by the habitual place of residence.
(4) If the regulatory offence was committed outside the territorial scope of the present Act, on board a vessel authorised to fly the Federal flag, the administrative authority also has local jurisdiction in whose district the home port is located, or the port within the territorial scope of the present Act first reached by the vessel after commission of the offence. Sentence 1 applies accordingly to aircraft authorised to bear the nationality sign of the Federal Republic of Germany.