Hund abmelden

Name: Law on Municipal Taxes (KAG) in conjunction with the respective statutes of your municipality.

Every person who keeps one or more dogs is obliged to deregister them in their municipality of residence at the end of their ownership. After deregistration, the dog tax is waived.

The dog tax is a local expense tax. It is levied by the municipalities in accordance with municipal statutes for the keeping of dogs. If you keep a dog, you must register it and pay dog tax. The obligation to register is regulated in detail in the respective municipal statutes (city or municipality).

The municipal statutes regularly provide for an obligation to deregister if the dog

• is sold,
• is given away permanently
• was taken along when moving house,
• has escaped or
• has died.

As a rule, you can deregister your dog in person, in writing using a form or online using the "Deregister dog tax" online service at the municipal or local tax office.

Note: If an online service is not yet available, please contact your local authority for more information.

Forms may be available from your municipality or can be downloaded from their website.

If you received a dog tax stamp when you registered your dog, this must be returned when you deregister.

Deregistration must take place immediately; the dog tax statutes generally stipulate notification periods of 14 days.

Tax deregistration is mandatory for all dogs, regardless of breed, weight or size.

• If a dog is relinquished or dies, it must be deregistered with its municipal or local authority.
• The dog tax is then waived.

The local tax authorities (city or municipal tax office) are responsible.