Hundesteuer

Municipal statute

If you keep a dog, you may have to pay a dog tax, if your municipality provides for this. You can find information about this here.

The dog tax is a municipal expense tax. It is levied for the keeping of dogs. The owner of a dog is the person who has taken a dog in his own interest or in the interest of his household or business.

If a municipality imposes a dog tax, dog owners are obliged to register or deregister their dog.

The tax rate varies from place to place.

The municipal statutes regularly provide for exemptions and reductions, for example for dogs kept for commercial purposes (e.g. dog breeding or trade) and for guide dogs, herding dogs and working dogs.

If a dog is kept, a dog tax must be paid to the municipality if it provides for this. The point of contact is the respective responsible municipality or city administration.

To your parish or city council.
After registering the dog, dog tax tags are issued, which must be returned when the dog is deregistered. The dog tax tag must be carried and presented upon request.