Set dog tax

If you keep a dog, you may have to pay a dog tax. You can find information on this here.

The dog tax is a local expense tax. It can be levied by the municipalities according to municipal statutes for the keeping of dogs. Owner of a dog is anyone who has taken a dog into his household or business.

The keeping of, for example, guide dogs, service dogs, dogs of forestry employees and game wardens may be exempt from tax or reduced depending on the municipal statutes.

Please contact your municipal, collective municipality or city administration.

After the registration of the dog, dog tax stamps are issued, which must be returned when the dog deregisters. The dog tax stamp must be carried and presented on request.

The amount of the dog tax is determined by the municipalities in the local dog tax statute / budget statute and is therefore different depending on the municipality. The exact amount can be found in the respective municipal statutes.

When moving to another municipality, the re-registration obligation is incumbent on the dog owner. With a re-registration in another municipality, differentiated dog tax amounts may be incurred.

If you have deregistered the dog, you will receive a new tax assessment. You will no longer have to pay taxes for the dog. If you have already paid taxes at the time of deregistration, you will get money back accordingly.