Dog tax exemption

Exemption from dog tax is always possible if you meet the necessary requirements. You can obtain further information from your local authority.

If you are dependent on a dog because of your disability, you are generally exempt from dog tax. However, the conditions vary from municipality to municipality. Exemption often depends on whether the disabled person is dependent on the assistance of a dog. The tax exemption applies to dogs that are indispensable for the protection and assistance of blind, deaf or otherwise completely helpless people. In addition, rescue dogs that have undergone appropriate training and testing are generally also exempt from dog tax

In most Rhineland-Palatinate municipalities, tax exemption is currently granted in accordance with the model statutes of the Rhineland-Palatinate Association of Municipalities and Towns.

You must contact your municipal, association of municipalities or city administration.

Copy of the severely disabled person's ID card

The application can be made in writing or verbally. If available, appropriate application forms can be used.

There are no costs or fees.