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Dog tax Aachen 2026
What a dog costs in Aachen per year: current rates, reductions and a calculator for several dogs and listed dogs.
📜 From the official city source🔄 Checked on 22 Oct 2026🔒 No sign-up
Your dog tax
Dog tax in Aachen at a glance
- First dog
- €120
- Second dog
- €144
- Each further dog
- €156
- First listed dog
- €720
- Further listed dogs
- €960
- Calculation
- The rate depends on the number of dogs and applies to every dog in the household.
- Valid since
- 1 Jan 2024
- Reductions and exemptions
- Exemption for guide, assistance and service dogs, rescue dogs, dogs from Tierheim Aachen (24 months, for life if adopted at 8 years or older); reduction to a third with the Aachen-Pass (only with 1 dog).
- Notes
- Tiering per dog: with 2 dogs €144 each, from 3 dogs €156 each. Listed dogs (dangerous dogs): 1 dog €720, with 2 €960 each, from 3 €1,152 each. valid_from = 6th supplement of 13 December 2023; BdSt NRW (taxpayers' association) 2026 confirms €120/€720.
- Source
- Serviceportal Stadt Aachen, Hundesteuer (City of Aachen service portal, dog tax); Hundesteuersatzung (dog tax bylaw) (Stadtrecht 221, 6th supplement) ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Aachen?
In Aachen the first dog costs €120 a year. The second dog costs €144, each further dog €156. The rate by number of dogs applies to every dog in the household.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Aachen?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Aachen charges €720 a year. From the second one it is €960 per dog.
Is there a reduction in Aachen?
Exemption for guide, assistance and service dogs, rescue dogs, dogs from Tierheim Aachen (24 months, for life if adopted at 8 years or older); reduction to a third with the Aachen-Pass (only with 1 dog).
Sources and method
- 📚Serviceportal Stadt Aachen, Hundesteuer (City of Aachen service portal, dog tax); Hundesteuersatzung (dog tax bylaw) (Stadtrecht 221, 6th supplement) Open source ↗
- 📚All values checked on 22 Oct 2026. We check the list every year at the turn of the year. Anything not verified is marked as unknown.
