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Dog tax Bochum 2026
What a dog costs in Bochum 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 Bochum at a glance
- First dog
- €168
- Second dog
- €192
- Each further dog
- €216
- Listed dogs
- no higher tax, the normal rate applies
- Calculation
- The rate depends on the number of dogs and applies to every dog in the household.
- Valid since
- 1 Jan 2019
- Reductions and exemptions
- Exemption on application: dogs of blind, deaf or helpless people, livestock guardian, rescue and assistance dogs; dog from a non-profit animal shelter for up to 12 months (one dog in 5 years). Social benefits (SGB II/XII, Wohngeld (housing benefit), AsylbLG; Bochum-Pass): half rate for one dog (€84).
- Notes
- Tiered by number of dogs: with 2 dogs €192 per dog, with 3+ dogs €216 per dog (applies to all dogs in the household). No higher tax for listed dogs (the bylaw contains no separate rate; BdSt NRW (taxpayers' association) 2026 confirms). Rates apply from 1 January 2019 according to the city; latest bylaw amendment in force 5 November 2024.
- Source
- Stadt Bochum, Hundesteuer (City of Bochum, dog tax); Hundesteuersatzung (dog tax bylaw) of 7 December 2018 ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Bochum?
In Bochum the first dog costs €168 a year. The second dog costs €192, each further dog €216. The rate by number of dogs applies to every dog in the household.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Bochum?
According to the source, Bochum does not charge a higher tax for listed dogs. The normal rate applies.
Is there a reduction in Bochum?
Exemption on application: dogs of blind, deaf or helpless people, livestock guardian, rescue and assistance dogs; dog from a non-profit animal shelter for up to 12 months (one dog in 5 years). Social benefits (SGB II/XII, Wohngeld (housing benefit), AsylbLG;
Sources and method
- 📚Stadt Bochum, Hundesteuer (City of Bochum, dog tax); Hundesteuersatzung (dog tax bylaw) of 7 December 2018 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.
