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Dog tax Darmstadt 2026
What a dog costs in Darmstadt 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 Darmstadt at a glance
- First dog
- €120
- Second dog
- €156
- Each further dog
- €192
- First listed dog
- €600
- Further listed dogs
- €600
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- unknown, no information found online
- Reductions and exemptions
- Exemption possible for, among others, guide dogs and assistance dogs for disabled people, service dogs, herding dogs, dogs of forestry officials and confirmed game wardens; does not apply to listed dogs (dangerous dogs). Further reductions (e.g. social benefits, animal shelter) not stated on the information page.
- Notes
- Listed dog (dangerous dog): €600 per year (no difference between first and additional stated). The linked bylaw has '2023' in its file name but could not be retrieved; effective date therefore unknown.
- Source
- Hundesteuer (dog tax), Digitales Rathaus Darmstadt ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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25 of 51cities with euro rates charge more than Darmstadt for the first dog.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Darmstadt?
In Darmstadt the first dog costs €120 a year. The second dog costs €156, each further dog €192.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Darmstadt?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Darmstadt charges €600 a year.
Is there a reduction in Darmstadt?
Exemption possible for, among others, guide dogs and assistance dogs for disabled people, service dogs, herding dogs, dogs of forestry officials and confirmed game wardens; does not apply to listed dogs (dangerous dogs). Further reductions (e.g.
Sources and method
- 📚Hundesteuer (dog tax), Digitales Rathaus Darmstadt 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.
