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Dog tax Freiburg im Breisgau 2026
What a dog costs in Freiburg im Breisgau 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 Freiburg im Breisgau at a glance
- First dog
- €120
- Second dog
- €240
- Each further dog
- €240
- Listed dogs
- no higher tax, the normal rate applies
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- 1 Jan 2024
- Reductions and exemptions
- Reduction (one third, § 8) for recipients of SGB II/XII, first dog only; dogs from a Freiburg animal shelter or recognised animal welfare association permanently exempt (on application after one year of ownership); dogs for people with disability markers B, BL, aG, H and assistance, therapy and rescue dogs exempt
- Notes
- One rate for the second and each additional dog (€240), therefore dog2 = dog3plus. No higher tax for listed dogs (the bylaw contains no separate rate for dangerous dogs). Kennel tax (Zwingersteuer) €360. valid_from = entry into force of the latest amending bylaw (9 May 2023); whether this changed the rates is not apparent.
- Source
- Satzung über die Erhebung einer Hundesteuer in der Stadt Freiburg i. Br. (dog tax bylaw of the City of Freiburg) (Ortsrecht 23.1.3) ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Freiburg im Breisgau?
In Freiburg im Breisgau the first dog costs €120 a year. The second dog costs €240, each further dog €240.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Freiburg im Breisgau?
According to the source, Freiburg im Breisgau does not charge a higher tax for listed dogs. The normal rate applies.
Is there a reduction in Freiburg im Breisgau?
Reduction (one third, § 8) for recipients of SGB II/XII, first dog only; dogs from a Freiburg animal shelter or recognised animal welfare association permanently exempt (on application after one year of ownership);
Sources and method
- 📚Satzung über die Erhebung einer Hundesteuer in der Stadt Freiburg i. Br. (dog tax bylaw of the City of Freiburg) (Ortsrecht 23.1.3) 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.
