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Dog tax Gelsenkirchen 2026
What a dog costs in Gelsenkirchen 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 Gelsenkirchen at a glance
- First dog
- €129
- Second dog
- €147
- Each further dog
- €168
- First listed dog
- €627
- Further listed dogs
- €627
- Calculation
- The rate depends on the number of dogs and applies to every dog in the household.
- Valid since
- 1 Jan 2021
- Reductions and exemptions
- No reductions, only exemptions on application: dogs for blind, deaf or helpless people (disability markers Bl, Gl, H), recipients of Hilfe zum Lebensunterhalt (subsistence assistance) (SGB II/XII) or holders of the GE-Pass (1 dog), dogs from Tierheim Gelsenkirchen (1 dog, 1 year). Not for listed dogs (dangerous dogs).
- Notes
- Tiering per dog: with 2 dogs €147 each, from 3 dogs €168 each. Listed dogs (dangerous dogs) or certain breeds €627 per dog regardless of the number. BdSt NRW (taxpayers' association) 2026 confirms €129/€627.
- Source
- Stadt Gelsenkirchen, Hundesteuersatzung (City of Gelsenkirchen dog tax bylaw) (consolidated reading version) ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
How Gelsenkirchen compares
23 of 51cities with euro rates charge more than Gelsenkirchen for the first dog.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Gelsenkirchen?
In Gelsenkirchen the first dog costs €129 a year. The second dog costs €147, each further dog €168. The rate by number of dogs applies to every dog in the household.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Gelsenkirchen?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Gelsenkirchen charges €627 a year.
Is there a reduction in Gelsenkirchen?
No reductions, only exemptions on application: dogs for blind, deaf or helpless people (disability markers Bl, Gl, H), recipients of Hilfe zum Lebensunterhalt (subsistence assistance) (SGB II/XII) or holders of the GE-Pass (1 dog), dogs from Tierheim Gelsenkirchen (1 dog, 1 year).
Sources and method
- 📚Stadt Gelsenkirchen, Hundesteuersatzung (City of Gelsenkirchen dog tax bylaw) (consolidated reading version) 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.
