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Dog tax Hanover 2026
What a dog costs in Hanover 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 Hanover at a glance
- First dog
- €150
- Second dog
- €276
- Each further dog
- €276
- First listed dog
- €720
- Further listed dogs
- €720
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- 1 Jan 2024
- Reductions and exemptions
- Tax free on application for, among others, dogs in animal shelters, assistance dogs, rescue, protection and medical dogs, dogs of game wardens, customs and police dogs. Reduction or waiver to avoid hardship for one dog per household (amount not fixed); no reduction for listed dogs (dangerous dogs).
- Notes
- Each additional dog €276 (dog2 = dog3plus). Listed dog (dangerous dog) €720 per dog. valid_from = entry into force of the 5th amending bylaw of 30 November 2023; whether this changed the rates themselves is not apparent from the text. No explicit reduction for recipients of social benefits.
- Source
- Hundesteuersatzung der Landeshauptstadt Hannover (dog tax bylaw of the City of Hanover), as amended by the 5th amending bylaw of 30 November 2023 ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Hanover?
In Hanover the first dog costs €150 a year. The second dog costs €276, each further dog €276.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Hanover?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Hanover charges €720 a year.
Is there a reduction in Hanover?
Tax free on application for, among others, dogs in animal shelters, assistance dogs, rescue, protection and medical dogs, dogs of game wardens, customs and police dogs. Reduction or waiver to avoid hardship for one dog per household (amount not fixed);
Sources and method
- 📚Hundesteuersatzung der Landeshauptstadt Hannover (dog tax bylaw of the City of Hanover), as amended by the 5th amending bylaw of 30 November 2023 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.
