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Dog tax Leverkusen 2026
What a dog costs in Leverkusen 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 Leverkusen at a glance
- First dog
- €96
- Second dog
- €156
- Each further dog
- €264
- First listed dog
- €600
- Further listed dogs
- €600
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- 1 Jan 2023
- Reductions and exemptions
- Exemption for, among others: dogs from Tierheim Leverkusen or a recognised animal welfare association for 36 months (apply within 2 weeks); first dog for severely disabled people (B, Bl, aG, H); first dog for SGB XII recipients (Grundsicherung, basic income support). Reduction: 75 % on the first dog for SGB II recipients; 50 % for certified messenger, medical, protection and therapy dogs and one hunting dog. Not for listed dogs (dangerous dogs).
- Notes
- Bylaw of 19 December 1996 as amended by the 8th amendment (council decision of 12 December 2022), as of 12/22, in force 1 January 2023. Listed dogs (dangerous dogs) or dogs of certain breeds: €600 per dog (for dogs registered by 31 December 2022 only from 1 January 2025). BdSt NRW (taxpayers' association) confirms €96/€600 for 2025; no later amendment found online.
- Source
- Hundesteuersatzung der Stadt Leverkusen (dog tax bylaw of the City of Leverkusen) (as of 12/22) ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Leverkusen?
In Leverkusen the first dog costs €96 a year. The second dog costs €156, each further dog €264.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Leverkusen?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Leverkusen charges €600 a year.
Is there a reduction in Leverkusen?
Exemption for, among others: dogs from Tierheim Leverkusen or a recognised animal welfare association for 36 months (apply within 2 weeks); first dog for severely disabled people (B, Bl, aG, H); first dog for SGB XII recipients (Grundsicherung, basic income support).
Sources and method
- 📚Hundesteuersatzung der Stadt Leverkusen (dog tax bylaw of the City of Leverkusen) (as of 12/22) 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.
