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Dog tax Lübeck 2026
What a dog costs in Lübeck 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 Lübeck at a glance
- First dog
- €156
- Second dog
- €156
- Each further dog
- €156
- First listed dog
- €684
- Further listed dogs
- €684
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- 1 Jan 2026
- Reductions and exemptions
- Shelter dog from Tierheim Lübeck: exempt for 36 months (once, one dog per household); guide and assistance dogs (disability markers GL, BL, H) exempt; half rate for guard dogs of remote residential buildings; no separate rule for recipients of social benefits; no concessions for listed dogs (dangerous dogs)
- Notes
- Flat rate of €156 per dog, no tiering (dog2 = dog3plus = dog1). Listed dogs (dangerous dogs) €684 per dog. Bylaw of 27 November 2020, 1st amending bylaw of 2 June 2026 retroactive to 1 January 2026.
- Source
- Satzung der Hansestadt Lübeck über die Erhebung einer Hundesteuer (dog tax bylaw of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck), version of the 1st amending bylaw 2026 ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Lübeck?
In Lübeck the first dog costs €156 a year. The second dog costs €156, each further dog €156.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Lübeck?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Lübeck charges €684 a year.
Is there a reduction in Lübeck?
Shelter dog from Tierheim Lübeck: exempt for 36 months (once, one dog per household); guide and assistance dogs (disability markers GL, BL, H) exempt; half rate for guard dogs of remote residential buildings; no separate rule for recipients of social benefits;
Sources and method
- 📚Satzung der Hansestadt Lübeck über die Erhebung einer Hundesteuer (dog tax bylaw of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck), version of the 1st amending bylaw 2026 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.
