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Dog tax Mainz 2026
What a dog costs in Mainz 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 Mainz at a glance
- First dog
- €186
- Second dog
- €216
- Each further dog
- €216
- First listed dog
- €600
- Further listed dogs
- €600
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- 1 Mar 2012
- Reductions and exemptions
- Half rate for recipients of SGB II/XII and for, among others, guard dogs and rescue dogs (not for listed dogs (dangerous dogs)); neutered pedigree dogs presumed dangerous: half rate on application with an expert report; shelter dog from Tierschutzverein Mainz (animal welfare association) exempt for 12 months; guide, assistance and service dogs (disability markers aG, H) exempt
- Notes
- Second and each additional dog €216 each, therefore dog2 = dog3plus. Listed dogs (dangerous dogs) flat €600 per dog. Bylaw of 27 September 2007, last amended 1 February 2012, rates unchanged since 1 March 2012 according to the retrievable local law version.
- Source
- Satzung der Landeshauptstadt Mainz über die Erhebung von Hundesteuer (dog tax bylaw of the City of Mainz) of 1 March 2012 ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Mainz?
In Mainz the first dog costs €186 a year. The second dog costs €216, each further dog €216.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Mainz?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Mainz charges €600 a year.
Is there a reduction in Mainz?
Half rate for recipients of SGB II/XII and for, among others, guard dogs and rescue dogs (not for listed dogs (dangerous dogs)); neutered pedigree dogs presumed dangerous: half rate on application with an expert report;
Sources and method
- 📚Satzung der Landeshauptstadt Mainz über die Erhebung von Hundesteuer (dog tax bylaw of the City of Mainz) of 1 March 2012 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.
