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Dog tax Mannheim 2026
What a dog costs in Mannheim 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 Mannheim at a glance
- First dog
- €144
- Second dog
- €288
- Each further dog
- €288
- First listed dog
- €744
- Further listed dogs
- €744
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- 1 Jan 2026
- Reductions and exemptions
- Reduction to €60 for recipients of Grundsicherung (basic income support) (1st dog only); exemption for, among others, dogs of severely disabled people (certain disability markers), rescue dogs, dogs from Tierheim Mannheim or a Mannheim animal welfare organisation (unlimited), tracking hunting dogs; Hundeführerschein (dog owner's licence): tax free for 2 years.
- Notes
- The bylaw only refers to 'each additional dog' (€288), dog2 = dog3plus. €744 per Kampfhund or dangerous dog (listed dog). Kennel tax (Zwingersteuer) €144.
- Source
- Stadt Mannheim, Hundesteuersatzung (City of Mannheim dog tax bylaw) (Ortsrecht S 02-04), in force 1 January 2026 ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
How Mannheim compares
16 of 51cities with euro rates charge more than Mannheim for the first dog.
€131is the average for the first dog in the 50 largest German cities.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Mannheim?
In Mannheim the first dog costs €144 a year. The second dog costs €288, each further dog €288.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Mannheim?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Mannheim charges €744 a year.
Is there a reduction in Mannheim?
Reduction to €60 for recipients of Grundsicherung (basic income support) (1st dog only);
Sources and method
- 📚Stadt Mannheim, Hundesteuersatzung (City of Mannheim dog tax bylaw) (Ortsrecht S 02-04), in force 1 January 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.
