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Dog tax Münster 2026
What a dog costs in Münster 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 Münster at a glance
- First dog
- €120
- Second dog
- €132
- Each further dog
- €144
- First listed dog
- €750
- Further listed dogs
- €750
- Calculation
- The rate depends on the number of dogs and applies to every dog in the household.
- Valid since
- 1 Jan 2022
- Reductions and exemptions
- Reduction by half (1 dog only) for, among others, recipients of Hilfe zum Lebensunterhalt (subsistence assistance) or Grundsicherung (basic income support); exemption for, among others, dogs from Tierheim Münster (first 12 months), dogs for severely disabled people (disability markers B, Bl, aG, Gl, TBl, H), assistance dogs. No concessions for listed dogs (dangerous dogs).
- Notes
- Tiering applies per dog: with 2 dogs €132 each, from 3 dogs €144 each. Listed dogs (dangerous dogs) €750 per dog. valid_from = entry into force of the bylaw; 1st amending bylaw of 12 December 2025 (content not checked), the city's information page and BdSt (taxpayers' association) 2026 confirm the rates.
- Source
- Stadt Münster, Hundesteuer (City of Münster, dog tax, information page) / Hundesteuersatzung (dog tax bylaw) No. 20.01 ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Münster?
In Münster the first dog costs €120 a year. The second dog costs €132, each further dog €144. The rate by number of dogs applies to every dog in the household.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Münster?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Münster charges €750 a year.
Is there a reduction in Münster?
Reduction by half (1 dog only) for, among others, recipients of Hilfe zum Lebensunterhalt (subsistence assistance) or Grundsicherung (basic income support);
Sources and method
- 📚Stadt Münster, Hundesteuer (City of Münster, dog tax, information page) / Hundesteuersatzung (dog tax bylaw) No. 20.01 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.
