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Dog tax Oberhausen 2026
What a dog costs in Oberhausen 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 Oberhausen at a glance
- First dog
- €168
- Second dog
- €252
- Each further dog
- €288
- First listed dog
- €850
- Further listed dogs
- €850
- Calculation
- The rate depends on the number of dogs and applies to every dog in the household.
- Valid since
- 1 Jul 2024
- Reductions and exemptions
- Exemption for guide, hearing and assistance dogs; shelter dogs (Tierheim Mülheim / Tierschutzverein Gelsenkirchen, adopted after 30 June 2024) exempt for 24 months; recipients of social benefits (Bürgergeld (citizen's benefit), SGB XII) on application 1/4 of the rate for one dog; not for listed dogs (dangerous dogs)
- Notes
- Tiered by number of dogs kept: with 2 dogs €252 per dog, with 3+ dogs €288 per dog (then applies to all dogs, not just the additional one). Listed dogs (dangerous dogs) or certain breeds €850 per dog, regardless of the number. BdSt NRW (taxpayers' association) 2026 confirms 168/850.
- Source
- Hundesteuersatzung der Stadt Oberhausen (dog tax bylaw of the City of Oberhausen) of 22 May 2024 ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Oberhausen?
In Oberhausen the first dog costs €168 a year. The second dog costs €252, each further dog €288. The rate by number of dogs applies to every dog in the household.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Oberhausen?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Oberhausen charges €850 a year.
Is there a reduction in Oberhausen?
Exemption for guide, hearing and assistance dogs; shelter dogs (Tierheim Mülheim / Tierschutzverein Gelsenkirchen, adopted after 30 June 2024) exempt for 24 months; recipients of social benefits (Bürgergeld (citizen's benefit), SGB XII) on application 1/4 of the rate for one dog;
Sources and method
- 📚Hundesteuersatzung der Stadt Oberhausen (dog tax bylaw of the City of Oberhausen) of 22 May 2024 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.
