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Dog tax Osnabrück 2026

What a dog costs in Osnabrück 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

1Your city

2How many dogs?

Without listed dogs. You count those in the next step.

3Listed dogs?

Dogs classed as dangerous under state law (listed dogs, formerly called „fighting dogs“).

Your dog tax

Dog tax in Osnabrück at a glance

First dog
€120
Second dog
€162
Each further dog
€198
First listed dog
€720
Further listed dogs
€720
Calculation
The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
Valid since
1 Jan 2025
Reductions and exemptions
Since 1 January 2025 exemption for assistance dogs (proof under § 5 (1) No. 4 Hundesteuersatzung (dog tax bylaw)). No further reductions stated on the service page.
Notes
Listed dogs (dangerous dogs): €720 per dangerous dog (no difference between first and additional). valid_from = version of the Hundesteuersatzung (dog tax bylaw) from 1 January 2025; it is not stated since when the amounts themselves apply.
Source
Hundesteuer (dog tax), Serviceportal Stadt Osnabrück ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026

How Osnabrück compares

25 of 51cities with euro rates charge more than Osnabrück 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 Osnabrück?

In Osnabrück the first dog costs €120 a year. The second dog costs €162, each further dog €198.

How much is the tax for listed dogs in Osnabrück?

For a dangerous or listed dog, Osnabrück charges €720 a year.

Is there a reduction in Osnabrück?

Since 1 January 2025 exemption for assistance dogs (proof under § 5 (1) No. 4 Hundesteuersatzung (dog tax bylaw)). No further reductions stated on the service page.

Sources and method

  • Hundesteuer (dog tax), Serviceportal Stadt Osnabrück 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.
Researched by Vanessa, founder of Promo Codes for Pets, together with Flicky. Last checked: 22 Oct 2026.
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