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Dog tax Potsdam 2026
What a dog costs in Potsdam 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 Potsdam at a glance
- First dog
- €108
- Second dog
- €144
- Each further dog
- €192
- First listed dog
- €648
- Further listed dogs
- €648
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- 1 Dec 2020
- Reductions and exemptions
- Exemption for guide and assistance dogs (B, aG, H); 50 % for 2 years for dogs from the animal boarding facility commissioned by the city; social benefits (SGB II/XII): reduction by a quarter for the first dog (€81); not for listed dogs (dangerous dogs)
- Notes
- Bylaw of 9 February 2004 as amended by the 3rd amending bylaw of 7 October 2020 (Amtsblatt (official gazette) 26 November 2020); entry into force on 1 December 2020 inferred. Listed dogs (dangerous dogs) €648 per dog.
- Source
- Hundesteuersatzung der Landeshauptstadt Potsdam (dog tax bylaw of the City of Potsdam), 3rd amendment 2020 ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Potsdam?
In Potsdam the first dog costs €108 a year. The second dog costs €144, each further dog €192.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Potsdam?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Potsdam charges €648 a year.
Is there a reduction in Potsdam?
Exemption for guide and assistance dogs (B, aG, H); 50 % for 2 years for dogs from the animal boarding facility commissioned by the city; social benefits (SGB II/XII): reduction by a quarter for the first dog (€81); not for listed dogs (dangerous dogs)
Sources and method
- 📚Hundesteuersatzung der Landeshauptstadt Potsdam (dog tax bylaw of the City of Potsdam), 3rd amendment 2020 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.
