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Dog tax Rostock 2026
What a dog costs in Rostock 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 Rostock at a glance
- First dog
- €108
- Second dog
- €144
- Each further dog
- €168
- First listed dog
- €1,000
- Further listed dogs
- €1,000
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- 2024
- Reductions and exemptions
- Exemption for, among others, guide, assistance, rescue and therapy dogs and dogs for blind, deaf or helpless people; dogs in animal shelters tax free; 50 % for guard, hunting and research dogs; kennel tax (Zwingersteuer); no social reduction in the bylaw; not for listed dogs (dangerous dogs)
- Notes
- Bylaw of 5 April 2024 including the 1st amendment of 23 May 2024; exact date of entry into force not stated in the reading text. Listed dogs (dangerous dogs) €1,000 per dog. No social reduction found.
- Source
- Hundesteuersatzung der Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (dog tax bylaw of the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock), with 1st amendment 2024 ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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36 of 51cities with euro rates charge more than Rostock for the first dog.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Rostock?
In Rostock the first dog costs €108 a year. The second dog costs €144, each further dog €168.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Rostock?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Rostock charges €1,000 a year.
Is there a reduction in Rostock?
Exemption for, among others, guide, assistance, rescue and therapy dogs and dogs for blind, deaf or helpless people; dogs in animal shelters tax free; 50 % for guard, hunting and research dogs; kennel tax (Zwingersteuer); no social reduction in the bylaw;
Sources and method
- 📚Hundesteuersatzung der Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (dog tax bylaw of the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock), with 1st amendment 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.
