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Dog tax Saarbrücken 2026
What a dog costs in Saarbrücken 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 Saarbrücken at a glance
- First dog
- €120
- Second dog
- €168
- Each further dog
- €168
- Listed dogs
- no higher tax, the normal rate applies
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- 1 Jan 2011
- Reductions and exemptions
- Exemption for, among others, guide and assistance dogs (B, BL, aG, H), recipients of ongoing benefits under SGB II/XII, dogs from animal welfare organisations (1 year, first dog only); 50 % for guard, medical, protection and rescue dogs
- Notes
- Only one rate for each additional dog (€168), therefore dog2 = dog3plus. No higher tax for listed dogs (dangerous dogs) in the bylaw (of 17 March 2010) or on the city's information page.
- Source
- Satzung über die Erhebung der Hundesteuer in der Landeshauptstadt Saarbrücken (dog tax bylaw of the City of Saarbrücken) ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Saarbrücken?
In Saarbrücken the first dog costs €120 a year. The second dog costs €168, each further dog €168.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Saarbrücken?
According to the source, Saarbrücken does not charge a higher tax for listed dogs. The normal rate applies.
Is there a reduction in Saarbrücken?
Exemption for, among others, guide and assistance dogs (B, BL, aG, H), recipients of ongoing benefits under SGB II/XII, dogs from animal welfare organisations (1 year, first dog only); 50 % for guard, medical, protection and rescue dogs
Sources and method
- 📚Satzung über die Erhebung der Hundesteuer in der Landeshauptstadt Saarbrücken (dog tax bylaw of the City of Saarbrücken) 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.
