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Dog tax Stuttgart 2026
What a dog costs in Stuttgart 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 Stuttgart at a glance
- First dog
- €144
- Second dog
- €288
- Each further dog
- €288
- First listed dog
- €816
- Further listed dogs
- €816
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- 1 Jan 2026
- Reductions and exemptions
- Tax halved for the first dog when adopted directly from Tierheim Stuttgart or a non-profit Stuttgart animal welfare organisation (since 2020). Exemption on application: dogs for people in need of assistance (disability markers B, BL, aG, H), certified rescue dogs. No exemption or reduction for listed dogs (dangerous dogs).
- Notes
- Bylaw amendment of 23 October 2025 (until 31 December 2025: €108/€216/€612). €288 for each additional dog (dog2 = dog3plus). Listed dogs (dangerous dogs) €816 per dog; they count as additional dogs. Kennel tax (Zwingersteuer) €288 (plus €288 for each further group of up to 5 dogs).
- Source
- Satzung über die Erhebung der Hundesteuer in Stuttgart (Stuttgart dog tax bylaw), last amended 23 October 2025 ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Stuttgart?
In Stuttgart the first dog costs €144 a year. The second dog costs €288, each further dog €288.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Stuttgart?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Stuttgart charges €816 a year.
Is there a reduction in Stuttgart?
Tax halved for the first dog when adopted directly from Tierheim Stuttgart or a non-profit Stuttgart animal welfare organisation (since 2020). Exemption on application: dogs for people in need of assistance (disability markers B, BL, aG, H), certified rescue dogs.
Sources and method
- 📚Satzung über die Erhebung der Hundesteuer in Stuttgart (Stuttgart dog tax bylaw), last amended 23 October 2025 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.
