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Dog tax Wiesbaden 2026
What a dog costs in Wiesbaden 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 Wiesbaden at a glance
- First dog
- €180
- Second dog
- €180
- Each further dog
- €180
- 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 2023
- Reductions and exemptions
- Exemption for, among others, dogs from a Wiesbaden animal shelter, the first dog for recipients of Grundsicherung (basic income support) or social assistance, assistance dogs of severely disabled people (e.g. disability marker Bl), therapy and school dogs, dogs with a Hundeführerschein (dog owner's licence); 50 % reduction for 2 years after passing the Begleithundeprüfung (companion dog test). Listed dogs (dangerous dogs) are excluded from concessions.
- Notes
- Flat rate of €180 for each dog (dog1 = dog2 = dog3plus). No higher tax for listed dogs (according to the bylaw they are only excluded from concessions). valid_from = entry into force of the latest bylaw amendment; whether this changed the rate has not been checked.
- Source
- Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden, Hundesteuersatzung (City of Wiesbaden dog tax bylaw) (Ortsrecht 2-1.1) ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Wiesbaden?
In Wiesbaden the first dog costs €180 a year. The second dog costs €180, each further dog €180.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Wiesbaden?
According to the source, Wiesbaden does not charge a higher tax for listed dogs. The normal rate applies.
Is there a reduction in Wiesbaden?
Exemption for, among others, dogs from a Wiesbaden animal shelter, the first dog for recipients of Grundsicherung (basic income support) or social assistance, assistance dogs of severely disabled people (e.g.
Sources and method
- 📚Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden, Hundesteuersatzung (City of Wiesbaden dog tax bylaw) (Ortsrecht 2-1.1) 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.
