Microchip and registration

Microchip and registration: Brandenburg

Is a microchip required, and is there a dog register? This is what the official source says for Brandenburg, with the date checked.

sourcedchecked on 28 October 2026

Summary

Microchip required for all dogs

The rule

All dogs must be marked with a microchip from the age of eight weeks, and the keeping of the dog must be reported (§ 2 HundehV).

Open points

To which office the keeping must be reported and whether there is a state register not checked.

Source

Land Brandenburg (BRAVORS): Verwaltungsvorschrift des Ministeriums des Innern und für Kommunales zur Durchführung der Hundehalterverordnung (VVHundehV) vom 6. Mai 2026, zur HundehV vom 24. Juni 2024

checked on 28 October 2026

Microchip and registration in the other federal states

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No guarantee

As of: 28 October 2026. The official text alone is authoritative. Source and date checked per row.

Not legal advice. We summarise the rules in plain language. This is a guide and does not replace information from the competent authority.

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