Dog tax: Bremen
Who is responsible for the dog tax? This is what the official source says for Bremen, with the date checked.
sourcedchecked on 28 October 2026
Summary
Responsible: municipality
The rule
In the city municipality of Bremen, anyone who keeps a dog older than three months must register it with the Bremen tax office (Finanzamt Bremen) within two weeks and pay dog tax; the legal basis is the Bremen Dog Tax Act. In Bremerhaven the city's local dog tax law applies (last amended by local law of 4 December 2025). For amounts see the city page.
Open points
Bremen Dog Tax Act and Bremerhaven local dog tax law not read in their wording; amounts belong to the city data.
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checked on 28 October 2026
Dog tax in the other federal states
- Baden-Württemberg
- Bavaria
- Berlin
- Brandenburg
- Hamburg
- Hesse
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Lower Saxony
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Saarland
- Saxony
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Thuringia
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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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