Liability insurance: Hamburg
Is liability insurance for dogs required? This is what the official source says for Hamburg, with the date checked.
sourcedchecked on 28 October 2026
Summary
Required for all dogs
The rule
Since 1 January 2007 all dog owners in Hamburg must have liability insurance for their dog.
Open points
Minimum amounts are not stated on the page (search excerpt: § 12 HundeG, € 1 million, deductible of at most € 500 – not checked).
Source
Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Behörde für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz: Hundegesetz
checked on 28 October 2026
Liability insurance in the other federal states
- Baden-Württemberg
- Bavaria
- Berlin
- Brandenburg
- Bremen
- Hesse
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Lower Saxony
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Saarland
- Saxony
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Thuringia
Dog rules Hamburg: all six topicsLiability insurance in all federal states
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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