Microchip and registration: Hesse
Is a microchip required, and is there a dog register? This is what the official source says for Hesse, with the date checked.
sourcedchecked on 29 October 2026
Summary
Microchip required for some dogs, without register
The rule
Dangerous dogs must be permanently marked by a veterinarian with an electronically readable chip (§ 12 HundeVO). Outside the enclosed property, all dogs need a collar or harness with the owner's name and address, and with the telephone number if the owner has a telephone connection (§ 1 Abs. 2); the ordinance mentions neither a general chip requirement nor a dog register.
Open points
Only the HundeVO read; animal welfare and animal disease law not checked.
Source
checked on 29 October 2026
Microchip and registration in the other federal states
- Baden-Württemberg
- Bavaria
- Berlin
- Brandenburg
- Bremen
- Hamburg
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Lower Saxony
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Saarland
- Saxony
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Thuringia
Dog rules Hesse: all six topicsMicrochip and registration in all federal states
No guarantee
As of: 29 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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