Liability insurance: Schleswig-Holstein
Is liability insurance for dogs required? This is what the official source says for Schleswig-Holstein, with the date checked.
sourcedchecked on 28 October 2026
Summary
Required for some dogs
The rule
For all dogs, liability insurance with at least € 500,000 for personal injury and € 250,000 for property damage should exist; for owners of dangerous dogs it is compulsory in any case.
Open points
«Should» rule for all dogs: exact legal consequence not checked in the text of the HundeG.
Source
Land Schleswig-Holstein: Tierschutz – Private Hundehaltung (last updated 14.03.2025)
checked on 28 October 2026
Liability insurance in the other federal states
- Baden-Württemberg
- Bavaria
- Berlin
- Brandenburg
- Bremen
- Hamburg
- Hesse
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Lower Saxony
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Saarland
- Saxony
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Thuringia
Dog rules Schleswig-Holstein: 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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