Dogs in Bremen: Dog tax, off-leash areas and rules
Dog tax in Bremen: €150 for the first dog. Plus registration, off-leash areas, the rules in Bremen and dog care at DOGSY – each item with official source and date checked.
586,271 inhabitants (as of 2024-12-31) · Source
Dog tax in Bremen
- First dog
- €150 per year
- Second dog
- €150 per yearEvery dog costs the same.
- Listed breed
- No separate rate – the general rate appliesThe Dog Tax Act has no increased rate for dangerous dogs (§ 5 Abs. 1: 150 euros per dog; a text search of the Act found no such rate).
- Reductions and exemptions
- On application, a reduction by half in certain cases and a kennel tax for breeders (§ 8: tax for two dogs under § 5 Abs. 1); exemptions on application according to the service portal; details not evaluated.
- Registration
- Within 2 weeks of taking the dog in or moving to the city, or after the completion of the third month of life, with the Bremen tax office (Finanzamt Bremen).
Legal basis: Hundesteuergesetz in der Fassung vom 17. Dezember 1984 (applies to the Stadtgemeinde Bremen) (consolidated edition in force from 01.01.2016, last amended by Article 2 of the local Act of 29.09.2015 (Brem.GBl. S. 454))
Further official sources: Serviceportal Bremen: Hundesteuer – Anmelden eines Hundes (registration deadline)
Not yet checked: Amount and the absence of a rate for listed dogs from the Act (transparency portal, consolidated edition from 01.01.2016); whether a newer consolidated edition has applied since then not checked further. Registration deadline from the service portal (reporting obligation in § 13 of the Act); the Act confirms two weeks after keeping begins or after the third month of life (the section has not been cross-checked). Reductions not evaluated in detail.
checked on 29 October 2026
Off-leash areas in Bremen
The environment department (Umweltressort), together with Umweltbetrieb Bremen, has set up dog off-leash areas in several districts; Hemelingen has four off-leash areas. The announcement includes an overview map of the off-leash options.
checked on 29 October 2026
Leash in Bremen
City-state: the rules of the state are also the rules of the city.
Rules in Bremen
Bremen is also a federal state. The rules are on the state page.
Dog care in Bremen
At DOGSY, dog owners find support from people nearby. The services in Bremen:
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The same information for other cities.
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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