register the dog

Prerequisites

You are the owner of a dog.

Documents required

• Identity card or passport with last registration confirmation
• Evidence of anti-counterfeiting marking (microchip)
• Proof of liability insurance with details of deductible and insured amount
• Information about the breed and size of your dog (shoulder height, for puppies the expected shoulder height) and, if applicable, dog tax exemption or reduction notice

Please note

You can register your dog at a Hamburg Service location of your choice - but not in writing or by telephone - or at the responsible Department of Consumer Protection, Trade and Environment.
 
Online registration is also possible, see links. This online service allows you to register and deregister dogs in the Hamburg dog register, change data or apply for permits.
 
By registering/deregistering your dog with the dog register, you have already fulfilled your tax obligation. The data will be forwarded to the responsible tax office. The dog tax notice will be sent automatically within 4 to 8 weeks.
 
Microchip requirement for dogs: All dogs aged 3 months and over must be marked with an electronically readable transponder (microchip). The microchip is applied by the local veterinarians. Exceptions can only be permitted for compelling veterinary reasons. Please present a detailed veterinary certificate for this.
 
Puppies can also be registered without a chip number; this registration is only possible at the Consumer Protection, Trade and Environment Department responsible for you.
 
Registration can also be carried out by an adult, authorized person. Bringing a dog is not necessary. Dogs are not allowed in the offices of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg!
The fee reduction is only available in the case of dog tax exemption or dog tax reduction according to Section 11 paragraphs 1 to 3 of the Dog Tax Act (not for the other dog tax exemptions or dog tax reductions).
 
Foster dogs: Foster dogs that stay in Hamburg for longer than two months must be registered. It is irrelevant whether the foster person is the owner or whether the period of stay is not consecutive within a year.
Dog liability insurance: All dog owners must take out liability insurance. Minimum insured sum: EUR 1 million, excess: maximum EUR 500. The insurance must at least cover the liability of the animal owner. The insurance certificate must clearly state which dog is insured - ideally, the dog's chip number must be entered.

Deadlines

Registration must be made within 2 weeks of taking up dog ownership or, in the case of puppies, within 3 months of age.

Procedure

You can apply to register your dog in writing or online. If you want to apply to register your dog in writing:

• You fill out the application to register a dog and enclose the required documents.
• Please submit this application and the required documents to a customer center of your choice or to the Consumer Protection, Trade and Environment Department responsible for you.
• The customer center or the Department of Consumer Protection, Trade and Environment will examine the application and your documents and decide whether the registration of your dog can be approved.
• You will receive a notification after completing the examination.

If you want to register your dog online:

• You submit the application to register a dog and the required documents via the online portal “HamburgService Portal” of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
• You can then download the proof of registration immediately.

Processing time

The processing time is 1-3 days for written registration, approximately 15 minutes for personal registration, approximately 10 minutes for online service use

Fees

49 EUR. Reduction to 24.50 EUR possible in individual cases (proof of ALGII, basic income support). Online registration 31 EUR




The fee reduction is only available for dog tax exemption or dog tax reduction (not for the other dog tax exemptions or dog tax reductions).

Legal remedies

Contradiction

Legal basis

§ 13 Obligations to report and notify - Hamburg Law on Keeping and Leading Dogs - (Dogs Act - HundeG)


Schedule of fees for public consumer protection