For private pet registers (such as Tasso, Findefix), you as a pet owner are generally not required to register.

However, as of October 2022, this is mandatory in the central dog registers of the federal states of Lower Saxony and Berlin. If you do not register your dog in the central dog register by the given deadline, you commit an administrative offense according to § 18 Abs. 1 Nr. 4 NHundG or § 33 Abs. 1 Nr. 3 HundeG and can be punished with a fine up to 10.000 €.

For “dangerous dog breeds” (see question 6 on dog tax) this is generally mandatory in all federal states.

For so-called “large dogs” this is mandatory in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia. Large dogs” according to the definition of the state laws are dogs that in all likelihood reach a withers height of at least 40 centimeters or a weight of at least 20 kilograms when fully grown.

Registering your dog with your state’s dog registry can be done online or by filling out a form. These two options have a price difference. Since Meinenhundanmelden cannot create website profiles on your behalf, we will register your dog with the dog registry by form for you.

For this type of registration, the service provider of the state of Lower Saxony charges 26.50€ (as of October 2022) and the service provider of the city of Berlin charges 17,50€.

The cost of registering your dog with the Ordnungsamt depends on your city.

When registering your dog with the public order office (Ordnungsamt) of your city, the same deadlines apply as when registering your dog tax with the tax office (See question 2 of the dog tax). However, some documents can also be submitted later.

In the case of registration in the dog registry, this differs at the state level. In Berlin, the registration of the dog in the dog registration register generally has to be done at the beginning of the keeping (§ 13 para. 1 HundeG). In Lower Saxony, on the other hand, this must be done till the sixth month of the dog’s life (§ 6 para. 1 NHundG), as the dog must be chipped by then (see paragraph “Chip”).

When registering your dog at the dog registry of your federal state, only the chip number of your dog is additionally required. But there is a peculiarity in Lower Saxony, where there is a dog register, but the registration is only mandatory from the 6 months of the dog’s life. If there should be no chip number here with the registration over Meinenhundanmelden yet, you could settle this also by yourself starting from the sixth month for you both.

When registering at the public order office of your city, the additional documents to be submitted differ on the level of the federal states. In North Rhine-Westphalia, proof of the required expertise, additional proof of the microchip and, in the case of mixed-breed dogs, a photo of the animal are required. In Brandenburg only a current certificate of good conduct is required.

However, we will of course point out the respective data entry to you during the data entry.

If this is mandatory in your state and you provide us with all the necessary data, then we will of course do it for both of you. However, we would of course point out a missing data entry during the questionnaire.

When traveling abroad within the EU, the chip obligation generally applies! In Germany, however, this is regulated differently from state to state. In some federal states, for example, only dangerous dog breeds are subject to registration, while other federal states make the chip obligation dependent on size and weight.

Below you can see how this is regulated in your state:

• Baden-Württemberg: Chip obligation for dangerously classified dogs (“Listenhunde”)
• Bavaria: A tattoo for your dog is sufficient, a general chip obligation does not exist in Bavaria
• Berlin: Chip obligation for all dogs
• Brandenburg: Chip obligation for all dogs from a weight of 20 kilos or a height of 40 cm – dangerous dogs (“Listenhunde”) must be chipped in general
• Bremen: Chip obligation for dangerously classified dogs (“Listenhunde”)
• Hamburg: From the third month of life of the dog is a chip obligation
• Hessen: Chip obligation for dangerously classified dogs (“Listenhunde”)
• Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Chip obligation for dangerously classified dogs (“Listenhunde”)
• Lower Saxony: Chip obligation for all dogs older than six months
• North Rhine-Westphalia: Chip obligation for all dangerous dogs (“Listenhunde”), which are older than three months
• Rhineland-Palatinate: Chip obligation for dogs classified as dangerous (“Listenhunde”)
• Saarland: Chip obligation for dangerously classified dogs (“Listenhunde”)
• Saxony: No chip or identification obligation
• Saxony-Anhalt: Chip obligation for all dogs older than six months and for dogs classified dangerous (“Listenhunde”)
• Schleswig-Holstein: Chip obligation for all dogs, which are older than three months
• Thuringia: Chip obligation for all dogs

The dog registration process is very complex and involves a lot of paperwork. That’s why we take care of all the processes for both of you that are required by your state and city. These are:

1. Always: Handling the dog registration at the tax office
2. If these are issued in your city: Ordering the delivery of your dog tag
3. Optional and if required by your state: The processing of your registration in the dog registry of the state
4. If required by your city: Creating your registration with the public order office
5. Optional: The handling of your dog liability insurance