Dog Tax: Man without dog does not have to pay

In Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia, a man is supposed to pay four-digit dog tax. He does not own a dog at all. After years of argument, the city is now making a retreat in court.

A man was supposed to pay 1,404 Euro dog tax - although he had no dog at all. A long-standing dispute between him and the city followed. She now made a retreat.

A man from Hilden is supposed to pay dog tax for dogs he doesn't own. He had posted pictures with dogs on Facebook. In court, the city of Hilden made a retreat.

Dog Urax received a letter asking him to pay the broadcast fee. The owner reveals how she reacted to it.

Like almost all cities and municipalities in Germany, the city of Kalkar also imposes an annual dog tax. This presupposes, however, that the "four-legged" are registered by the dog owner at the administration. A registration form and further information can be found on the municipal homepage www.kalkar.de or in the "Links" section below. The annual dog tax currently amounts to 75.00 € for one dog. Accordingly, dog owners have to pay for two or e…

The court of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia put an end to a several-year dispute between a man and local authorities who wanted to collect a tax on dogs that did not belong to him.