Dog ownership - register a dog in the Dog Register (Hunderegister)

• You are the Halterin or Halter (owner/keeper) of a dog • Berlin is the permanent location where the dog is kept • Start of keeping the dog When you start keeping the dog, it must be registered without delay in the central register. • End of keeping the dog Deregister your dog if the dog dies, is lost, or you give up keeping the dog. • Change Submit a notification of change, for example if you move (with the dog).

• Registration, deregistration, or notification of change in the dog register (Hunderegister) Possible online, in writing (using a form), or by telephone • Online processing: You must set up an owner account (Halterkonto). Microsoft Internet Explorer (browser) is not supported. • Written registration, deregistration, or notification of change possible by post or email • Telephone registration, deregistration, or notification of change possible • Information on the owner (Halterin or Halter) • Information on the dog • Start of ownership • Breed, sex, date of birth, and, if applicable, tag number (for listed dogs / dangerous dog breeds) • Transponder number of the dog The 15-digit number of the chip that veterinary staff implanted in your dog. You can find this number, for example, in your EU pet passport (EU-Heimtierausweis).

• Anmeldung, Abmeldung oder Änderungsmitteilung im Hunderegister hunderegister.berlin.de/downloads/anmeldeformular-berlin.pdf Translation: • Registration, deregistration, or notification of change in the Hunderegister (dog register) hunderegister.berlin.de/downloads/anmeldeformular-berlin.pdf

Payment options: pmPayment in the online application process, subsequent SEPA direct debit using the bank details from the Gebührenbescheid (fee notice), or subsequently via the pmPayment QR code by electronic means. • None: for the deregistration of a dog or a notification of change • 17.50 euros per dog for online registration • 26.50 euros per dog for registration in writing or by telephone

• Hundegesetz [Dog Act] (HundeG) § 13 para. 1 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=HuHG_BE_!_13

• Information on the Berliner Hundegesetz (Berlin Dog Act) (Senate Department for Justice and Consumer Protection) www.berlin.de/sen/verbraucherschutz/aufgaben/tierschutz/hund • Hunderegister Berlin (Berlin Dog Register) (GovConnect GmbH) hunderegister.berlin.de/ • Dog ownership - Register a dog for tax purposes (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121494/ • Dog ownership - Register a dangerous dog (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326263/ • FAQ Dog Tax (Hundesteuer) (Senate Department for Finance) www.berlin.de/sen/finanzen/steuern/informationen-fuer-steuer

GovConnect GmbH (beliehenes Unternehmen [company entrusted with public authority]) Nadorster Str. 228 26123 Oldenburg Phone: 0441 36177990 Email: [email protected] Contact form hunderegister.berlin.de/contact Telephone hours • Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu.: 09:00-16:00 • Fri.: 09:00-13:00