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Prerequisites

• You have successfully completed an obedience test or an equivalent recognized test with your dog. You have taken the relevant test with a recognized examiner.
• If you present a veterinary certificate, you can also have old or sick dogs exempted from the leash requirement.
• Your dog is not classified as dangerous.

Documents required

• Proof of obedience test or proof of an equivalent recognized test
• if necessary, veterinary certificate
• Identity card or passport with last registration confirmation
• if applicable, proof of registration in the dog register

Please note

Dog owners who do not live in Hamburg can be exempted from the leash requirement if they use the Hamburg area for walking, for example. This exemption can only be applied for at the Department of Consumer Protection, Trade and the Environment.

In special dog run areas in parks and green spaces, dogs are allowed to run without a leash, even without an obedience test.

Deadlines

You need an exemption from the leash requirement before you are allowed to walk your dog without a leash outside of free-running areas in public areas in Hamburg.

Procedure

• You apply for exemption from the leash requirement at the responsible authority and submit all necessary documents.
• The responsible authority will examine your application and documents. If necessary, it will request additional documents from you.
• The responsible authority will decide on your application.
• You will receive a notification.

Processing time

The processing time depends on the administrative effort in each individual case.

Fees

Fees apply.

• For exemption from the leash requirement:
  
  
  
  • 46 EUR per person or
  
  
  • 92 EUR for groups (families), maximum for 2 people required
  
  


• For an expert: 30 EUR


• For issuing a replacement exhibition: 41 EUR

Legal remedies

contradiction

Legal basis

§ 9 Hamburg Law on the Keeping and Leading of Dogs (Dog Law - HundeG)