Trouble with dog poop: do owners have to clear away faeces?

imminent fine

Created: 05/13/2022, 10:30 am

By: Sandra Barbara Furtner

Dog owners should definitely remove the legacies of their four-legged friends in public spaces.

If not, there is a hefty fine.

Munich – It is said that “Happiness is on the street”: But if you rush to work in the morning and your mind is already on your next meeting, you may overlook what is right in front of your feet at that moment.

If you step in a dog poo, you're just terribly annoyed.

It not only stinks to high heaven, but is also disgusting and can also be a health hazard.

Not every dog ​​owner deworms their four-legged friends regularly, which means that they excrete parasites such as worms with their droppings.

With the worm eggs on your shoe, you might enter your own home or office.

Especially children or older and immunocompromised people can get sick if they come into contact with it.

Trouble with dog poop: do owners have to clear away faeces?

when it gets expensive

The legacies of your four-legged friend should always be disposed of on public streets and parks, playgrounds or in the community gardens of a residential complex.

If you simply leave the pile lying around because you don't have a "bag" at hand, in the worst case you could be fined.

Each federal state and municipality regulates how high this is.

There is also a risk of a fine if you don't walk your dog sufficiently.

Dog waste must always be disposed of in public places.

(Iconic image) © Michael Gstettenbauer/Imago

Trouble with dog poo: excrement is not only dangerous, it can also be expensive

The catalog of fines 2022 of the individual federal states provides for the following fines for dog excrement in public places that are not disposed of, depending on the federal state:

• Baden-Württemberg 25 - 150 €

• Bavaria 20 - 150 €

• Berlin €35

• Brandenburg 10 - 20 €

• Bremen 35 - 70 €

• Hamburg 30 - 100 €

• Hesse €20

• Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 10 - 20 €

• Lower Saxony 50 - 100 €

• North Rhine-Westphalia 10 - 100 €

• Rhineland-Palatinate 10.23 - 25.56 €

• Saarland 10 - 30 €

• Saxony 10 - 100 €

• Saxony-Anhalt (no information)

• Schleswig-Holstein 10 - 20 €

• Thuringia €20

Dog poo trouble: Dog poo isn't tax paid

However, this does not apply if you are out and about in the woods with your four-legged friend, for example, or are in your own garden.

However, if your dog leaves a pile in the neighbor's garden, this can also become a problem.

The neighbor could even report you or inform your landlord.

He can also warn you and, in the worst case, even give you notice of termination.

By the way: The removal of dog excrement is not paid for by the dog tax.

This is a common misconception that many owners are subject to.

And another tip: filled bags should not be disposed of in the forest.

They belong in the residual waste or in the publicly provided waste bins.