Photo: Lila la Loop. Aids for dog owners also available at Baldeneysee Essen, Baldeneysee, November 27, 2025. From January 2026, the city of Essen plans to take a step towards digital administration and will discontinue the traditional metal dog tax tag. Instead, dog owners will receive a QR code directly on their tax assessment notice, which will serve as a digital dog tax tag for verification purposes [...] Read More