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Dog levy Vienna 2026
What a dog costs in Vienna per year: current rates, reductions and a calculator for several dogs and listed dogs.
📜 From the official city source🔄 Checked on 22 Oct 2026🔒 No sign-up
Your dog levy
Dog levy in Vienna at a glance
- First dog
- €72
- Second dog
- €105
- Each further dog
- €105
- Listed dogs
- no higher tax, the normal rate applies
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- unknown, no information found online
- Reductions and exemptions
- Assistance dogs (§ 39a BBG) excluded; dogs from a Vienna animal shelter exempt for 3 years; exemption or reduction for, among others, Mobilpass holders; no levy if the dog is kept for less than 3 months a year. Hundeführschein (dog owner's licence) reduction: not verified online.
- Notes
- Currently €72 for the first and €105 for each additional dog (dog2 = dog3plus). From 1 January 2027: €120 per dog; dogs subject to the Hundeführschein requirement (listed dogs) €240 per dog (for new or changed ownership). No higher rate for listed dogs shown for 2026. Start date of the current amounts not stated.
- Source
- Hundeabgabe (dog levy, Hundesteuer), Hund anmelden oder abmelden (register or deregister a dog), Stadt Wien ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog levy in Vienna?
In Vienna the first dog costs €72 a year. The second dog costs €105, each further dog €105.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Vienna?
According to the source, Vienna does not charge a higher tax for listed dogs. The normal rate applies.
Is there a reduction in Vienna?
Assistance dogs (§ 39a BBG) excluded; dogs from a Vienna animal shelter exempt for 3 years; exemption or reduction for, among others, Mobilpass holders; no levy if the dog is kept for less than 3 months a year. Hundeführschein (dog owner's licence) reduction: not verified online.
Sources and method
- 📚Hundeabgabe (dog levy, Hundesteuer), Hund anmelden oder abmelden (register or deregister a dog), Stadt Wien Open source ↗
- 📚All values checked on 22 Oct 2026. We check the list every year at the turn of the year. Anything not verified is marked as unknown.
