Liability insurance

Liability insurance: Upper Austria

Is liability insurance for dogs required? This is what the official source says for Upper Austria, with the date checked.

sourcedchecked on 28 October 2026

Summary

Required for all dogs

The rule

For every dog, liability insurance of at least € 725,000 must exist; it can also be part of household or hunting liability insurance (§ 3 Abs. 2). The proof is part of the report to the municipality; a change of insurance must be reported within four weeks (§ 2 Abs. 2 Z 2 and Abs. 3).

Source

RIS (Landesrecht Oberösterreich): Oö. Hundehaltegesetz 2024, LGBl. Nr. 84/2024, version of 28.10.2026

checked on 28 October 2026

Liability insurance in the other federal states

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No guarantee

As of: 28 October 2026. The official text alone is authoritative. Source and date checked per row.

Not legal advice. We summarise the rules in plain language. This is a guide and does not replace information from the competent authority.

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