Dogs in Wels: Dog levy, off-leash areas and rules
Dog levy in Wels: €44 for the first dog. Plus registration, off-leash areas, the rules in Upper Austria and dog care at DOGSY – each item with official source and date checked.
65,764 inhabitants (as of 2026-01-01) · Source
Dog levy in Wels
- First dog
- €44 per year
- Second dog
- €44 per yearEvery dog costs the same.
- Further levels
- Other dogs 44 euros per dog and year; guard dogs and dogs needed for a profession or business 30 euros; each payable by 31 March.
- Listed breed
- Not stated in the sourceThe city's page does not state a separate rate for listed dogs; the ordinance was not read.
- Reductions and exemptions
- According to the city's page, exempt are service dogs of public guard services and other dogs needed for public tasks, trained assistance dogs (§ 39a BBG), dogs of licensed security companies, dogs in approved animal shelters, dogs of recipients of an equalisation supplement or social assistance, and dogs taken in by Wels animal welfare associations and placed in foster care (first three years).
- Registration
- Within five working days with the municipality of main residence if the dog is older than twelve weeks; in person at the citizens' centre (city's page «Hundehaltung»).
Legal basis: Hundeabgabeverordnung des Gemeinderats der Stadt Wels (not read) (not determined)
Rates according to: Stadt Wels: Hundeabgabe
Further official sources: Stadt Wels: Hundehaltung
Not yet checked: Amounts from the official information page; ordinance of the municipal council not read, date of the rates open. Legal basis according to the city's dog brochure: ordinance of the municipal council of 15 December 2003 (1st amendment to the Hundeabgabe-Verordnung 2003); wording not found on 29.10.2026 (web search on RIS and the city's pages).
checked on 28 October 2026
Off-leash areas in Wels
The brochure names the dog off-leash zone in the Wimpassing leisure facility (about 4,100 m² in two zones, large and small). According to a city announcement («Wels schafft Freiraum für Vierbeiner»), there is also a dog off-leash zone of about 1,800 m² in the Pernau (corner of Negrelli-/Zeppelinstraße), open from 06:00 to 22:00.
checked on 29 October 2026
Leash in Wels
The city's own ordinances on leash or muzzle not checked; the rules of the federal state apply.
Rules in Upper Austria
The state rules on leashes, listed breeds, proof of competence, liability insurance and identification – each topic with source and date checked.
Dog care in Wels
At DOGSY, dog owners find support from people nearby. The services in Wels:
More cities in Austria
The same information for other cities.
No guarantee
As of: 29 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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