Tax verifiedAs of 2026
Register a dog in Locarno
Canton of Ticino
Registration, dog tax and the responsible office for Locarno at a glance.
Register a dog in Locarno: your next step
Find the listed office for Locarno and the available reporting information. Ask the responsible office about the exact process and the deadline that applies to your situation.
- Information about reporting your dog
- New dog owners must register with the municipality of residence before acquiring a dog; a veterinary practice then enters the dog in AMICUS
Città di Locarno – Cancelleria comunale
A specific registration form is not confirmed here. The link leads to official information and may open a homepage.
Open official informationSource for the listed office: Città di Locarno – Cancelleria comunale – offizielle Kontaktseite. Checked on 3 September 2026
Source for this overview: Città di Locarno – Ordinanza municipale sulla custodia dei cani 2026. Checked on 3 September 2026
Key information
- Tax liability from
- Dogs over 3 months old
- Registration
- New dog owners must register with the municipality of residence before acquiring a dog; a veterinary practice then enters the dog in AMICUS
- Tax period
- Annually
Additional source notes in the German original
- Gesamtbetrag: CHF 100 pro Hund und Jahr.
- Im Betrag enthalten: CHF 40 Kantonsanteil und CHF 25 für den kantonalen Tierrettungsfonds.
- Artikel 1a unterscheidet den regulären Tarif, AVS-Beziehende und bewilligungspflichtige Rassen.
- Bei einem Todesfall vor dem 1. April oder einem Erwerb nach dem 30. September gelten die kantonalen Ausnahmen.
- Kantonale Rechtsgrundlage: https://m3.ti.ch/CAN/RLeggi/public/raccolta-leggi/legge/num/479
- Kantonale Vollzugshinweise: https://www4.ti.ch/dss/dsp/uvc/per-i-comuni/informazioni-per-i-comuni
- Nationale Hundedatenbank: https://www.amicus.ch/