Tax verifiedAs of 2026
Register a dog in St. Gallen
Canton of St. Gallen
Registration, dog tax and the responsible office for St. Gallen at a glance.
Register a dog in St. Gallen
Registration route, deadline and responsible office at a glance.
- Registration route and deadline
- New dog owners with the municipality of residence; dog registered in AMICUS
- Start of tax liability
- More than 3 months
- Tax period and payment
- Annually; the full amount is due if tax liability begins during the year
Gemeindeverwaltung St. Gallen – Hundekontrolle
Direct local contact details are not yet fully confirmed. The recorded link leads to official information; the specific local registration process still needs clarification.
Source for the responsible office: Kanton St. Gallen – Verzeichnis der politischen Gemeinden. Checked on 2 September 2026
Source for tax information: Stadt St. Gallen – Tiere und Tierschutz. Checked on 2 September 2026
Key information
- Tax liability from
- More than 3 months
- Registration
- New dog owners with the municipality of residence; dog registered in AMICUS
- Tax period
- Annually; the full amount is due if tax liability begins during the year
Additional source notes in the German original
- Im Kanton St. Gallen gilt innerhalb einer Gemeinde derselbe Tarif für jeden Hund.
- Der Gemeinderat legt den Tarif im gesetzlichen Rahmen von CHF 60 bis CHF 200 fest.
- Kantonale Rechtsgrundlage: https://www.gesetzessammlung.sg.ch/app/de/texts_of_law/456.1
- Kantonale Informationen zur Hundehaltung: https://www.sg.ch/umwelt-natur/veterinaerwesen/tiere-halten/hunde.html