Register a dog / dog tax
Anyone keeping a dog in the City of Zurich must register it in the national dog database AMICUS and with the tax office's dog registry. The dog tax is levied annually.
Process compass
Structural diagnosis of this procedure — derived from the model, not legally binding information.
Responsibility
- Tax Office of the City of Zurich, dog registry
Burden on citizens
- 1 required document
- 1 decision point
- Media breaks: Separate payment
Assessment: digitalisation & user-centricity
Indicators met: 100% (4 of 4)
Derived metadata — not an authoritative statement. Each indicator is either deterministically computed from the process model or evidenced from the official source. Without evidence or derivation an indicator stays "unknown" — it is never guessed.
8 indicators unknown — not assessed for lack of evidence (not counted as "not met").
Digitalisation · No known indicators yet
Online application availableunknownEvidence
No evidence on file — flagged as unknown, not as not met.
Strategic basis: Strategien Zürich 2040, S. 31directly anchored«Städtische Angebote und Leistungen stehen der Bevölkerung und den Unternehmen online zur Verfügung.»
Online payment availableunknownEvidence
No evidence on file — flagged as unknown, not as not met.
Übersetzung ausstehend — Voraussetzungen
- Sie wohnen in der Stadt Zürich und halten einen Hund.
- Die haltende Person ist volljährig und wohnt in der Wohngemeinde (z.B. Stadt Zürich).
- Nur eine Person kann als Halter:in eingetragen werden.
- Der gehaltene Hund gehört nicht zu den im Kanton verbotenen Hunderassen.
- Es besteht eine Haftpflichtversicherung mit ausreichender Deckung für den Hund.
Common concerns that lead here
Digital maturity & simplification
Online maturity:Partly digitalStatus: ObservedMedia breaks
- Separate payment
Data already on file (once-only)
Dog data is held nationally in AMICUS and imported by the tax office. Automatic matching between AMICUS and the residents' register could trigger registration on moving in.
Pain points
- Tax payment happens separately by invoice instead of directly online.
Improvement ideas
- Automatic registration on moving in via AMICUS ↔ residents' register linkage.
- Online payment directly within the registration step.
Impact & metrics
- Share online: Anmeldung per Formular bei der Wohngemeinde; Zahlung separat
User groups
New dog owners · People moving in with a dog
Steps (textual)
- Dog acquired or moved in with a dogStartDog owner
- Dog already registered in AMICUS?DecisionDog owner
- Implant microchip and register in AMICUSInputVeterinarian (AMICUS registration)
Every dog must be microchipped and registered to its owner in the national AMICUS database; done by the veterinary practice.
- Register the dog with the cityInputDog owner
Registration as a dog owner by form at the residential municipality (the tax office's dog registry). On moving in or acquiring a dog, within the cantonal deadline.
Übersetzung ausstehend — Verbindliche Werte (Fristen & Gebühren)
Übersetzung ausstehend — Verbindliche Zahlen stehen bewusst nicht im Diagramm — sie gelten nur so, wie sie in der amtlichen Quelle stehen. Jeder Eintrag verlinkt auf die exakte Stelle.
- Obligation to register the dog in the AMICUS dog database(retrieved 2026-06-10)
«Der*die eingetragene Halter*in muss den Hund ebenfalls bei AMICUS registrieren.»
- Annual dog tax (pro-rata refund on mid-year deregistration)(retrieved 2026-06-10)
«Bei Tod vor dem 30. Juni wird Ihnen 50 % der Hundesteuer erstattet.»
- Deadline for registering after moving in or acquiring a dog (cantonal rule)(retrieved 2026-06-10)
«Sie müssen Ihren Hund innert zehn Tagen nach Übernahme bei Ihrer Wohngemeinde melden.»
Legal basis
Sources
- Stadt Zürich – Hundesteuer und Hundekontrolle(retrieved 2026-06-06)
- AMICUS – Schweizer Hundedatenbank(retrieved 2026-06-06)