Overview

• A draft law would require tourists to pay €1.50 per dog per night from 2026 and impose an annual fee of about €100 on resident owners.
• Provincial councillor Luis Walcher said owners with dogs already in the DNA registry would receive a two-year exemption from the resident levy.
• Authorities say revenue would fund street cleaning, additional waste bins, maintenance of green spaces, and creation of designated dog areas and parks.
• Owners who fail to pick up droppings face penalties of up to €600, and officials have not finalized enforcement procedures or park-access rules.
• ENPA and other critics, including Bolzano’s mayor, condemned the plan as unfair and potentially discouraging to dog-friendly tourism.