Overview

• Tourists would pay €1.50 per day for each dog starting next year, according to the regional plan.
• Residents are slated to pay a €100 yearly dog tax from January 1, with officials signaling broad support.
• Revenue is earmarked for keeping streets and public spaces free of dog waste, replacing funding via household waste fees.
• Officials scrapped the canine DNA registry after feasibility and fairness concerns, including unenforceable coverage of visiting dogs.
• The draft law is being prepared by the Department of Agriculture and Tourism, to be reviewed by municipalities before a parliamentary vote, with higher fines and local enforcement planned.