Hunting Charge

General information

A hunting charge must be paid in Upper Austria for exercising the hunting right.

Requirements

The landowner of the hunting grounds (for cooperative hunting grounds the lessee of the cooperative lease right) shall pay a hunting charge of 30 % of the hunting value for exercising the hunting right in their own hunting grounds and other territories (which were determined as being connected or included hunting grounds).

Deadlines

The hunting charge shall be paid for each hunting year (1 April to 31 March).

A copy of the lease agreements and similar agreements providing for the hunting right which relate to the current hunting year shall be submitted to the tax authority until 31 May of the hunting year. Insofar as contractual changes arise in the hunting year, a copy of such shall be submitted to the tax authority until 31 May of the subsequent hunting year.

Completion period

No information available.

Competent authority

Amt der Oö. Landesregierung
[Office of the State Government of Upper Austria]
Direktion Finanzen
[Directorate for Finances]
Landesabgabenstelle
[State Levies Office]
Landhausplatz 1
4021 Linz

Phone (+43 732) 77 20- 113 01
Fax (+43 732) 77 20- 21 50 19
Email finD.post@ooe.gv.at

Procedure

The hunting charge shall be paid for each hunting year (1 April to 31 March).

A copy of the lease agreements and similar agreements providing for the hunting right which relate to the current hunting year shall be submitted to the tax authority until 31 May of the hunting year. Insofar as contractual changes arise in the hunting year, a copy of such shall be submitted to the tax authority until 31 May of the subsequent hunting year.

Authentication and signature

No information available.

Required documents

Lease agreements as well as stalking, shooting or similar contracts providing for the hunting right; Notices of assessment.

Art und Format der Nachweise

No information available.

Costs and fees

No information available.

Further information

No information available.

Means of redress or appeal

No information available.

Legal bases

Laws and ordinances can be found in the Legal Information System (RIS).

Assistance and problem-solving services

EAP - Point of Single Contact Upper Austria
eap@ooe.gv.at

Link to form

No form required.

Information on data protection


Further information

Responsible for the content: Direktion Finanzen
Last update: 04.03.2021

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