Frysemærkning: the law by country
Where it is banned, allowed only under conditions or permitted. Each rule names its law and links to the source.
- Forbudt: 1 place
- Begrænset: 2 places
- Tilladt: 6 places
Canada
Whole country
National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice: en brancherettet kodeks, ikke en lov. NFACC siger, at kodeksens krav i de fleste provinser ikke udtrykkeligt er bindende, men kan være bevis for lidelse. Omtalt i provinsernes lovgivning: vedtaget i NL (NLR 36/12; NLR 35/12 s.15 gør en praksis, som en kodeks forbyder, til en forbudt praksis), foreskrevet i SK (Reg 1 s.3-4), nævnt som forsvar i NB (Reg 2000-4 s.4(2), Sch A) og BC (B.C. Reg. 34/2019, som almindeligt accepteret praksis), accepteret i NS (Act s.28(b)). Mælkekvæg må ikke brændemærkes, heller ikke frysemærkes. Kødkvæg: kun når det kræves ved eksport, af politik eller som ejendomsbevis, af uddannet personale.
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National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice: an industry code, not a statute. NFACC says Code requirements are not explicitly binding in most provinces but can be evidence of distress. Referred to in provincial law: adopted in NL (NLR 36/12; NLR 35/12 s.15 makes a practice a code prohibits a prohibited one), prescribed in SK (Reg 1 s.3-4), named as a defence in NB (Reg 2000-4 s.4(2), Sch A) and BC (B.C. Reg. 34/2019, as generally accepted practice), accepted in NS (Act s.28(b)). Dairy cattle must not be branded, freeze branding included. Beef: only when required for export, by policy or as proof of ownership, by trained personnel.
NFACC Code of Practice: Beef Cattle (2013), s.4.3; Dairy Cattle (2023), s.4.2.1 (industry codes, not statutes)Checked 4. nov. 2026
Irland
Whole country
Opført identifikationsprocedure; bedøvelse er ikke nødvendig (S.I. 107/2014).
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Listed identification procedure; no anaesthetic needed (S.I. 107/2014).
Animal Health and Welfare (Operations and Procedures) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 127/2014), Schedule, Part 5In force since 6. mar. 2014Checked 4. nov. 2026
Opført identifikationsprocedure; bedøvelse er ikke nødvendig (S.I. 107/2014).
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Listed identification procedure; no anaesthetic needed (S.I. 107/2014).
Animal Health and Welfare (Operations and Procedures) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 127/2014), Schedule, Part 1In force since 6. mar. 2014Checked 4. nov. 2026
Nederlandene
Whole country
Udpeget identifikationsmetode for heste.
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Designated identification method for horses.
Besluit diergeneeskundigen, ch. 2, art. 2.6Checked 4. nov. 2026
New Zealand
Whole country
Kvæg og hestedyr: Udføreren skal være uddannet eller erfaren og i stand til at genkende lidelse, og der skal være egnet hjælp tilgængelig under restitutionen. Frysemærkning af en hund kræver smertelindring godkendt af en dyrlæge (r 55J).
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Cattle and equids: the operator must be trained or experienced and able to recognise distress, and suitable help must be available during recovery. Freeze branding a dog needs pain relief authorised by a veterinarian (r 55J).
Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018, r 55KIn force since 9. maj 2021Checked 4. nov. 2026
Polen
Whole country
Mærkning af varmblodede dyr ved frysning er nævnt som dyrplageri, medmindre det er en procedure tilladt ved lov.
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Marking warm-blooded animals by freezing is named as cruelty, unless a procedure allowed by law.
Ustawa o ochronie zwierząt (21 August 1997), art. 6(2)(1), as amended by Dz.U. 2011 poz. 1373Checked 4. nov. 2026
Storbritannien
England
Opført identifikationsmetode.
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Listed identification method.
SI 2007/1100, Sch. 1In force since 6. apr. 2007Checked 4. nov. 2026
Opført identifikationsmetode.
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Listed identification method.
SI 2007/1100, Sch. 1In force since 6. apr. 2007Checked 4. nov. 2026
Northern Ireland
Ingen tilknyttede krav.
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No associated requirements.
Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (NI) 2012 (S.R. 2012/153), Sch. 5In force since 2. apr. 2012Checked 4. nov. 2026
Opført identifikationsmetode.
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Listed identification method.
Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (NI) 2012 (S.R. 2012/153), Sch. 1In force since 2. apr. 2012Checked 4. nov. 2026
Scotland
Undtaget til identifikation.
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Exempted for identification.
SSI 2010/387, Sch. 6In force since 5. nov. 2010Checked 4. nov. 2026
Undtaget til identifikation.
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Exempted for identification.
SSI 2010/387, Sch. 1In force since 5. nov. 2010Checked 4. nov. 2026
Wales
Opført identifikationsmetode.
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Listed identification method.
WSI 2007/1029, Sch. 1In force since 28. mar. 2007Checked 4. nov. 2026
Opført identifikationsmetode.
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Listed identification method.
WSI 2007/1029, Sch. 1In force since 28. mar. 2007Checked 4. nov. 2026
What each status means
- Forbudt
- Prohibited outright.
- Begrænset
- Allowed with conditions other than a vet: an age limit, a method, a licence.
- Tilladt
- Allowed.
The law on other procedures
- Kupering af ører
- Halekupering
- Halekupering (landbrugsdyr)
- Fjernelse af ulvekløer
- Fjernelse af hornanlæg
- Afhorning
- Kloamputation (onykektomi)
- Devokalisering (fjernelse af stemmebånd)
- Næbtrimning
- Vingeamputation
- Tandklipning
- Mulesing
- Fjernelse af kam og hagelapper
- Fjernelse af sporer
- Isætning af næsering
- Brændemærkning
- Indsnit i halen (rejsning)