Indsnit i halen (rejsning): 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: 4 places
- Forbudt med undtagelser: 6 places
Australien
South Australia
Mishandling, medmindre en dyrlæge skriftligt har attesteret, at det er nødvendigt for bekæmpelse af sygdom. Animal Welfare Act 2025 (SA), som ikke var i kraft den 2026-11-04, ophæver disse forskrifter, når den træder i kraft.
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Ill treatment unless a veterinary surgeon has certified in writing that it is necessary for the control of disease. The Animal Welfare Act 2025 (SA), not in operation on 2026-11-04, will repeal these regulations when it starts.
Animal Welfare Regulations 2012 (SA), r 6(1)(a)(iv)Checked 4. nov. 2026
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)). Tail nicking og blocking må ikke udføres.
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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)). Tail nicking and blocking must not be performed.
NFACC Code of Practice: Equines (2013), s.6.6 (industry code, not a statute)Checked 4. nov. 2026
British Columbia
Faglig regel, ikke en lov: binder kun CVBC-registrerede (dyrlæger), ikke andre. Tail nicking og blocking; kun for at behandle en skade eller sygdom.
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Professional rule, not a statute: binds CVBC registrants (veterinarians) only, not other people. Tail nicking and blocking; only to treat an injury or disease.
College of Veterinarians of BC Bylaws, Part 4, s.231(3) (professional rule; s.231 revised 2023-11-13)Checked 4. nov. 2026
Nova Scotia
Tilladt, når en dyrlæge opererer for at behandle en skade eller sygdom eller af andre medicinske grunde, der er nødvendige for eller gavnlige for dyrets helbred (s.28(a)), og for landbrugspraksis i overensstemmelse med NFACC-kodekserne eller andre foreskrevne kodekser (s.28(b)). Gælder enhver person, ikke kun dyrlæger.
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Allowed when a veterinarian operates to treat an injury or disease or for other medical reasons necessary or beneficial to the animal's health (s.28(a)), and for agricultural practices in line with the NFACC codes or other prescribed codes (s.28(b)). Applies to any person, not only veterinarians.
Animal Protection Act, S.N.S. 2018, c. 21, ss.27-28Checked 4. nov. 2026
Prince Edward Island
Tilladt, når en dyrlæge opererer for at behandle en skade eller af andre medicinske grunde, der er gavnlige for dyrets helbred (s.6(3)). Rimelig og almindeligt accepteret landbrugspraksis ligger uden for loven (s.7). Dyrlægernes egne PEIVMA Bylaws s.25.2.7 kalder også denne kosmetiske kirurgi uprofessionel adfærd.
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Allowed when a veterinarian operates to treat an injury or for other medical reasons beneficial to the animal's health (s.6(3)). Reasonable and generally accepted agricultural practices are outside the Act (s.7). The vets' own PEIVMA Bylaws s.25.2.7 also call this cosmetic surgery unprofessional conduct.
Animal Welfare Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. A-11.2, s.6Checked 4. nov. 2026
New Zealand
Whole country
Ingen må skære i huden eller leddebåndene i halen på et hestedyr for at få det til at bære halen løftet, og ejere må ikke tillade det. Blæretræk, brænding og mekanisk soring er forbudt ved samme regel. Bøde op til NZ$5,000 (juridisk person NZ$25,000).
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Nobody may cut the skin or ligaments of an equid's tail to make it carry the tail raised, and owners must not allow it. Blistering, firing and mechanical soring are banned by the same rule. Fine up to NZ$5,000 (body corporate NZ$25,000).
Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018, r 58IIn force since 9. maj 2021Checked 4. nov. 2026
USA
Connecticut
Gennemskæring af halemuskler eller sener eller ethvert indgreb, der ændrer den naturlige halebæring. En registreret dyrlæge må operere, når det er nødvendigt af hensyn til hestens helbred eller for at opnå en naturlig halebæring.
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Cutting tail muscles or tendons, or any operation altering natural carriage. A registered veterinarian may operate when necessary for the horse's health or to effect the natural carriage of its tail.
Conn. Gen. Stat. s.53-251Checked 4. nov. 2026
Massachusetts
- May not be shown
Gennemskæring af halemuskler eller sener for at få halen til at stå op: bøde på op til $250. Paragraf 79B forbyder at vise en sådan hest, medmindre ejeren under ed erklærer, at den blev skåret, hvor det dengang var lovligt.
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Cutting tail muscles or tendons to set the tail up: fine up to $250. Section 79B bars showing such a horse unless the owner swears it was cut where that was legal.
Mass. G.L. c.272 ss.79A, 79BChecked 4. nov. 2026
New York
- May not be shown
Forseelse at operere på halen for at ændre dens naturlige bæring. At vise en sådan hest er en forseelse, medmindre en edsvoren erklæring angiver, at indgrebet er sket før 1. juni 1964 eller blev udført, hvor det ikke dengang var forbudt.
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Misdemeanor to operate on the tail to alter its natural carriage. Showing such a horse is a misdemeanor unless an affidavit says the cutting predates June 1, 1964 or was done where it was not then prohibited.
N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law s.368Checked 4. nov. 2026
South Carolina
Gennemskæring af halevæv eller halemuskler eller ethvert indgreb, der ændrer den naturlige halebæring, på en hest, et æsel, et muldyr, en hoppe eller en vallak, medmindre en autoriseret dyrlæge skriftligt attesterer, at det er nødvendigt for helbredet eller livet. Forseelse.
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Cutting tail tissue or muscle, or any operation altering natural carriage, on a horse, ass, mule, mare or gelding, unless a licensed veterinarian certifies in writing it is necessary for health or life. Misdemeanor.
S.C. Code s.47-1-60Checked 4. nov. 2026
What each status means
- Forbudt
- Prohibited outright.
- Forbudt med undtagelser
- Prohibited except under named exemptions, such as certified working dogs or a vet's medical decision.
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
- Frysemærkning