United Pet Club

Section des dents: the law by country

Where it is banned, allowed only under conditions or permitted. Each rule names its law and links to the source.

How Section des dents is regulated across 13 places
  • Interdit sauf dĂ©rogations: 1 place
  • Restreint: 12 places

Allemagne

Whole country

RestreintCochon

Meulage des dents de loup sans anesthésie uniquement pour les porcelets de moins de 8 jours, s'il est indispensable pour protéger la truie ou les porcelets de la portée.

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Grinding eye teeth without anaesthesia only for piglets under 8 days, if essential to protect the sow or littermates.

Tierschutzgesetz, s.5(3)Checked 4 nov. 2026

Canada

Whole country

RestreintAll species

National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice : code de l'industrie, et non une loi. Le NFACC indique que les exigences du Code ne sont pas expressĂ©ment contraignantes dans la plupart des provinces, mais peuvent servir de preuve de dĂ©tresse. Le droit provincial s'y rĂ©fĂšre : adoptĂ© Ă  NL (NLR 36/12 ; NLR 35/12 s.15 fait d'une pratique que le Code interdit une pratique interdite), prescrit en SK (Reg 1 s.3-4), invoquĂ© comme moyen de dĂ©fense au NB (Reg 2000-4 s.4(2), Sch A) et en BC (B.C. Reg. 34/2019, comme pratique gĂ©nĂ©ralement acceptĂ©e), acceptĂ© en NS (Act s.28(b)). La nĂ©cessitĂ© doit ĂȘtre Ă©valuĂ©e ; uniquement lorsqu'elle est jugĂ©e nĂ©cessaire.

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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)). The need must be evaluated; only when deemed necessary.

NFACC Code of Practice: Pigs (2014), s.4.5.4 (industry code, not a statute)Checked 4 nov. 2026

Estonie

Whole country

RestreintCochon

Coupe des dents des porcelets uniquement au profit de la santĂ© et du bien-ĂȘtre des autres porcs. La page de l'agence ne cite aucun numĂ©ro d'article ; la loi elle-mĂȘme n'a pas pu ĂȘtre consultĂ©e (Riigi Teataja exige un navigateur avec scripts activĂ©s), il faut donc vĂ©rifier le texte actuel.

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Clipping piglets' teeth only for the benefit of the health and welfare of other pigs. The agency page cites no section numbers; the statute itself could not be opened (Riigi Teataja needs a script-enabled browser), so check the current wording.

Animal Protection Act (Loomakaitseseadus), as stated by the Agriculture and Food Board (PTA)Checked 4 nov. 2026

États-Unis

New Jersey

RestreintAll species

La taille des dents et des dĂ©fenses peut ĂȘtre faite par une personne compĂ©tente.

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Teeth trimming and tusk trimming may be done by a knowledgeable individual.

N.J.A.C. 2:8-7.6(d)Checked 4 nov. 2026

Finlande

Whole country

Interdit sauf dérogationsCochon

La coupe ou le meulage des dents des porcelets est interdit, sauf pour des raisons vétérinaires ; la coupe préventive n'est plus autorisée.

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Clipping or grinding piglets' teeth is prohibited except for veterinary reasons; preventive clipping is no longer allowed.

Animal Welfare Act 693/2023 and the Government Decree on procedures, as stated by the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto)In force since 1 janv. 2024Checked 4 nov. 2026

Irlande

Whole country

RestreintCochon

Non systématique, avant 8 jours, meulage ou coupe laissant une surface lisse, sur preuve de blessures et aprÚs l'avis d'un vétérinaire.

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Non-routine, under 8 days, grinding or clipping leaving a smooth surface, on evidence of injury and after a vet's opinion.

Animal Health and Welfare (Operations and Procedures) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 127/2014), Schedule, Part 2In force since 6 mars 2014Checked 4 nov. 2026

Nouvelle-Zélande

Whole country

RestreintCochon

Les dents ne peuvent ĂȘtre coupĂ©es que par un vĂ©tĂ©rinaire (ou un Ă©tudiant en mĂ©decine vĂ©tĂ©rinaire supervisĂ©) ou selon une procĂ©dure d'un comitĂ© d'Ă©thique animale, sauf les dents d'aiguille d'un porc Ă  4 jours d'Ăąge ou moins et les dĂ©fenses d'un verrat. Les dĂ©fenses doivent ĂȘtre coupĂ©es avec un fil obstĂ©trical ou une scie dentaire.

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Teeth may be cut only by a veterinarian (or supervised veterinary student) or under an animal ethics committee procedure, except a pig's needle teeth at 4 days of age or under and a boar's tusks. Tusks must be cut with obstetrical wire or a dental saw.

Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018, r 56DIn force since 9 mai 2021Checked 4 nov. 2026

Pays-Bas

Whole country

RestreintCochon

Limage uniforme des dents d'angle, à un ùge n'excédant pas 7 jours, lorsque des blessures sont constatées et que les mesures ont échoué.

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Filing corner teeth uniformly, not older than 7 days, where injuries are found and measures failed.

Besluit diergeneeskundigen, ch. 2, art. 2.3Checked 4 nov. 2026

Royaume-Uni

England

RestreintCochon

Réduction uniforme des dents d'angle à 7 jours ou moins, par meulage ou coupe, aprÚs des mesures contre les vices et si des blessures sont encore constatées.

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Uniform reduction of corner teeth at 7 days or under, by grinding or clipping, after measures against vices and where injury is still evidenced.

SI 2007/1100, Sch. 1 and Sch. 3In force since 6 avr. 2007Checked 4 nov. 2026

Northern Ireland

RestreintCochon

Non-professionnel : jusqu'à 7 jours, réduction uniforme des dents d'angle, aprÚs d'autres mesures et si des blessures continuent de se produire.

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Lay person: up to 7 days, uniform reduction of corner teeth, after other measures and with injuries still occurring.

Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (NI) 2012 (S.R. 2012/153), Sch. 2In force since 2 avr. 2012Checked 4 nov. 2026

Scotland

RestreintCochon

Porcelets d'élevage à 7 jours ou moins, par meulage ou coupe, sur preuve de blessures aprÚs d'autres mesures.

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Farmed piglets at 7 days or less, by grinding or clipping, on evidence of injury after other measures.

SSI 2010/387, Sch. 2In force since 5 nov. 2010Checked 4 nov. 2026

Wales

RestreintCochon

À 7 jours ou moins ; rĂ©duction uniforme des dents d'angle, aprĂšs d'autres mesures, sur preuve de blessures.

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At 7 days or under; uniform reduction of corner teeth, after other measures, on evidence of injury.

WSI 2007/1029, Sch. 3In force since 28 mars 2007Checked 4 nov. 2026

Tchéquie

Whole country

RestreintCochon

Meulage ou coupe des dents des porcelets allaités sans anesthésie, par une personne qualifiée. Texte lu sur la copie d'un éditeur juridique de la loi 246/1992 Sb. (derniÚre modification le 1 avril 2025), et non dans le recueil officiel.

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Grinding or clipping the teeth of suckling piglets without anaesthesia, by a qualified person. Text read on a legal publisher's copy of Act 246/1992 Sb. (last amended 1 April 2025), not the official collection.

Act 246/1992 Sb., s.7(3)(f)Checked 4 nov. 2026

What each status means

Interdit sauf dérogations
Prohibited except under named exemptions, such as certified working dogs or a vet's medical decision.
Restreint
Allowed with conditions other than a vet: an age limit, a method, a licence.

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