Pemotongan paruh: the law by country
Where it is banned, allowed only under conditions or permitted. Each rule names its law and links to the source.
- Dilarang: 1 places
- Dilarang dengan pengecualian: 2 places
- Dibatasi: 10 places
Austria
Whole country
Disebut dalam larangan s.7(1); pengecualian s.7(2) ditetapkan dengan peraturan berdasarkan s.24, yang tidak dibuka. Cincin karet dan bahan kaustik dilarang (s.7(4)).
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Named in the s.7(1) ban; s.7(2) exceptions are set by regulation under s.24, which was not opened. Rubber rings and caustics are banned (s.7(4)).
Tierschutzgesetz (TSchG), s.7(1)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Ceko
Whole country
Unggas pada hari pertama kehidupan; bebek Muscovy sampai 21 hari; kauterisasi paruh anak ayam produksi telur di bawah 10 hari. Teks dibaca pada salinan Act 246/1992 Sb. milik penerbit hukum (diubah terakhir 1 April 2025), bukan koleksi resmi.
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Poultry in the first day of life; Muscovy ducks up to 21 days; cauterising beaks of egg-production chicks under 10 days. 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)(d) and (e)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Estonia
Whole country
Orang terlatih boleh memotong paruh anak ayam yang berumur kurang dari 10 hari. Halaman lembaga tidak mencantumkan nomor pasal; undang-undangnya sendiri tidak dapat dibuka (Riigi Teataja memerlukan peramban yang mengaktifkan skrip), jadi periksa redaksi terkini.
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A trained person may clip the beaks of chicks younger than 10 days. 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
Finlandia
Whole country
Selalu dilarang untuk unggas dan burung lain.
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Always prohibited for poultry and other birds.
Animal Welfare Act 693/2023 and the Government Decree on procedures, as stated by the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto)In force since 1 Jan 2024Checked 4 Nov 2026
Inggris Raya
England
Paling banyak sepertiga paruh. Ayam petelur di lokasi 350+: hanya untuk mencegah mematuk bulu atau kanibalisme, dengan inframerah, di bawah 10 hari, oleh orang terlatih, kecuali pengendalian wabah darurat. Ayam pedaging: di bawah 10 hari, orang terlatih, atas saran dokter hewan.
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At most one third of the beak. Laying hens on sites of 350+: only against feather pecking or cannibalism, infra-red, under 10 days, by a trained person, except emergency outbreak control. Meat chickens: under 10 days, trained person, on a vet's advice.
SI 2007/1100, Sch. 1 and Sch. 4, as amended 23 December 2010In force since 6 Apr 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Northern Ireland
Sampai sepertiga. Ayam petelur di lokasi 350+: terhadap mematuk atau kanibalisme, inframerah, di bawah 10 hari, orang terlatih, kecuali keadaan darurat. Ayam pedaging: di bawah 10 hari, orang terlatih, setelah saran dokter hewan.
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Up to one third. Laying hens on sites of 350+: against pecking or cannibalism, infra-red, under 10 days, trained person, except emergencies. Meat chickens: under 10 days, trained person, after a vet's advice.
Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (NI) 2012 (S.R. 2012/153), Sch. 7In force since 2 Apr 2012Checked 4 Nov 2026
Scotland
Hanya terhadap mematuk bulu dan kanibalisme. Ayam petelur di peternakan 350+ dan ayam pedaging di peternakan 500+: di bawah 10 hari; petelur dengan inframerah, kecuali keadaan darurat; ayam pedaging atas saran dokter hewan, oleh staf berkualifikasi.
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Only against feather pecking and cannibalism. Laying hens on holdings of 350+ and meat chickens on holdings of 500+: under 10 days; layers by infra-red, except an emergency; meat chickens on a vet's advice, by qualified staff.
SSI 2010/387, Sch. 3In force since 5 Nov 2010Checked 4 Nov 2026
Wales
Instrumen yang sesuai, paling banyak sepertiga, perdarahan dihentikan dengan kauterisasi; batasan tambahan untuk ayam petelur di fasilitas yang lebih besar. Teks dibaca sebagaimana dibuat pada 2007; perubahan berikutnya tidak diperiksa.
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Suitable instrument, at most one third, bleeding stopped by cauterising; extra limits for laying hens in larger establishments. Text read as made in 2007; later amendments not checked.
WSI 2007/1029, Sch. 4In force since 28 Mar 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Irlandia
Whole country
Untuk mencegah mematuk atau kanibalisme bila metode lain gagal. Ayam petelur dalam kawanan 350+: di bawah 10 hari, inframerah otomatis. Unggas pedaging dalam kawanan 500+: di bawah 10 hari, atas saran dan pengawasan dokter hewan.
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To prevent pecking or cannibalism where other methods failed. Layers in flocks of 350+: under 10 days, automated infra-red. Meat poultry in flocks of 500+: under 10 days, on a vet's advice and supervision.
Animal Health and Welfare (Operations and Procedures) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 127/2014), Schedule, Part 7In force since 6 Mar 2014Checked 4 Nov 2026
Jerman
Whole country
Otoritas dapat mengizinkan pemangkasan ujung paruh anak ayam petelur di bawah 10 hari; s.6(3) juga mencakup unggas ternak lainnya.
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The authority may permit trimming beak tips of laying-hen chicks under 10 days; s.6(3) also covers other farmed poultry.
Tierschutzgesetz, s.6(3)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Kanada
Whole country
National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice: kode industri, bukan undang-undang. NFACC menyatakan persyaratan Code tidak secara tegas mengikat di sebagian besar provinsi tetapi dapat menjadi bukti penderitaan. Dirujuk dalam hukum provinsi: diadopsi di NL (NLR 36/12; NLR 35/12 s.15 menjadikan praktik yang dilarang oleh suatu kode sebagai praktik terlarang), ditetapkan di SK (Reg 1 s.3-4), disebut sebagai pembelaan di NB (Reg 2000-4 s.4(2), Sch A) dan BC (B.C. Reg. 34/2019, sebagai praktik yang diterima secara umum), diterima di NS (Act s.28(b)). Pemangkasan di peternakan sebelum umur 10 hari, oleh orang yang kompeten; setelah itu hanya karena alasan kesejahteraan darurat dengan pengawasan dokter hewan. Pembibit: lihat Hatching Eggs, Breeders, Chickens and Turkeys Code 2016.
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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)). On-farm trimming before 10 days of age, by competent persons; later only for emergency welfare reasons with veterinary oversight. Breeders: see the 2016 Hatching Eggs, Breeders, Chickens and Turkeys Code.
NFACC Code of Practice: Pullets and Laying Hens (2017, amended 2025) (industry code, not a statute)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Selandia Baru
Whole country
Ayam petelur pada umur 3 hari atau kurang, dengan sinar inframerah; ayam pembibit pada umur 6 hari atau kurang. Tidak lebih dari 25% paruh, bagian atas dan bawah dipangkas sama panjang. Kalkun pembibit juga termasuk dalam r 56C.
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Layer hens at 3 days of age or under, by infrared beam; breeder chickens at 6 days or under. No more than 25% of the beak, upper and lower trimmed to the same length. Breeder turkeys fall under r 56C too.
Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018, rr 56B, 56CIn force since 9 Mei 2021Checked 4 Nov 2026
Slovenia
Whole country
Dilarang untuk unggas kecuali dilakukan untuk mencegah cedera dan penyakit besar pada kawanan. Teks konsolidasi tahun 2013; perubahan berikutnya sampai ZZZiv-G tahun 2025 tidak diperiksa.
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Prohibited for poultry unless done to prevent major injury and disease in the flock. Consolidated text of 2013; later amendments up to ZZZiv-G of 2025 were not checked.
Zakon o zaščiti živali (ZZZiv-UPB2, Uradni list 38/2013), art. 20Checked 4 Nov 2026
What each status means
- Dilarang
- Prohibited outright.
- Dilarang dengan pengecualian
- Prohibited except under named exemptions, such as certified working dogs or a vet's medical decision.
- Dibatasi
- Allowed with conditions other than a vet: an age limit, a method, a licence.
The law on other procedures
- Pemotongan telinga (cropping)
- Pemotongan ekor
- Pemotongan ekor (ternak)
- Pemotongan kuku kelima
- Penghilangan bakal tanduk
- Pemotongan tanduk
- Pencabutan kuku (onikektomi)
- Devokalisasi (pemotongan pita suara)
- Pemotongan ujung sayap (pinioning)
- Pemotongan gigi
- Mulesing (pemotongan kulit pantat)
- Pemotongan jengger
- Pemotongan taji
- Pemasangan cincin hidung
- Cap bakar
- Cap beku
- Pemotongan otot ekor (tail setting)