United Pet Club

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.

How Pemotongan paruh is regulated across 13 places
  • Dilarang: 1 places
  • Dilarang dengan pengecualian: 2 places
  • Dibatasi: 10 places

Austria

Whole country

Dilarang dengan pengecualianAll species

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

DibatasiAll species

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

DibatasiAll species

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

DilarangAll species

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

DibatasiAll species

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

DibatasiAll species

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

DibatasiAll species

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

DibatasiAll species

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

DibatasiAll species

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

DibatasiAll species

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

DibatasiAyam

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

DibatasiAyam

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 dengan pengecualianAll species

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.

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