Pemotongan kuku kelima: 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 dengan pengecualian: 2 places
- Hanya dokter hewan: 1 places
- Dibatasi: 8 places
Amerika Serikat
Maryland
Hanya dokter hewan berlisensi, dengan anestesi bila sesuai. Misdemeanor.
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Only a licensed veterinarian, using anesthesia when appropriate. Misdemeanor.
Md. Code, Criminal Law s.10-624Checked 4 Nov 2026
Pennsylvania
Pelanggaran pada anjing yang berumur lebih dari lima hari kecuali dilakukan oleh dokter hewan berlisensi. Siapa pun yang mengurusnya harus menyimpan catatan sampai luka sembuh.
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An offense on a dog over five days old unless a licensed veterinarian does it. Whoever procures it must keep a record until the wound heals.
18 Pa.C.S. s.5542(e)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Siapa saja sampai 4 hari setelah lahir. Setelah itu, hanya praktisi kedokteran hewan, untuk tujuan profilaksis atau terapeutik.
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Anyone up to 4 days after birth. Later, a veterinary practitioner only, for a prophylactic or therapeutic purpose.
Animal Welfare Act 1992 (ACT), ss 19(2)(d), 19A(2)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Inggris Raya
England
Diizinkan; anestesi diperlukan kecuali mata anak anjing belum terbuka.
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Permitted; an anaesthetic is required unless the puppy's eyes have not yet opened.
Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1100), Sch. 1 and Sch. 9In force since 6 Apr 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Northern Ireland
Orang awam hanya boleh mengangkat dewclaw sebelum mata anak anjing terbuka; selain itu oleh dokter hewan (s.5(5)).
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A lay person may remove dew claws only before the pups' eyes are open; otherwise a vet (s.5(5)).
Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (NI) 2012 (S.R. 2012/153), Sch. 8In force since 2 Apr 2012Checked 4 Nov 2026
Scotland
Dikecualikan untuk pengelolaan hewan secara umum; Regulations tidak menetapkan syarat umur. Panduan RCVS mengutip Protection of Animals (Anaesthetic) Act 1954: anestesi kecuali sebelum mata terbuka.
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Exempted for general animal management; the Regulations set no age condition. RCVS guidance cites the Protection of Animals (Anaesthetic) Act 1954: anaesthesia unless before the eyes are open.
SSI 2010/387, Sch. 9In force since 5 Nov 2010Checked 4 Nov 2026
Wales
Anestesi diperlukan kecuali mata anak anjing belum terbuka.
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An anaesthetic is required unless the puppy's eyes have not yet opened.
Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (WSI 2007/1029), Sch. 1 and Sch. 9In force since 28 Mar 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Irlandia
Whole country
Oleh dokter hewan (S.I. 304/2017 menghapus perawat hewan), pada pointer, spaniel atau terrier atau kombinasinya, belum berumur 8 hari, bersama induknya atau bukti kematiannya, atas bukti penggunaan dalam pengendalian hama yang sah, perburuan atau penembakan; deklarasi dan microchip.
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By a vet (S.I. 304/2017 removed vet nurses), on a pointer, spaniel or terrier or combination, not yet 8 days old, with the dam or proof of her death, on evidence of use in lawful pest control, hunting or shooting; declaration and microchip.
Prohibition on Tail Docking and Dew Claw Removal (Dogs) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 128/2014), as amended by S.I. 304/2017In force since 6 Mar 2014Checked 4 Nov 2026
Kanada
Nova Scotia
Diizinkan bila dokter hewan mengoperasi untuk mengobati cedera atau penyakit atau karena alasan medis lain yang perlu atau bermanfaat bagi kesehatan hewan (s.28(a)), dan untuk praktik pertanian sesuai dengan kode NFACC atau kode lain yang ditetapkan (s.28(b)). Berlaku bagi setiap orang, bukan hanya dokter hewan.
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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
Selandia Baru
Whole country
Dewclaw depan dan dewclaw belakang yang berartikulasi, pada umur berapa pun, dan dewclaw belakang yang tidak berartikulasi dari umur 4 hari: dokter hewan (atau mahasiswa kedokteran hewan yang diawasi) dengan pereda nyeri. Dewclaw belakang yang tidak berartikulasi di bawah umur 4 hari berada di luar batasan itu.
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Front and articulated hind dew claws, at any age, and non-articulated hind dew claws from 4 days of age: veterinarian (or supervised veterinary student) with pain relief. Non-articulated hind dew claws under 4 days old are outside those limits.
Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018, r 56In force since 1 Okt 2018Checked 4 Nov 2026
Slovakia
Whole country
Hanya boleh dilakukan oleh orang menurut s.10(2) Undang-Undang. Versi 1 Januari 2022; ada perubahan 2025 (307/2025) yang tidak diperiksa.
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May be done only by a person under s.10(2) of the Act. Version of 1 January 2022; a 2025 amendment (307/2025) exists and was not checked.
Act 39/2007 Z.z. on veterinary care, s.22(2)(c)Checked 4 Nov 2026
What each status means
- Dilarang dengan pengecualian
- Prohibited except under named exemptions, such as certified working dogs or a vet's medical decision.
- Hanya dokter hewan
- Allowed only when a vet performs it, often with pain relief or an age limit.
- 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)
- Penghilangan bakal tanduk
- Pemotongan tanduk
- Pencabutan kuku (onikektomi)
- Devokalisasi (pemotongan pita suara)
- Pemotongan paruh
- 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)