Mulesing (pemotongan kulit pantat): 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: 3 places
- Dibatasi: 5 places
Australia
Whole country
Bukan hukum dengan sendirinya; setiap negara bagian menentukan. Per April 2026: wajib di QLD, SA, TAS; hanya sebagai bukti di NSW dan ACT; tidak diadopsi di NT; VIC dan WA berencana mengadopsinya. Standar: tidak di bawah 24 jam atau di atas 12 bulan; pereda nyeri pada umur 6 sampai 12 bulan; operator terampil; tidak pada domba sakit atau lemah; hanya kulit yang berbulu wol. Rancangan Undang-Undang NSW Mei 2026 akan mewajibkan pereda nyeri; kami tidak dapat memastikan apakah disahkan. Metode non-bedah dikecualikan.
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Not law by itself; each state decides. As of April 2026: mandatory in QLD, SA, TAS; evidence only in NSW and ACT; not adopted in NT; VIC and WA plan to. Standards: not under 24 hours or over 12 months old; pain relief at 6 to 12 months; skilled operator; no sick or weak sheep; only wool-bearing skin. A NSW Bill of May 2026 would require pain relief; we could not confirm it passed. Non-surgical methods are excluded.
Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Sheep (endorsed January 2016), S7.1 to S7.5Checked 4 Nov 2026
Queensland
Kode wajib menurut badan standar nasional. Kami membaca teks nasional, bukan peraturannya: tidak di bawah 24 jam atau di atas 12 bulan; pereda nyeri pada umur 6 sampai 12 bulan; operator terampil; hanya kulit yang berbulu wol.
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Mandatory code per the national standards body. We read the national text, not the regulation: not under 24 hours or over 12 months old; pain relief at 6 to 12 months; skilled operator; only wool-bearing skin.
Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2012 (Qld), national Sheep Standards as a code of practiceIn force since 1 Jul 2021Checked 4 Nov 2026
South Australia
Tidak di bawah 24 jam atau di atas 12 bulan; hanya kulit yang berbulu wol; kondisi tubuh baik; di atas umur 6 bulan memerlukan analgesik atau anestesi. Animal Welfare Act 2025 (SA), yang belum berlaku pada 2026-11-04, akan mencabut peraturan ini ketika mulai berlaku.
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Not under 24 hours or over 12 months old; only wool-bearing skin; good body condition; over 6 months old needs an analgesic or anaesthetic. 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 79In force since 15 Apr 2017Checked 4 Nov 2026
Tasmania
Hanya pada umur antara 14 hari dan 6 bulan; pereda nyeri untuk setiap domba; hanya kulit yang berbulu wol; operator terampil atau diawasi; tidak pada domba yang menunjukkan penyakit yang melemahkan, kelemahan atau pertumbuhan buruk. Lebih ketat daripada standar nasional.
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Only between 14 days and 6 months old; pain relief for every sheep; only wool-bearing skin; skilled or supervised operator; no sheep showing debilitating disease, weakness or ill-thrift. Stricter than the national standard.
Animal Welfare (Sheep) Regulations 2023 (Tas), r 19In force since 12 Jul 2023Checked 4 Nov 2026
Victoria
Domba harus diberi produk pereda nyeri yang terdaftar untuk domba oleh Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.
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The sheep must be given a pain-relief product registered for sheep by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019 (Vic), r 8In force since 1 Jul 2020Checked 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)). Tidak boleh dilakukan; Code menyatakan hal itu tidak pernah digunakan dalam produksi domba di Kanada.
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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)). Must not be performed; the Code says it has never been used in Canadian sheep production.
NFACC Code of Practice: Sheep (2013), s.5.8 (industry code, not a statute)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador
Praktik yang dilarang dalam kode yang diadopsi adalah praktik terlarang bagi setiap orang yang wajib mematuhi kode itu. Sheep Code menyatakan mulesing tidak boleh dilakukan.
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A practice prohibited in an adopted code is a prohibited practice for anyone required to comply with that code. The Sheep Code says mulesing must not be performed.
Animal Protection Regulations, NLR 35/12, s.15; NLR 36/12 (adopts NFACC Sheep Code, s.5.8)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Selandia Baru
Whole country
Tidak seorang pun boleh, dengan cara apa pun, mengangkat breech, lipatan kulit ekor atau kerutan kulit ekor domba. Denda hingga NZ$5,000 (badan hukum NZ$25,000).
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Nobody may, by any method, remove the breech, tail skin folds or tail skin wrinkles of a sheep. Fine up to NZ$5,000 (body corporate NZ$25,000).
Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018, r 59In force since 1 Okt 2018Checked 4 Nov 2026
What each status means
- Dilarang
- Prohibited outright.
- 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 paruh
- Pemotongan ujung sayap (pinioning)
- Pemotongan gigi
- Pemotongan jengger
- Pemotongan taji
- Pemasangan cincin hidung
- Cap bakar
- Cap beku
- Pemotongan otot ekor (tail setting)