Pemotongan ekor: 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: 13 places
- Dilarang dengan pengecualian: 47 places
- Doktor haiwan sahaja: 2 places
- Terhad: 5 places
- Dibenarkan: 1 places
- Tidak dikawal selia: 1 places
Amerika Syarikat
Whole country
AVMA: tiada sekatan persekutuan terhadap pemotongan ekor di Amerika Syarikat, dan kebanyakan negeri tidak mempunyai larangan. Peraturan negeri terdapat pada baris negeri.
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AVMA: no federal restrictions on tail docking exist in the United States, and the vast majority of states have no prohibitions. State rules are in the state rows.
No federal restriction, as stated by the American Veterinary Medical AssociationChecked 4 Nov 2026
California
- May not be sold
- May not be imported
Misdemeanor jika memotong bahagian pejal ekor kuda, mengimport mana-mana kuda yang ekornya dipotong, atau menunggang, mengerjakan, memperlumbakan atau berurusan dengan kuda berekor terpotong yang tidak berdaftar, kecuali sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan oleh s.597r bagi ternakan import. Seksyen itu turut meliputi lembu.
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A misdemeanor to cut the solid part of a horse's tail, to import any docked horse, or to drive, work, race or deal in an unregistered docked horse, except as s.597r provides for imported stock. The section also covers cattle.
Cal. Penal Code s.597nChecked 4 Nov 2026
Connecticut
Doktor haiwan berdaftar boleh membedah apabila perlu demi kesihatan kuda atau untuk mewujudkan sikap ekor yang semula jadi. Sehingga $300, satu tahun, atau kedua-duanya.
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A registered veterinarian may operate when necessary for the horse's health or to effect the natural carriage of its tail. Up to $300, one year, or both.
Conn. Gen. Stat. s.53-251Checked 4 Nov 2026
Illinois
Class A misdemeanor jika memotong bahagian pejal ekor, kecuali dibuktikan bermanfaat kepada kuda.
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Class A misdemeanor to cut the solid part of the tail, unless proved to be a benefit to the horse.
720 ILCS 5/48-5 (Horse mutilation)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Maryland
Hanya doktor haiwan berlesen, menggunakan anestesia apabila 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
Massachusetts
- May not be shown
Sehingga satu tahun atau $100 hingga $300. Seksyen 79B melarang mempamerkan kuda sedemikian di pertunjukan kuda di negeri itu kecuali pemilik bersumpah bahawa pemotongan dilakukan di tempat yang sah. Luka yang belum sembuh ialah keterangan prima facie.
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Up to one year or $100 to $300. Section 79B bars showing such a horse at a horse show in the state unless the owner swears it was cut where that was legal. An unhealed wound is prima facie evidence.
Mass. G.L. c.272 ss.79A, 79BChecked 4 Nov 2026
Michigan
Dibenarkan apabila sijil doktor haiwan diperoleh terlebih dahulu bahawa pemotongan tulang ekor perlu demi kesihatan atau keselamatan kuda. Misdemeanor, sehingga satu tahun atau $1,000.
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Allowed when a veterinary surgeon's certificate is first obtained that cutting the tail bone is necessary for the horse's health or safety. Misdemeanor, up to one year or $1,000.
MCL 750.60Checked 4 Nov 2026
Minnesota
Misdemeanor jika memotong bahagian bertulang ekor, atau dengan sedar membenarkannya di premis seseorang. Luka yang belum sembuh ialah keterangan prima facie. Tiada pengecualian dalam teks.
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Misdemeanor to cut the bony part of the tail, or knowingly permit it on one's premises. An unhealed wound is prima facie evidence. No exemption in the text.
Minn. Stat. s.343.25Checked 4 Nov 2026
New Hampshire
Doktor haiwan berlesen hanya boleh melakukannya dengan kebenaran bertulis daripada doktor haiwan negeri. Misdemeanor.
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A licensed veterinarian may do it only with written permission from the state veterinarian. Misdemeanor.
N.H. RSA 644:8-bChecked 4 Nov 2026
New York
- May not be shown
Misdemeanor jika memotong atau membedah ekor untuk memendekkannya atau mengubah sikapnya. Mempamerkan kuda sedemikian ialah misdemeanor kecuali ada afidavit yang menyatakan pemotongan berlaku sebelum 1 Jun 1964 atau dilakukan di tempat yang ketika itu tidak melarangnya.
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Misdemeanor to cut or operate on the tail to dock it or alter its carriage. Showing such a horse is a misdemeanor unless an affidavit says the cutting predates June 1, 1964 or was done where it was not then prohibited.
N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law s.368Checked 4 Nov 2026
Ohio
Pemilik dan penjaga tidak boleh memotong atau mengamputasi ekor untuk memendekkannya, kecuali diperlukan kerana kemalangan, kecacatan atau penyakit atau sebagai langkah pencegahan kecederaan, oleh doktor haiwan berlesen. Laman kod rasmi tidak dapat dibuka dari sini; teks dibaca di FindLaw, ditunjukkan terkini sehingga 2026-01-01.
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Owners and keepers may not cut or amputate the tail to shorten it, unless needed because of accident, malformation or disease or as a preventive measure against injury, by a licensed veterinarian. Official code site could not be opened from here; text read at FindLaw, shown as current to 2026-01-01.
Ohio Rev. Code s.959.14Checked 4 Nov 2026
Pennsylvania
Satu kesalahan ke atas anjing yang berumur lebih lima hari. Doktor haiwan berlesen boleh memotong ekor pada umur 12 minggu atau lebih di bawah anestesia am, atau antara lima hari dan 12 minggu jika perlu secara perubatan. Sesiapa yang mengaturnya mesti menyimpan rekod sehingga luka sembuh.
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An offense on a dog over five days old. A licensed veterinarian may dock at 12 weeks or older under general anesthesia, or between five days and 12 weeks if medically necessary. Whoever procures it must keep a record until the wound heals.
18 Pa.C.S. s.5542(c)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Washington
Misdemeanor pada anjing berumur tujuh hari atau lebih, atau yang telah membuka mata, mana yang lebih awal, kecuali dilakukan oleh doktor haiwan berlesen menggunakan protokol pembedahan yang diterima.
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Misdemeanor on a dog seven days old or older, or that has opened its eyes, whichever is sooner, unless done by a licensed veterinarian using accepted surgical protocols.
RCW 16.52.095Checked 4 Nov 2026
Misdemeanor jika memotong bahagian pejal ekor dalam pemotongan ekor atau pembedahan lain untuk memendekkannya atau mengubah sikapnya. Tiada pengecualian dalam teks.
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Misdemeanor to cut the solid part of the tail in docking or any other operation to shorten it or change its carriage. No exemption in the text.
RCW 16.52.090Checked 4 Nov 2026
Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Orang yang bukan doktor haiwan tidak boleh melakukan prosedur pembedahan; pengamal veterinar boleh memotong ekor anjing hanya untuk tujuan terapeutik.
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Non-vets may not perform surgical procedures; a veterinary practitioner may dock a dog's tail only for a therapeutic purpose.
Animal Welfare Act 1992 (ACT), ss 19, 19A(1)(a)Checked 4 Nov 2026
New South Wales
Hanya pengamal veterinar, dan hanya demi kebajikan anjing. Tiada nombor seksyen pada laman jabatan. Rang Undang-Undang Mei 2026 akan menyusun semula s 12; kami tidak dapat mengesahkan sama ada ia diluluskan.
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Only a veterinary practitioner, and only in the interests of the dog's welfare. No section number on the department's page. A Bill of May 2026 would reorganise s 12; we could not confirm it passed.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 (NSW), tail docking offence, per the NSW Department of Primary IndustriesIn force since 1 Jun 2004Checked 4 Nov 2026
Northern Territory
Ditulis bagi mana-mana haiwan. Hanya doktor haiwan, yang dengan alasan munasabah percaya bahawa ia langkah terapeutik yang munasabah dan perlu. Sehingga 300 unit penalti atau 3 tahun. Sheep Standards kebangsaan tidak diterima pakai di NT.
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Written for any animal. A veterinarian only, believing on reasonable grounds it is a reasonable and necessary therapeutic measure. Up to 300 penalty units or 3 years. The national Sheep Standards are not adopted in the NT.
Animal Protection Act 2018 (NT), s 24(7)(a), (8)In force since 1 Nov 2022Checked 4 Nov 2026
Queensland
- May not be sold
Hanya doktor haiwan, yang secara munasabah menganggapnya demi kebajikan anjing itu. Membekalkan anjing yang ekornya dipotong memerlukan sijil doktor haiwan, kecuali anjing terbiar yang diserahkan kepada pound atau pusat perlindungan.
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A veterinary surgeon only, who reasonably considers it in the dog's welfare. Supplying a docked dog needs a vet's certificate, except for an abandoned dog surrendered to a pound or shelter.
Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (Qld), ss 24, 29Checked 4 Nov 2026
- May not be sold
Hanya doktor haiwan, yang secara munasabah menganggapnya demi kebajikan haiwan itu. Membekalkan kuda yang ekornya dipotong memerlukan sijil doktor haiwan.
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A veterinary surgeon only, who reasonably considers it in the animal's welfare. Supplying a docked horse needs a vet's certificate.
Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (Qld), ss 27, 29Checked 4 Nov 2026
South Australia
Hanya doktor haiwan, yang berpuas hati bahawa ia diperlukan untuk tujuan terapeutik. Animal Welfare Act 2025 (SA), yang belum berkuat kuasa pada 2026-11-04, akan memansuhkan peraturan ini apabila ia bermula.
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A veterinary surgeon only, satisfied it is required for therapeutic purposes. 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 6(1)(a)(ii), (2)(b)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Perlakuan buruk kecuali doktor haiwan telah memperakukan secara bertulis bahawa ia perlu untuk mengawal penyakit. Animal Welfare Act 2025 (SA), yang belum berkuat kuasa pada 2026-11-04, akan memansuhkan peraturan ini apabila ia bermula.
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Ill treatment unless a veterinary surgeon has certified in writing that it is necessary for the control of disease. 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 6(1)(a)(iv)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Tasmania
Hanya doktor haiwan, menggunakan anestesia, untuk tujuan terapeutik (merawat penyakit atau keadaan perubatan). Menyebabkan atau membenarkan pemotongan ekor turut dikenakan. Tarikh ialah tarikh instrumen ini; peraturan terdahulu mengandungi peraturan yang serupa.
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A veterinary surgeon only, using anaesthesia, for therapeutic purposes (treating a disease or medical condition). Causing or permitting docking is caught too. The date is this instrument's; earlier regulations held a similar rule.
Animal Welfare (General) Regulations (No. 2) 2023 (Tas), r 6; Animal Welfare Act 1993, s 8(2)(k)In force since 12 Jul 2023Checked 4 Nov 2026
Victoria
- May not be shown
Anjing dan kuda. Hanya pengamal veterinar, untuk kesan terapeutik. Pemilik tidak boleh membenarkannya, atau mempertunjukkan atau mempamerkan haiwan itu, kecuali ia dilakukan sebelum larangan atau secara sah di bidang kuasa lain ke atas haiwan yang tidak pernah bermastautin di Victoria.
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Dogs and horses. A veterinary practitioner only, for a therapeutic effect. An owner must not allow it, or show or exhibit the animal, unless it was done before the ban or lawfully in another jurisdiction on an animal never resident in Victoria.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 (Vic), s 3(1) prohibited procedure (c), ss 9(1)(l), 11AIn force since 12 Dis 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Western Australia
Hanya doktor haiwan, dan hanya apabila diindikasikan secara klinikal untuk menyembuhkan atau melegakan penyakit atau kecederaan anjing itu. Dibaca pada himpunan per 2022-06-18, yang terbaharu yang dapat kami capai; semak sama ada ada yang lebih baharu.
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A veterinarian only, and only where clinically indicated to cure or alleviate a disease or injury of the dog. Read on the compilation as at 2022-06-18, the newest we could reach; check for a later one.
Animal Welfare (General) Regulations 2003 (WA), r 14Checked 4 Nov 2026
Austria
Whole country
- May not be shown
- May not be sold
- May not be imported
Pengecualian hanya apabila amat diperlukan untuk kegunaan yang dimaksudkan atau untuk melindungi haiwan atau orang lain, atau untuk mencegah pembiakan, sebagaimana ditetapkan melalui peraturan di bawah s.24; prosedur yang menyakitkan memerlukan anestesia dan penjagaan selepas itu. Haiwan bukan ternakan yang dilahirkan selepas 1 Januari 2008 dan menjalani prosedur sedemikian tidak boleh diimport, diperoleh, diperantarakan, diserahkan (s.8(3)) atau dipamerkan (s.8b(2)); membawa haiwan ke luar negara untuk prosedur itu adalah dilarang.
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Exceptions only where indispensable for the intended use or for protecting the animal or others, or to prevent reproduction, as set by regulation under s.24; painful procedures need anaesthesia and aftercare. Non-farm animals born after 1 January 2008 with such procedures may not be imported, acquired, brokered, passed on (s.8(3)) or exhibited (s.8b(2)); taking one abroad for it is prohibited.
Tierschutzgesetz (TSchG), s.7(1), s.8(3), s.8b(2)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Belanda
Whole country
- May not be shown
- May not be sold
Dilarang kecuali atas dapatan doktor haiwan tentang keperluan perubatan, yang direkodkan dalam kenyataan doktor haiwan. Anjing yang telinganya dipotong tidak boleh menyertai pertunjukan, pemeriksaan atau pertandingan, walaupun dipotong di luar negara; penganjur tidak boleh menerima anjing yang telinganya dipotong selepas 1 Disember 2016; perdagangan haiwan yang telinganya dipotong tidak dibenarkan. Draf dekri Disember 2025 meluaskan peraturan ini, sasaran 1 Januari 2027; tidak disemak sama ada telah diterima pakai.
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Banned except on a vet's finding of medical necessity, recorded in a vet's statement. Cropped dogs may not enter shows, inspections or competitions, even if cropped abroad; organisers may not admit dogs cropped after 1 December 2016; trade in cropped animals is not allowed. A draft decree of December 2025 widens the rule, target 1 January 2027; not checked as adopted.
Wet dieren, arts 2.8, 2.15, 2.16; Besluit diergeneeskundigen, ch. 2Checked 4 Nov 2026
Belgium
Brussels Capital
- May not be shown
- May not be sold
Dilarang sejak 2001; dibenarkan atas sebab veterinar, kawalan penyakit, penyepaduan ke dalam perniagaan, atau menghadkan pembiakan. Haiwan yang menjalani prosedur itu, walaupun dilakukan di tempat yang sah, tidak boleh dijual atau menyertai pertunjukan, kecuali dilakukan sebelum larangan. Laman agensi bertarikh 5 Mei 2020.
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Banned since 2001; allowed for veterinary reasons, disease control, integration into a business, or limiting reproduction. Animals with the procedure, even done where it is legal, may not be sold or enter shows, unless done before the ban. Agency page dated 5 May 2020.
Law of 14 August 1986 on animal protection and welfare and the royal decree listing permitted interventions, as stated by Bruxelles EnvironnementChecked 4 Nov 2026
Flanders
- May not be shown
Membuang bahagian badan sensitif vertebrata dilarang, kecuali keperluan veterinar, kawalan penyakit wajib, atau kawalan penggunaan dan pembiakan dalam senarai Flemish Government (tidak dibuka). Tiada sesiapa boleh menyertakan atau menerima haiwan yang menjalani prosedur terlarang ke pertunjukan, pemeriksaan atau pertandingan.
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Removing sensitive body parts of a vertebrate is banned, except veterinary necessity, compulsory disease control, or use and reproduction control on the Flemish Government's list (not opened). No one may enter or admit an animal with a banned procedure to a show, inspection or competition.
Vlaamse Codex Dierenwelzijn (decree of 17 May 2024), arts 42 and 44In force since 1 Jan 2025Checked 4 Nov 2026
Wallonia
- May not be shown
Art. D.36 melarang campur tangan itu, tertakluk pada pengecualiannya. Art. D.38: kuda atau anjing yang ekor atau telinganya dipotong tidak boleh didaftarkan atau diterima masuk ke pertunjukan atau pertandingan, kecuali haiwan yang dibedah sebelum dekri. Penghakiman Mahkamah yang dibuka, bukan Code itu sendiri.
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Art. D.36 bans the intervention, subject to its exceptions. Art. D.38: a horse or dog with an amputated tail or ears may not be entered or admitted to shows or competitions, except animals operated on before the decree. The Court judgment was opened, not the Code itself.
Code wallon du Bien-être des animaux (decree of 4 October 2018), arts D.36 and D.38, as read in Constitutional Court judgment 119/2021In force since 1 Jan 2019Checked 4 Nov 2026
- May not be shown
Art. D.36 melarang campur tangan itu, tertakluk pada pengecualiannya. Art. D.38: kuda atau anjing yang ekor atau telinganya dipotong tidak boleh didaftarkan atau diterima masuk ke pertunjukan atau pertandingan, kecuali haiwan yang dibedah sebelum dekri. Penghakiman Mahkamah yang dibuka, bukan Code itu sendiri.
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Art. D.36 bans the intervention, subject to its exceptions. Art. D.38: a horse or dog with an amputated tail or ears may not be entered or admitted to shows or competitions, except animals operated on before the decree. The Court judgment was opened, not the Code itself.
Code wallon du Bien-être des animaux (decree of 4 October 2018), arts D.36 and D.38, as read in Constitutional Court judgment 119/2021In force since 1 Jan 2019Checked 4 Nov 2026
Bulgaria
Whole country
Pemotongan ekor untuk mengubah rupa haiwan. Disenaraikan sebagai kekejaman terhadap haiwan. Teks yang dibaca ialah salinan perbandaran yang disatukan sehingga State Gazette no. 53 tahun 2014; pindaan kemudian tidak disemak.
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Tail docking to change the animal's appearance. Listed as cruelty to animals. Text read is a municipal copy consolidated to State Gazette no. 53 of 2014; later amendments not checked.
Animal Protection Act (Zakon za zashtita na zhivotnite), art. 7(2)(19)In force since 31 Jan 2008Checked 4 Nov 2026
Croatia
Whole country
Teks NN 102/17 yang diluluskan tidak dapat dibuka: dibaca daripada rang undang-undang akhir Kerajaan tahun 2017, jadi perkataannya mungkin berbeza. Pengecualian: sebab kesihatan veterinar, kawalan pembiakan dan yang serupa dengan anestesia dan analgesia; tujuan zooteknik, termasuk bagi anjing buruan di bawah piawaian kennel.
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The enacted NN 102/17 text could not be opened: read from the Government's final bill of 2017, so wording may differ. Exceptions: veterinary health reasons, reproduction control and similar with anaesthesia and analgesia; zootechnical purposes, including for hunting dogs under kennel standards.
Zakon o zaštiti životinja (NN 102/17), art. 9 of the Government's final billChecked 4 Nov 2026
Cyprus
Whole country
Pembedahan untuk mengubah rupa atau untuk tujuan bukan terapeutik yang lain dilarang, khususnya yang berikut; kecuali apabila doktor haiwan menganggapnya perlu atas sebab veterinar atau demi manfaat haiwan tertentu dan mendokumentasikannya secara bertulis, atau untuk mencegah pembiakan. Tidak menggantikan peraturan babi, ayam bertelur dan ayam pedaging.
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Surgery to change appearance or for other non-therapeutic purposes is banned, in particular these; except where a vet deems it necessary for veterinary reasons or for the benefit of a specific animal and documents it in writing, or to prevent reproduction. Does not displace the pig, laying hen and broiler regulations.
Animal Protection and Welfare Law 46(I)/1994, s.5, para (ζ)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Czechia
Whole country
Dikecualikan daripada peraturan anestesia bagi anak anjing di bawah 8 hari apabila dilakukan oleh orang yang berkelayakan di bawah undang-undang veterinar; takrif pemotongan dalam s.3 hanya meliputi telinga. Teks dibaca pada salinan Act 246/1992 Sb. milik penerbit undang-undang (dipinda kali terakhir 1 April 2025), bukan koleksi rasmi.
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Excepted from the anaesthesia rule for puppies under 8 days when done by a person qualified under the veterinary law; the s.3 definition of cropping covers ears only. 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)(c)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Denmark
Whole country
- May not be shown
Sebab veterinar, atau anak anjing paling banyak berumur 4 hari daripada ibu bapa berpedigri lima baka: German Wirehaired Pointer, German Shorthaired Pointer, Weimaraner, Vizsla, Brittany. Oleh doktor haiwan, ubat bius dan pelega sakit berpanjangan. Anjing yang ekornya dipotong tidak boleh dipamerkan, kecuali anjing s.10 itu. Perintah terdahulu mengandungi peraturan yang sama.
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Veterinary grounds, or puppies at most 4 days old of pedigree parents of five breeds: German Wirehaired Pointer, German Shorthaired Pointer, Weimaraner, Vizsla, Brittany. By a vet, anaesthetic and prolonged pain relief. Docked dogs may not be exhibited, except those s.10 dogs. Earlier orders held the same rule.
Bekendtgørelse nr. 607 af 26. maj 2025 om dyrevelfærdsmæssige mindstekrav til hold af hunde, ss.8, 9, 10, 13In force since 1 Jul 2025Checked 4 Nov 2026
Estonia
Whole country
Dilarang sejak 1 Januari 2001, hanya atas indikasi perubatan; orang yang melakukannya didenda. Laman agensi tidak menyebut nombor seksyen; statut itu sendiri tidak dapat dibuka (Riigi Teataja memerlukan pelayar yang mengaktifkan skrip), jadi semak perkataan semasa.
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Banned since 1 January 2001, only on medical indication; the person performing it is fined. 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)In force since 1 Jan 2001Checked 4 Nov 2026
Finland
Whole country
- May not be shown
Sentiasa dilarang. Laman FAQ Food Authority menambah bahawa anjing yang ekornya dipotong tidak boleh menyertai sebarang pertunjukan, pertandingan atau ujian, sama ada rasmi atau tidak; soalan yang dikemukakan kepadanya turut menyentuh anjing yang diimport dari luar negara.
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Always prohibited. The Food Authority's FAQ page adds that docked dogs may not enter any show, competition or test, official or not; the question put to it concerns dogs imported from abroad too.
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
Greece
Whole country
Dibaca sebagai mutilasi bukan terapeutik (akrotiriasmos), yang dilarang oleh artikel itu sebagai penyeksaan; pensterilan dan sebarang tindakan veterinar bertujuan terapeutik bukan mutilasi. Artikel itu tidak menamakan prosedur ini.
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Read as non-therapeutic mutilation (akrotiriasmos), which the article bans as torture; neutering and any veterinary act with a therapeutic aim are not mutilation. The article does not name this procedure.
Law 4830/2021, art. 24(1)(b)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Hungary
Whole country
Pemotongan ekor untuk mengubah rupa anjing boleh dilakukan sehingga umur 7 hari.
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Docking to change a dog's appearance may be done up to 7 days of age.
Government Decree 41/2010 on keeping and trading pets, s.16(5)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Ireland
Whole country
Oleh doktor haiwan (S.I. 304/2017 menghapuskan jururawat veterinar), pada pointer, spaniel atau terrier atau kombinasinya, belum berumur 8 hari, bersama ibunya atau bukti kematiannya, atas bukti penggunaan dalam kawalan perosak yang sah, memburu atau menembak; akuan dan mikrocip.
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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 Mac 2014Checked 4 Nov 2026
Itali
Whole country
Nota Kementerian, seperti yang dipetik dalam surat badan kennel ENCI: doktor haiwan boleh memotong ekor secara pencegahan pada anjing yang digunakan dalam aktiviti kerja atau memburu-sukan tertentu, di bawah anestesia, dalam minggu pertama kehidupan, dengan sijil sebab-sebabnya. Teks statut itu sendiri tidak dapat dibuka; Normattiva hanya mengesahkan tarikh berkuat kuasa.
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Ministry note, as quoted in a letter from the kennel body ENCI: a vet may dock preventively dogs used in certain working or sporting-hunting activities, under anaesthesia, within the first week of life, with a certificate of the reasons. The statute text itself could not be opened; Normattiva confirmed the in-force date only.
Law 201/2010 ratifying the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, art. 10(1)(a), 10(2)(a); Ministry of Health note of 21 March 2011In force since 4 Dis 2010Checked 4 Nov 2026
Piedmont
Kecuali baka yang diiktiraf FCI yang standardnya memperuntukkan pemotongan ekor; oleh doktor haiwan dengan sijil, dalam minggu pertama kehidupan.
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Except breeds recognised by the FCI whose standard provides for docking; by a vet with a certificate, within the first week of life.
Regione Piemonte, L.R. 27/2009, implementing art. 10 of the European ConventionChecked 4 Nov 2026
Jerman
Whole country
- May not be shown
Indikasi veterinar, atau anjing yang akan digunakan untuk memburu apabila amat diperlukan dan tiada bantahan veterinar; oleh doktor haiwan atau, seperti yang dibenarkan oleh Act, orang lain yang berkelayakan. Anjing yang ekornya dipotong secara tidak sah tidak boleh dipertunjukkan (HundeV s.10). TierSchG s.12(2) hanya membenarkan peraturan import pada masa hadapan.
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Veterinary indication, or dogs to be used for hunting where indispensable and no veterinary objection; by a vet or, as the Act allows, another qualified person. Unlawfully docked dogs may not be shown (HundeV s.10). TierSchG s.12(2) only authorises a future import rule.
Tierschutzgesetz, s.6(1); Tierschutz-Hundeverordnung, s.10Checked 4 Nov 2026
Pemotongan anggota badan dilarang, kecuali atas indikasi veterinar atau kes s.6(1) yang lain.
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Amputating body parts is banned, except on veterinary indication or the other s.6(1) cases.
Tierschutzgesetz, s.6(1)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Kanada
Whole country
National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice: kod industri, bukan statut. NFACC menyatakan keperluan Code tidak mengikat secara jelas di kebanyakan wilayah tetapi boleh menjadi keterangan tentang kesusahan. Dirujuk dalam undang-undang wilayah: diterima pakai di NL (NLR 36/12; NLR 35/12 s.15 menjadikan amalan yang dilarang oleh sesuatu kod sebagai amalan 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 amalan yang diterima umum), diterima di NS (Act s.28(b)). Pemotongan ekor untuk tujuan kosmetik tidak boleh dilakukan.
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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)). Docking for cosmetic purposes must not be performed.
NFACC Code of Practice: Equines (2013), s.6.6 (industry code, not a statute)Checked 4 Nov 2026
British Columbia
Peraturan profesional, bukan statut: hanya mengikat pendaftar CVBC (doktor haiwan), bukan orang lain. Anjing, kuda dan lembu; hanya untuk merawat kecederaan atau penyakit.
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Professional rule, not a statute: binds CVBC registrants (veterinarians) only, not other people. Dogs, horses and cattle; only to treat an injury or disease.
College of Veterinarians of BC Bylaws, Part 4, s.231(3) (professional rule; s.231 revised 2023-11-13)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Manitoba
Peraturan profesional, bukan statut: hanya mengikat ahli MVMA, bukan orang lain. Melarang pemotongan ekor kosmetik pada anjing.
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Professional rule, not a statute: binds MVMA members only, not other people. Bars cosmetic docking of dogs.
Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association General By-Law No. 1, 4-6-14-B (professional rule)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador
Dibenarkan jika sesuatu kod yang diterima pakai dalam Animal Protection Standards Regulations membenarkannya bagi haiwan itu, atau jika doktor haiwan membuang ekor selepas kecederaan atau atas keperluan perubatan lain.
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Allowed if a code adopted in the Animal Protection Standards Regulations permits it for that animal, or if a veterinarian removes the tail after an injury or for other medical necessity.
Animal Protection Regulations, NLR 35/12, s.8Checked 4 Nov 2026
Doktor haiwan boleh membuang ekor selepas kecederaan atau atas keperluan perubatan lain.
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A veterinarian may remove the tail after an injury or for other medical necessity.
Animal Health and Protection Act, SNL 2010 c. A-9.1, s.25; NLR 35/12 s.6Checked 4 Nov 2026
Nova Scotia
Dibenarkan apabila doktor haiwan membedah untuk merawat kecederaan atau penyakit atau atas sebab perubatan lain yang perlu atau bermanfaat kepada kesihatan haiwan (s.28(a)), dan bagi amalan pertanian selaras dengan kod NFACC atau kod lain yang ditetapkan (s.28(b)). Terpakai kepada sesiapa sahaja, bukan doktor haiwan sahaja.
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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
Prince Edward Island
Dibenarkan apabila doktor haiwan membedah untuk merawat kecederaan atau atas sebab perubatan lain yang bermanfaat kepada kesihatan haiwan (s.6(3)). Amalan pertanian yang munasabah dan diterima umum berada di luar Akta (s.7). PEIVMA Bylaws s.25.2.7 milik doktor haiwan sendiri juga menyifatkan pembedahan kosmetik ini sebagai kelakuan tidak profesional.
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Allowed when a veterinarian operates to treat an injury or for other medical reasons beneficial to the animal's health (s.6(3)). Reasonable and generally accepted agricultural practices are outside the Act (s.7). The vets' own PEIVMA Bylaws s.25.2.7 also call this cosmetic surgery unprofessional conduct.
Animal Welfare Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. A-11.2, s.6Checked 4 Nov 2026
Quebec
Dilarang kecuali doktor haiwan mengesyorkannya atas sebab terapeutik. Mengikat pemilik dan penjaga, serta orang dalam bidang perubatan veterinar bagi seksyen ini (s.2). Meliputi haiwan teman domestik: kucing, anjing, arnab, ferret, tikus belanda, babi teman. Seksyen ini terletak dalam bab haiwan teman; kuda tidak dilindungi olehnya.
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Prohibited unless a veterinary surgeon recommends it for therapeutic reasons. Binds owners and custodians, and persons in veterinary medicine for this section (s.2). Covers domestic companion animals: cats, dogs, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, companion pigs. The section sits in the companion-animal chapter; horses are not covered by it.
Regulation respecting the welfare and safety of domestic companion animals and equines, CQLR c. B-3.1, r. 0.1, s.16In force since 10 Feb 2024Checked 4 Nov 2026
Latvia
Whole country
- May not be shown
- May not be sold
Pembedahan untuk mengubah rupa haiwan peliharaan atau untuk tujuan bukan terapeutik yang lain dilarang kecuali ditetapkan oleh doktor haiwan yang berpraktis. Doktor haiwan yang berpraktis boleh memotong ekor wire dan smooth fox terrier, spaniel buruan Rusia, pointer berbulu kasar dan berbulu pendek Jerman, terrier buruan Jerman dan Welsh terrier. Art. 4.1 melarang haiwan peliharaan sedemikian daripada pertandingan, pasar, lelongan dan pameran awam, kecuali dengan rekod keperluan doktor haiwan, pemotongan ekor baka yang dibenarkan, atau asal dari negara tempat ia sah.
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Surgery to change a pet's appearance or for other non-therapeutic aims is banned unless a practising vet prescribes it. A practising vet may dock wire and smooth fox terriers, Russian hunting spaniels, German wirehaired and shorthaired pointers, German hunt terriers and Welsh terriers. Art. 4.1 bars such pets from competitions, markets, auctions and public exhibitions, except with a vet's record of need, permitted-breed docking, or origin in a country where it is lawful.
Animal Protection Law (Dzīvnieku aizsardzības likums), arts 4.1, 18 and 18.1In force since 6 Jul 2010Checked 4 Nov 2026
Lithuania
Whole country
- May not be shown
Notis VMVT yang diterbitkan semula dalam akhbar; statut itu tidak dapat dibuka. Sejak 1 November 2024 haiwan yang menjalani prosedur veterinar yang dilarang tidak boleh dipertunjukkan di acara; pemotongan ekor secara haram pada haiwan peliharaan dianggap kekejaman.
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A VMVT notice reprinted in the press; the statute could not be opened. Since 1 November 2024 animals with banned veterinary procedures may not be shown at events; illegal docking of a pet counts as cruelty.
Law on Animal Welfare and Protection (No. VIII-500), as stated by the State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Luxembourg
Whole country
- May not be sold
Haiwan hanya boleh dipotong anggotanya atas indikasi veterinar atau sebab zooteknik yang mendesak, sebagaimana ditetapkan melalui peraturan Grand-Ducal (tidak dibuka). Memelihara dan menjual haiwan yang dipotong anggotanya dengan melanggar peraturan adalah dilarang; haiwan yang dipotong anggotanya sebelum Akta itu boleh dipelihara sehingga mati.
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An animal may be amputated only on veterinary indications or imperative zootechnical grounds, set by Grand-Ducal regulation (not opened). Keeping and selling animals amputated in breach is banned; animals amputated before the Act may be kept until death.
Loi du 27 juin 2018 sur la protection des animaux, art. 11Checked 4 Nov 2026
Malta
Whole country
- May not be shown
- May not be sold
Pembedahan untuk mengubah rupa yang membuang atau merosakkan bahagian badan, selain bagi tujuan kuratif, adalah haram kecuali peraturan menetapkan sebaliknya. Haiwan sedemikian tidak boleh menyertai pertunjukan atau pertandingan, disimpan dalam stok, dijual atau dibeli. Art. 9 seperti yang dipinda oleh Act XXXV of 2014. Versi 3 Disember 2024, ditandakan bukan yang terkini; peraturan di bawah art. 9 tidak dibuka.
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Surgery to modify appearance that removes or damages a body part, other than for a curative purpose, is illegal unless regulations prescribe otherwise. Such animals may not enter shows or competitions, be kept in stock, sold or bought. Art. 9 as amended by Act XXXV of 2014. Version of 3 December 2024, marked as not the latest; regulations under art. 9 not opened.
Animal Welfare Act, Cap. 439, arts 9 and 10Checked 4 Nov 2026
New Zealand
Whole country
Pembelaan hanya bagi doktor haiwan, atau pelajar veterinar yang diselia secara langsung sepanjang masa, yang memotong ekor untuk tujuan terapeutik dengan pelega sakit yang diberikan pada masa itu. Pemilik dan orang yang bertanggungjawab tidak boleh membenarkan pemotongan ekor. Denda sehingga NZ$3,000 (badan korporat NZ$15,000).
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Defence only for a veterinarian, or a veterinary student directly supervised throughout, docking for therapeutic purposes with pain relief given at the time. Owners and persons in charge must not allow docking. Fine up to NZ$3,000 (body corporate NZ$15,000).
Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018, r 51In force since 1 Okt 2018Checked 4 Nov 2026
Meliputi semua equid. Pembelaan hanya bagi doktor haiwan, atau pelajar veterinar yang diselia secara langsung sepanjang masa, yang memotong ekor untuk tujuan terapeutik dengan pelega sakit yang diberikan pada masa itu. Denda sehingga NZ$3,000 (badan korporat NZ$15,000).
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Covers all equids. Defence only for a veterinarian, or a veterinary student directly supervised throughout, docking for therapeutic purposes with pain relief given at the time. Fine up to NZ$3,000 (body corporate NZ$15,000).
Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018, r 51AIn force since 9 Mei 2021Checked 4 Nov 2026
Perancis
Whole country
Pemotongan ekor dikecualikan secara jelas daripada larangan pembedahan bukan kuratif pada haiwan teman.
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Tail docking is expressly excepted from the ban on non-curative surgery on companion animals.
Code rural et de la pêche maritime, art. R214-21In force since 1 Jan 2010Checked 4 Nov 2026
Poland
Whole country
Memotong ekor anjing disebut sebagai kekejaman kecuali dilakukan untuk menyelamatkan kesihatan atau nyawa haiwan itu. Disahkan oleh jawapan Kementerian Pertanian bertarikh 24 Oktober 2024.
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Docking dogs' tails is named as cruelty unless done to save the animal's health or life. Confirmed by the Agriculture Ministry's reply of 24 October 2024.
Ustawa o ochronie zwierząt (21 August 1997), art. 6(2)(1), as amended by Dz.U. 2011 poz. 1373Checked 4 Nov 2026
Portugal
Whole country
Pemotongan ekor canid mesti dilakukan oleh doktor haiwan. Dibaca dalam teks asal tahun 2001; pindaan kemudian (2003, 2012 dan seterusnya) tidak dapat dibuka, jadi semak perkataan semasa.
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Docking of canids must be done by a vet. Read in the original 2001 text; later amendments (2003, 2012 and on) could not be opened, so check the current wording.
Decreto-Lei 276/2001, art. 17Checked 4 Nov 2026
Romania
Whole country
Pembedahan bukan terapeutik untuk mengubah rupa haiwan dilarang, dan merupakan kesalahan yang boleh dihukum 6 bulan hingga 3 tahun atau denda (ditambah melalui pindaan berkuat kuasa 19 Mei 2022).
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Non-therapeutic surgery to change an animal's appearance is banned, and is an offence punishable by 6 months to 3 years or a fine (added by amendment in force 19 May 2022).
Law 205/2004 on animal protection (republished), art. 6(2)(i) and art. 25(1)(a)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Sepanyol
Whole country
Semua mutilasi dan pengubahsuaian badan kekal dilarang, kecuali atas keperluan terapeutik atau untuk menghadkan pembiakan, dan penandaan telinga kucing komuniti. Art. 1.3 mengecualikan anjing buruan, kumpulan anjing buruan dan pembantu perburuan daripada Akta ini.
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All mutilation and permanent body modification is banned, except therapeutic need or limiting reproduction, and ear-marking community cats. Art. 1.3 excludes hunting dogs, packs and hunting auxiliaries from this Act.
Ley 7/2023 de protección de los derechos y el bienestar de los animales, art. 27(b)In force since 29 Sep 2023Checked 4 Nov 2026
Galicia
Mutilasi, termasuk untuk mengekalkan ciri baka atau estetik, dilarang; kecuali atas sebab perubatan-pembedahan, pensterilan, keperluan fungsian atau manfaat masa hadapan kepada haiwan itu, yang ditetapkan dan dilakukan oleh doktor haiwan.
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Mutilation, including to keep breed or aesthetic traits, is banned; except medical-surgical reasons, sterilisation, functional need or future benefit to the animal, prescribed and done by a vet.
Ley 4/2017 de protección y bienestar de los animales de compañía en Galicia, art. 9(h)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Murcia
Mutilasi atas sebab estetik dilarang; doktor haiwan boleh campur tangan atas keperluan terapeutik atau keperluan fungsian, tanpa kesakitan di bawah anestesia am.
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Mutilation for aesthetic reasons is banned; a vet may intervene for therapeutic need or functional requirement, painlessly under general anaesthesia.
Ley 6/2017 de protección y defensa de los animales de compañía de la Región de Murcia, arts 5(f) and 18Checked 4 Nov 2026
Slovakia
Whole country
Bukan kekejaman jika dilakukan selaras dengan standard baka yang diiktiraf sehingga umur 14 hari. Versi 1 Januari 2022; terdapat pindaan 2025 (307/2025) yang tidak disemak.
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Not cruelty if done in line with recognised breed standards up to 14 days of age. 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
Slovenia
Whole country
Melainkan pendapat pakar doktor haiwan mendapati ia demi kepentingan haiwan dan doktor haiwan yang melakukannya. Teks disatukan tahun 2013; pindaan kemudian hingga ZZZiv-G tahun 2025 tidak disemak.
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Unless a vet's expert opinion finds it in the animal's interest and a vet does it. 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
Sweden
Whole country
Board of Agriculture menyatakan bahawa pemotongan ekor dilarang di Sweden. Prosedur pembedahan dilarang kecuali dibenarkan oleh sebab perubatan veterinar; Board of Agriculture boleh membuat pengecualian.
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The Board of Agriculture states that docking tails is banned in Sweden. Operative procedures are banned unless justified by veterinary medical reasons; the Board of Agriculture may make exceptions.
Djurskyddslag (2018:1192), ch. 4 s.2Checked 4 Nov 2026
United Kingdom
England
- May not be shown
Rawatan perubatan, atau anjing kerja bersijil tidak lebih 5 hari: doktor haiwan memperakukan kemungkinan kerja dalam penguatkuasaan undang-undang, angkatan tentera, menyelamat kecemasan, kawalan perosak yang sah atau penembakan yang sah; jenis hunt point retrieve, spaniel atau terrier dan kombinasinya; pengenalpastian dengan mikrocip. Mempertunjukkan di acara bayaran masuk ialah kesalahan, kecuali ditunjukkan semata-mata untuk menunjukkan keupayaan bekerja. Import: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 (c. 30) memerlukan peraturan pada masa hadapan untuk melarang pemasukan anjing dan kucing yang dicacatkan; teks yang diluluskan hanya menunjukkan satu kuasa, yang dimulakan melalui peraturan, dan tiada permulaan berkuat kuasa yang disahkan.
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Medical treatment, or a certified working dog not more than 5 days old: a vet certifies likely work in law enforcement, the armed forces, emergency rescue, lawful pest control or lawful shooting; hunt point retrieve, spaniel or terrier types and combinations; microchip identification. Showing at a paid-admission event is an offence, unless shown only to demonstrate working ability. Import: the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 (c. 30) requires future regulations to prohibit bringing in mutilated dogs and cats; the enacted text shows only a power, commenced by regulations, and no commencement was confirmed.
Animal Welfare Act 2006, s.6; Docking of Working Dogs' Tails (England) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1120)In force since 6 Apr 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Tiada prosedur ekor disenaraikan bagi kuda dalam Schedule 1 atau 7; tindakan untuk rawatan perubatan bukan suatu kesalahan.
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No tail procedure is listed for horses in Schedules 1 or 7; medical treatment is outside the offence.
Animal Welfare Act 2006, s.5; Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1100)In force since 6 Apr 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Northern Ireland
- May not be shown
Rawatan perubatan oleh doktor haiwan; bahaya segera kepada nyawa apabila doktor haiwan tidak praktikal; atau anjing kerja bersijil tidak lebih 5 hari, yang ibunya daripada baka Schedule 1, berkemungkinan digunakan dalam penguatkuasaan undang-undang, kawalan perosak yang sah atau penembakan yang sah; dikenal pasti sebelum 8 minggu. Mempertunjukkan di acara berbayar ialah kesalahan melainkan anjing bersijil menunjukkan keupayaan bekerja. Membawa anjing keluar dari NI untuk pemotongan ekor ialah kesalahan.
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Medical treatment by a vet; immediate danger to life where a vet is not practicable; or a certified working dog not more than 5 days old, whose dam is of a Schedule 1 breed, likely used in law enforcement, lawful pest control or lawful shooting; identified before 8 weeks. Showing at a fee-paying event is an offence unless a certified dog shows working ability. Taking a dog out of NI for docking is an offence.
Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, s.6; S.R. 2012/387In force since 1 Jan 2013Checked 4 Nov 2026
Scotland
Sejak 28 Jun 2017: jenis spaniel atau hunt point retrieve daripada sebarang baka atau campuran, berumur 5 hari atau lebih muda, hanya oleh doktor haiwan, paling banyak satu pertiga hujung ekor, atas bukti kemungkinan bekerja dalam penembakan yang sah, dengan sijil bertandatangan dan butiran mikrocip. Tindakan untuk rawatan perubatan bukan suatu kesalahan. Import: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 (c. 30) memerlukan peraturan pada masa hadapan untuk melarang pemasukan anjing dan kucing yang dicacatkan; teks yang diluluskan hanya menunjukkan satu kuasa, yang dimulakan melalui peraturan, dan tiada permulaan berkuat kuasa yang disahkan.
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Since 28 June 2017: spaniel or hunt point retrieve types of any breed or mix, 5 days old or younger, by a vet only, at most the end third of the tail, on evidence of likely work in lawful shooting, with a signed certificate and microchip details. Medical treatment is outside the offence. Import: the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 (c. 30) requires future regulations to prohibit bringing in mutilated dogs and cats; the enacted text shows only a power, commenced by regulations, and no commencement was confirmed.
Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006, s.20; SSI 2010/387, Sch. 9 as amended by SSI 2017/226In force since 30 Apr 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Schedule 6 (equid) tidak menyenaraikan pemotongan ekor; tindakan untuk rawatan perubatan bukan suatu kesalahan.
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Schedule 6 (equine animals) lists no tail docking; medical treatment is outside the offence.
Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006, s.20; Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/387)In force since 30 Apr 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Wales
- May not be shown
Rawatan perubatan, atau anjing kerja bersijil tidak lebih 5 hari. Lebih sempit daripada England: spaniel yang dinamakan (English Springer, Welsh Springer, Cocker), terrier (Jack Russell, Cairn, Lakeland, Norfolk) dan hunt point retriever yang disenaraikan; baka kacukan tidak layak. Kerja: penguatkuasaan undang-undang, angkatan tentera, menyelamat kecemasan, kawalan perosak atau penembakan yang sah. Mempertunjukkan di acara bayaran masuk ialah kesalahan (s.6(9)). Peraturan itu memberikan kedua-dua 28 dan 29 Mac 2007 sebagai tarikh permulaan.
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Medical treatment, or a certified working dog not more than 5 days old. Narrower than England: named spaniels (English Springer, Welsh Springer, Cocker), terriers (Jack Russell, Cairn, Lakeland, Norfolk) and listed hunt point retrievers; combination breeds do not qualify. Work: law enforcement, armed forces, emergency rescue, lawful pest control or shooting. Showing at a paid-admission event is an offence (s.6(9)). The regulations give both 28 and 29 March 2007 as the commencement date.
Animal Welfare Act 2006, s.6; Docking of Working Dogs' Tails (Wales) Regulations 2007 (WSI 2007/1028)In force since 27 Mac 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Schedule 7 tidak menyenaraikan prosedur ekor; tindakan untuk rawatan perubatan bukan suatu kesalahan.
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Schedule 7 lists no tail procedure; medical treatment is outside the offence.
Animal Welfare Act 2006, s.5; Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (WSI 2007/1029)In force since 27 Mac 2007Checked 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.
- Doktor haiwan sahaja
- Allowed only when a vet performs it, often with pain relief or an age limit.
- Terhad
- Allowed with conditions other than a vet: an age limit, a method, a licence.
- Dibenarkan
- Allowed.
- Tidak dikawal selia
- No specific law found for this procedure in this jurisdiction.
The law on other procedures
- Pemotongan telinga
- Pemotongan ekor (ternakan)
- Pembuangan kuku kelima
- Pembuangan putik tanduk
- Pembuangan tanduk
- Pembuangan kuku (onikektomi)
- Devokalisasi (pemotongan pita suara)
- Pemotongan paruh
- Pemotongan hujung sayap
- Pemotongan gigi
- Mulesing (pemotongan kulit punggung)
- Pemotongan balung
- Pembuangan taji
- Pemasangan cincin hidung
- Cap panas
- Cap beku
- Pemotongan otot ekor (tail setting)