Pemotongan gigi: 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: 1 places
- Terhad: 12 places
Amerika Syarikat
New Jersey
Pemangkasan gigi dan pemangkasan taring boleh dilakukan oleh individu yang berpengetahuan.
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Teeth trimming and tusk trimming may be done by a knowledgeable individual.
N.J.A.C. 2:8-7.6(d)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Belanda
Whole country
Mengikir gigi penjuru secara seragam, tidak lebih tua daripada 7 hari, apabila kecederaan didapati dan langkah lain gagal.
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Filing corner teeth uniformly, not older than 7 days, where injuries are found and measures failed.
Besluit diergeneeskundigen, ch. 2, art. 2.3Checked 4 Nov 2026
Czechia
Whole country
Mengasah atau memotong gigi anak babi yang masih menyusu tanpa anestesia, oleh orang yang berkelayakan. 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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Grinding or clipping the teeth of suckling piglets without anaesthesia, by a qualified person. 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)(f)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Estonia
Whole country
Memotong gigi anak babi hanya demi kesihatan dan kebajikan babi lain. 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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Clipping piglets' teeth only for the benefit of the health and welfare of other pigs. 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
Finland
Whole country
Memotong atau mengasah gigi anak babi dilarang kecuali atas sebab veterinar; pemotongan pencegahan tidak lagi dibenarkan.
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Clipping or grinding piglets' teeth is prohibited except for veterinary reasons; preventive clipping is no longer allowed.
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
Ireland
Whole country
Bukan rutin, di bawah 8 hari, mengasah atau memotong dengan meninggalkan permukaan licin, atas bukti kecederaan dan selepas pendapat doktor haiwan.
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Non-routine, under 8 days, grinding or clipping leaving a smooth surface, on evidence of injury and after a vet's opinion.
Animal Health and Welfare (Operations and Procedures) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 127/2014), Schedule, Part 2In force since 6 Mac 2014Checked 4 Nov 2026
Jerman
Whole country
Mengasah gigi taring tanpa anestesia hanya bagi anak babi di bawah 8 hari, jika amat penting untuk melindungi ibu babi atau anak sekandungnya.
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Grinding eye teeth without anaesthesia only for piglets under 8 days, if essential to protect the sow or littermates.
Tierschutzgesetz, s.5(3)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)). Keperluannya mesti dinilai; hanya apabila dianggap perlu.
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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)). The need must be evaluated; only when deemed necessary.
NFACC Code of Practice: Pigs (2014), s.4.5.4 (industry code, not a statute)Checked 4 Nov 2026
New Zealand
Whole country
Gigi hanya boleh dipotong oleh doktor haiwan (atau pelajar veterinar yang diselia) atau di bawah prosedur jawatankuasa etika haiwan, kecuali gigi jarum babi pada umur 4 hari atau kurang dan taring babi jantan. Taring mesti dipotong dengan dawai obstetrik atau gergaji pergigian.
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Teeth may be cut only by a veterinarian (or supervised veterinary student) or under an animal ethics committee procedure, except a pig's needle teeth at 4 days of age or under and a boar's tusks. Tusks must be cut with obstetrical wire or a dental saw.
Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018, r 56DIn force since 9 Mei 2021Checked 4 Nov 2026
United Kingdom
England
Pengurangan gigi penjuru secara seragam pada umur 7 hari atau kurang, dengan mengasah atau memotong, selepas langkah terhadap tabiat buruk dan apabila kecederaan masih terbukti.
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Uniform reduction of corner teeth at 7 days or under, by grinding or clipping, after measures against vices and where injury is still evidenced.
SI 2007/1100, Sch. 1 and Sch. 3In force since 6 Apr 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Northern Ireland
Orang awam: sehingga 7 hari, pengurangan gigi penjuru secara seragam, selepas langkah lain dan kecederaan masih berlaku.
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Lay person: up to 7 days, uniform reduction of corner teeth, after other measures and with injuries still occurring.
Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (NI) 2012 (S.R. 2012/153), Sch. 2In force since 2 Apr 2012Checked 4 Nov 2026
Scotland
Anak babi ternakan pada umur 7 hari atau kurang, dengan mengasah atau memotong, atas bukti kecederaan selepas langkah lain.
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Farmed piglets at 7 days or less, by grinding or clipping, on evidence of injury after other measures.
SSI 2010/387, Sch. 2In force since 5 Nov 2010Checked 4 Nov 2026
Wales
Pada umur 7 hari atau kurang; pengurangan gigi penjuru secara seragam, selepas langkah lain, atas bukti kecederaan.
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At 7 days or under; uniform reduction of corner teeth, after other measures, on evidence of injury.
WSI 2007/1029, Sch. 3In force since 28 Mac 2007Checked 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.
- Terhad
- Allowed with conditions other than a vet: an age limit, a method, a licence.
The law on other procedures
- Pemotongan telinga
- Pemotongan ekor
- Pemotongan ekor (ternakan)
- Pembuangan kuku kelima
- Pembuangan putik tanduk
- Pembuangan tanduk
- Pembuangan kuku (onikektomi)
- Devokalisasi (pemotongan pita suara)
- Pemotongan paruh
- Pemotongan hujung sayap
- Mulesing (pemotongan kulit punggung)
- Pemotongan balung
- Pembuangan taji
- Pemasangan cincin hidung
- Cap panas
- Cap beku
- Pemotongan otot ekor (tail setting)