United Pet Club

Marcare la rece: 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 Marcare la rece is regulated across 9 places
  • Interzis: 1 place
  • Restricționat: 2 places
  • Permis: 6 places

Canada

Whole country

RestricționatBovine

National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice: cod al industriei, nu o lege. NFACC spune că cerințele Codului nu sunt obligatorii în mod explicit în majoritatea provinciilor, dar pot fi dovadă de suferință. Menționat în legislația provincială: adoptat în NL (NLR 36/12; NLR 35/12 s.15 face ca o practică interzisă de Cod să fie o practică interzisă), prescris în SK (Reg 1 s.3-4), numit ca apărare în NB (Reg 2000-4 s.4(2), Sch A) și BC (B.C. Reg. 34/2019, ca practică general acceptată), acceptat în NS (Act s.28(b)). Bovinele de lapte nu trebuie marcate, inclusiv prin îngheț. Bovine de carne: numai atunci când este cerut pentru export, prin politică sau ca dovadă a proprietății, de personal instruit.

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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)). Dairy cattle must not be branded, freeze branding included. Beef: only when required for export, by policy or as proof of ownership, by trained personnel.

NFACC Code of Practice: Beef Cattle (2013), s.4.3; Dairy Cattle (2023), s.4.2.1 (industry codes, not statutes)Checked 4 nov. 2026

Irlanda

Whole country

PermisCal

Procedură de identificare enumerată; nu este necesar anestezic (S.I. 107/2014).

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Listed identification procedure; no anaesthetic needed (S.I. 107/2014).

Animal Health and Welfare (Operations and Procedures) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 127/2014), Schedule, Part 5In force since 6 mar. 2014Checked 4 nov. 2026

PermisBovine

Procedură de identificare enumerată; nu este necesar anestezic (S.I. 107/2014).

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Listed identification procedure; no anaesthetic needed (S.I. 107/2014).

Animal Health and Welfare (Operations and Procedures) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 127/2014), Schedule, Part 1In force since 6 mar. 2014Checked 4 nov. 2026

Noua Zeelandă

Whole country

RestricționatAll species

Bovine și ecvidee: operatorul trebuie să fie instruit sau cu experiență și capabil să recunoască suferința, iar un ajutor adecvat trebuie să fie disponibil în timpul recuperării. Marcarea prin îngheț a unui câine necesită calmarea durerii autorizată de un medic veterinar (r 55J).

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Cattle and equids: the operator must be trained or experienced and able to recognise distress, and suitable help must be available during recovery. Freeze branding a dog needs pain relief authorised by a veterinarian (r 55J).

Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018, r 55KIn force since 9 mai 2021Checked 4 nov. 2026

Polonia

Whole country

InterzisAll species

Marcarea animalelor cu sânge cald prin îngheț este numită cruzime, cu excepția cazului în care este o procedură permisă de lege.

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Marking warm-blooded animals by freezing is named as cruelty, unless a procedure allowed by law.

Ustawa o ochronie zwierząt (21 August 1997), art. 6(2)(1), as amended by Dz.U. 2011 poz. 1373Checked 4 nov. 2026

Regatul Unit

England

PermisCal

Metodă de identificare enumerată.

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Listed identification method.

SI 2007/1100, Sch. 1In force since 6 apr. 2007Checked 4 nov. 2026

PermisBovine

Metodă de identificare enumerată.

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Listed identification method.

SI 2007/1100, Sch. 1In force since 6 apr. 2007Checked 4 nov. 2026

Northern Ireland

PermisCal

Nicio cerință asociată.

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No associated requirements.

Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (NI) 2012 (S.R. 2012/153), Sch. 5In force since 2 apr. 2012Checked 4 nov. 2026

PermisBovine

Metodă de identificare enumerată.

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Listed identification method.

Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (NI) 2012 (S.R. 2012/153), Sch. 1In force since 2 apr. 2012Checked 4 nov. 2026

Scotland

PermisCal

Exceptat pentru identificare.

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Exempted for identification.

SSI 2010/387, Sch. 6In force since 5 nov. 2010Checked 4 nov. 2026

PermisBovine

Exceptat pentru identificare.

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Exempted for identification.

SSI 2010/387, Sch. 1In force since 5 nov. 2010Checked 4 nov. 2026

Wales

PermisCal

Metodă de identificare enumerată.

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Listed identification method.

WSI 2007/1029, Sch. 1In force since 28 mar. 2007Checked 4 nov. 2026

PermisBovine

Metodă de identificare enumerată.

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Listed identification method.

WSI 2007/1029, Sch. 1In force since 28 mar. 2007Checked 4 nov. 2026

Țările de Jos

Whole country

PermisCal

Metodă de identificare desemnată pentru cai.

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Designated identification method for horses.

Besluit diergeneeskundigen, ch. 2, art. 2.6Checked 4 nov. 2026

What each status means

Interzis
Prohibited outright.
Restricționat
Allowed with conditions other than a vet: an age limit, a method, a licence.
Permis
Allowed.

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