Mulesing: the law by country
Where it is banned, allowed only under conditions or permitted. Each rule names its law and links to the source.
- Prepovedano: 3 places
- Omejeno: 5 places
Avstralija
Whole country
Ni zakon sam po sebi; vsaka država odloča. Od aprila 2026: obvezno v QLD, SA, TAS; samo kot dokaz v NSW in ACT; ni sprejeto v NT; VIC in WA ga nameravata sprejeti. Standardi: ne mlajše od 24 ur in ne starejše od 12 mesecev; lajšanje bolečine pri 6 do 12 mesecih; vešč izvajalec; brez bolnih ali šibkih ovc; samo koža, ki nosi volno. Predlog zakona NSW iz maja 2026 bi zahteval lajšanje bolečine; nismo mogli potrditi, ali je bil sprejet. Nekirurške metode so izvzete.
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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
Obvezni kodeks po navedbi nacionalnega organa za standarde. Prebrali smo nacionalno besedilo, ne uredbe: ne mlajše od 24 ur in ne starejše od 12 mesecev; lajšanje bolečine pri 6 do 12 mesecih; vešč izvajalec; samo koža, ki nosi volno.
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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
Ne mlajše od 24 ur in ne starejše od 12 mesecev; samo koža, ki nosi volno; dobra telesna kondicija; starejše od 6 mesecev zahteva analgetik ali anestetik. Zakon Animal Welfare Act 2025 (SA), ki 2026-11-04 ni bil v veljavi, bo ob začetku veljavnosti razveljavil te predpise.
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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
Samo med 14 dnevi in 6 meseci starosti; lajšanje bolečine pri vsaki ovci; samo koža, ki nosi volno; vešč ali nadzorovan izvajalec; brez ovc z izčrpavajočo boleznijo, šibkostjo ali slabim napredovanjem. Strožje od nacionalnega standarda.
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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
Ovca mora dobiti sredstvo za lajšanje bolečine, registrirano za ovce pri 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: panožni kodeks, ne zakon. NFACC navaja, da zahteve Kodeksa v večini provinc niso izrecno zavezujoče, lahko pa so dokaz trpljenja. V provincialnem pravu je omenjen: sprejet v NL (NLR 36/12; NLR 35/12 s.15 prakso, ki jo kodeks prepoveduje, šteje za prepovedano), predpisan v SK (Reg 1 s.3-4), naveden kot obramba v NB (Reg 2000-4 s.4(2), Sch A) in BC (B.C. Reg. 34/2019, kot splošno sprejeta praksa), sprejet v NS (Act s.28(b)). Ne sme se izvajati; Kodeks pravi, da se v kanadski reji ovc nikoli ni uporabljalo.
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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
Praksa, prepovedana v sprejetem kodeksu, je prepovedana praksa za vsakogar, ki mora ta kodeks upoštevati. Sheep Code pravi, da se mulesing ne sme izvajati.
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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
Nova Zelandija
Whole country
Nihče ne sme s katero koli metodo odstraniti zadka, kožnih gub repa ali kožnih nagub repa ovce. Globa do NZ$5,000 (pravna oseba 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
- Prepovedano
- Prohibited outright.
- Omejeno
- Allowed with conditions other than a vet: an age limit, a method, a licence.
The law on other procedures
- Kupiranje ušes
- Kupiranje repa
- Kupiranje repa (rejne živali)
- Odstranitev volčjih krempljev
- Odstranjevanje rožnih zametkov
- Odstranjevanje rogov
- Odstranitev krempljev (onihektomija)
- Odstranitev glasilk (devokalizacija)
- Krajšanje kljuna
- Amputacija konice krila
- Krajšanje zob
- Odstranitev grebena in podbradkov
- Odstranitev ostrog
- Vstavljanje nosnega obročka
- Žigosanje z vročim železom
- Žigosanje z mrazom
- Zarezovanje repa (dvig)