Frysmärkning: the law by country
Where it is banned, allowed only under conditions or permitted. Each rule names its law and links to the source.
- Förbjudet: 1 place
- Begränsat: 2 places
- Tillåtet: 6 places
Irland
Whole country
Angivet identifieringsförfarande; ingen bedövning behövs (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 mars 2014Checked 4 nov. 2026
Angivet identifieringsförfarande; ingen bedövning behövs (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 mars 2014Checked 4 nov. 2026
Kanada
Whole country
National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice: en branschkod, inte en lag. NFACC säger att kodens krav inte uttryckligen är bindande i de flesta provinser men kan vara bevis på lidande. I provinsernas lagstiftning hänvisas det till den: antagen i NL (NLR 36/12; NLR 35/12 s.15 gör en praxis som koden förbjuder till en förbjuden praxis), föreskriven i SK (Reg 1 s.3-4), nämnd som försvar i NB (Reg 2000-4 s.4(2), Sch A) och BC (B.C. Reg. 34/2019, som allmänt godtagen praxis), godtagen i NS (Act s.28(b)). Mjölkboskap får inte brännmärkas, inte heller frysmärkas. Köttdjur: endast när det krävs för export, enligt policy eller som ägarbevis, av utbildad personal.
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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
Nederländerna
Whole country
Utpekad identifieringsmetod för hästar.
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Designated identification method for horses.
Besluit diergeneeskundigen, ch. 2, art. 2.6Checked 4 nov. 2026
Nya Zeeland
Whole country
Nötkreatur och hästdjur: utföraren måste vara utbildad eller erfaren och kunna känna igen lidande, och lämplig hjälp måste finnas under återhämtningen. Frysbränning av en hund kräver smärtlindring som godkänts av en veterinär (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 maj 2021Checked 4 nov. 2026
Polen
Whole country
Att märka varmblodiga djur genom frysning anges som djurplågeri, om det inte är ett förfarande som lagen tillåter.
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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
Storbritannien
England
Angiven identifieringsmetod.
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Listed identification method.
SI 2007/1100, Sch. 1In force since 6 apr. 2007Checked 4 nov. 2026
Angiven identifieringsmetod.
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Listed identification method.
SI 2007/1100, Sch. 1In force since 6 apr. 2007Checked 4 nov. 2026
Northern Ireland
Inga tillhörande krav.
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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
Angiven identifieringsmetod.
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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
Undantaget för identifiering.
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Exempted for identification.
SSI 2010/387, Sch. 6In force since 5 nov. 2010Checked 4 nov. 2026
Undantaget för identifiering.
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Exempted for identification.
SSI 2010/387, Sch. 1In force since 5 nov. 2010Checked 4 nov. 2026
Wales
Angiven identifieringsmetod.
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Listed identification method.
WSI 2007/1029, Sch. 1In force since 28 mars 2007Checked 4 nov. 2026
Angiven identifieringsmetod.
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Listed identification method.
WSI 2007/1029, Sch. 1In force since 28 mars 2007Checked 4 nov. 2026
What each status means
- Förbjudet
- Prohibited outright.
- Begränsat
- Allowed with conditions other than a vet: an age limit, a method, a licence.
- Tillåtet
- Allowed.
The law on other procedures
- Kupering av öron
- Svanskupering
- Svanskupering (lantbruksdjur)
- Borttagning av sporrar
- Borttagning av hornanlag
- Avhorning
- Kloamputation (onykektomi)
- Devokalisering (stämbandsoperation)
- Näbbtrimning
- Vingamputation
- Tandklippning
- Mulesing
- Borttagning av kam och slör
- Borttagning av tuppsporrar
- Isättning av nosring
- Brännmärkning
- Svansskärning (resning)