{"topic_id":"CFIA_SOR_V3_SECTIONS_013","category":"canada","context":"---\ntopic_id: \"CFIA_SOR_V3_SECTIONS_013\"\ncategory: \"canada\"\ntitle: \"Requirements Specific to Certain Activities\"\nlang: en\nsource_document: \"Health Canada / CFIA Feeds Regulations, 2024 — SOR/2024-132\"\nsource: \"Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132) full text\"\nsource_file: \"pdf-parsed/ca-2026/cfia_feeds_regulations_2024.txt\"\ndate_parsed: \"2026-07-26\"\ntokens_estimated: 1856\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)\"\n  title: \"Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132)\"\n  url: \"https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2024-132/index.html\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-26\"\n  ref: \"SOR/2024-132\"\n  doc_type: \"official text extract\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\nRequirements Specific to Certain Activities — Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132; registered 2024-06-17; in force 2024-06-17). Verbatim slice from the consolidated regulation, C1 substring-verified against `pdf-parsed/ca-2026/cfia_feeds_regulations_2024.txt`. Note: the Feeds Act framework governs livestock feed; pet food for dogs/cats is excluded from the Feeds Act per CFIA RG-1 — these labelling/standards/tolerance provisions are the Canadian feed-regulatory context relevant to pet-food labels.\n\nRequirements Specific to Certain Activities\n\nManufacture of Feeds\n\nMarginal note: Mixed feed\n\n64\n\n(1)  Any person that manufactures a mixed feed must keep a copy of the mix sheet for a period of two years after the day of manufacture of each lot as well as a copy of the mix formula for a period of two years after the last day of manufacture of that feed.\n\nMarginal note: Customer formula feed or custom medicated feed\n\n(2)  If the feed is a customer formula feed or custom medicated feed, the person who manufactures that feed must\n\n(a)  have in their possession during the manufacture of that feed, a copy of the mix formula and a copy of either the written order that is signed by the purchaser or of the veterinary prescription under which the feed is manufactured; and\n\n(b)  keep the copy of the mix formula and either the written order or the prescription for a period of two years after the last day of manufacture of that feed.\n\nMarginal note: Single ingredient feed\n\n(3)  Any person that manufactures a single ingredient feed must keep a document containing the name of the feed, its identification code, its date of manufacture and the quantity manufactured for a period of two years after the day of manufacture of each lot of the feed, and keep a copy of any mix formula for a period of two years after the last day of manufacture of the feed.\n\nSOR/2025-47, s. 4\n\nPrevious Version\n\nImport of Feeds\n\nMarginal note: Information\n\n65\n\n(1)  Any person that imports a feed must, before or at the time of the import, provide to the Minister, in a form approved by the President, the following information:\n\n(a)  their name and address;\n\n(b)  the name and address of the person from whom the feed is received;\n\n(c)  the name of the country of origin;\n\n(d)  the address of the first destination of the feed in Canada; and\n\n(e)  a description of the feed, including its name and quantity.\n\nMarginal note: Exception\n\n(2)  Despite subsection (1), the Minister may authorize the person who imports the feed, at their written request, to provide the information after the time of import, at the time specified by the Minister.\n\nMarginal note: Further inspection\n\n66\n\nIf, during an inspection that is conducted at the time of the import of a feed, the inspector determines that a further inspection is required, the person who imports the feed must keep it at the address referred to in paragraph 65(1)(d) until the further inspection is completed.\n\nMarginal note: Same level of protection\n\n67\n\nThe person who imports a feed must demonstrate that the feed imported has been manufactured, stored, packaged and labelled in a manner and under conditions that provide at least the same level of protection as that provided by subsections 56(1) and (2) and sections 59 to 63.\n\nMarginal note: Non-compliant feed\n\n68\n\nAny person may import a feed, other than a novel feed, that does not meet any of the requirements set out in sections 6 and 34 to 54 if\n\n(a)  a label that bears the words “Imported for Export” or “ importé pour l’exportation ” is applied or attached to the feed or accompanies it;\n\n(b)  the feed is intended to be stored, processed, packaged or labelled for the purpose of exporting it; and\n\n(c)  the activities referred to in paragraph (b) are conducted by the holder of a licence issued under section 5.2 of the Act.\n\nManufacture or Sale for Export or Export of Feeds\n\nMarginal note: Non-compliant feed\n\n69\n\n(1)  Subject to subsection (2), any person may manufacture or sell a feed that is intended to be exported and that does not meet any of the requirements set out in sections 5 and 6 and 34 to 54 if a label that bears the word “Export” or “ exportation ” is applied or attached to the feed or accompanies it and if\n\n(a)  in the case where the foreign state to which the feed is exported has a different requirement on the same matter as the unmet requirement, the person prepares a document that substantiates that the foreign state’s requirement has been met; or\n\n(b)  in the case where the foreign state to which the feed is exported has no requirement on the same matter as the unmet requirement, the person prepares a document that sets out the specifications for the unmet requirement as stipulated by the person in the foreign state for whom the exported feed is intended.\n\nMarginal note: Exceptions\n\n(2)  Subsection (1) does not apply if the feed that is intended to be exported is or contains an ingredient that is a novel viable organism, a feed with a novel trait or a feed that includes a novel product of biotechnology manufactured in Canada unless it is a substance or a living organism that\n\n(a)  is specified on the Domestic Substances List maintained by the Minister of the Environment under the\n\nCanadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999  ;\n\n(b)  is approved under an Act of Parliament that is listed in Schedule 2 or 4 of the\n\nCanadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999  ;\n\n(c)  is included in\n\n(i)  a\n\nnovel food  , as defined in section B.28.001 of the\n\nFood and Drug Regulations  , that has been established as safe for consumption in accordance with sections B.28.002 and B.28.003 of those Regulations, or\n\n(ii)  a natural health product for which a product licence has been issued in accordance with the\n\nNatural Health Products Regulations\n\nand which has not been suspended or canceled; or\n\n(d)  is specified on\n\n(i)  the\n\nList of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients\n\nas defined in subsection B.01.001(1) of the\n\nFood and Drug Regulations  ,\n\n(ii)  the  List of Veterinary Health Products  referred to in the definition  List C\n\nin subsection C.01.001(1) of the\n\nFood and Drug Regulations  ,\n\n(iii)  the  List of Permitted Anticaking Agents , the  List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents , the  List of Permitted Firming Agents , the  List of Permitted Flour Treatment Agents , the  List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use , the  List of Permitted Food Enzymes , the  List of Permitted Preservatives  or the  List of Permitted Yeast Foods , referred to in the definition\n\nLists of Permitted Food Additives\n\nin subsection B.01.001(1) of the\n\nFood and Drug Regulations  .\n\n(iv)\n\n[Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 170]\n\n(v)\n\n[Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 170]\n\n(vi)\n\n[Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 170]\n\n(vii)\n\n[Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 170]\n\n(viii)\n\n[Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 170]\n\n(ix)\n\n[Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 170]\n\n(x)\n\n[Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 170]\n\nSOR/2024-244, s. 170\n\nPrevious Version\n\nMarginal note: Export certificate or document\n\n70\n\n(1)  An application for the issuance of a certificate or other document referred to in section 5.5 of the Act must be made to the Minister in a form approved by the President.\n\nMarginal note: Conditions for issuance\n\n(2)  The Minister may issue a certificate or other document referred to in section 5.5 of the Act in respect of a feed that has been manufactured, stored, processed, packaged, labelled, sold or distributed by the holder of a licence issued under section 5.2 of the Act if the licence holder complies with all the conditions to which the licence is subject.\n\nMarginal note: Inspection before export\n\n(3)  The Minister may require that an inspection be conducted of any feed in respect of which a person has applied for a certificate or other document referred to in section 5.5 of the Act, for the purpose of deciding whether to issue the certificate or other document.\n","sources":["canada — Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132) (retrieved 2026-07-26)"],"source":{"authority":"canada","title":"Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132)","url":"https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2024-132/index.html","retrieved":"2026-07-26","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Health Canada / CFIA Feeds Regulations, 2024 — SOR/2024-132","verification_file":"pdf-parsed/ca-2026/cfia_feeds_regulations_2024.txt"},"source_document":"Health Canada / CFIA Feeds Regulations, 2024 — SOR/2024-132","source_file":"pdf-parsed/ca-2026/cfia_feeds_regulations_2024.txt","tokens_estimated":1856,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}