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Interpretation (Definitions) — Designated livestock

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Interpretation (Definitions) — Designated livestock — 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.

Marginal note: Designated livestock

(2)  For the purposes of the definition

livestock

in section 2 of the Act, the following animals that are domestically raised or kept are designated as livestock:

(a)  cattle, sheep and goats;

(b)  bison, water buffalo, cervids, llamas and alpacas;

(c)  swine;

(d)  poultry;

(e)  ratites, pigeons, pheasants, partridges, quail, grouse, guinea fowl and pea fowl;

(f)  horses and rabbits;

(g)  bees;

(h)  finfish intended for human consumption as food; and

(i)  molluscs and crustaceans intended for human consumption as food.

SOR/2025-47, s. 1

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Sources

Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132)
Source document: Health Canada / CFIA Feeds Regulations, 2024 — SOR/2024-132
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)SOR/2024-132retrieved 2026-07-26

Verification file: pdf-parsed/ca-2026/cfia_feeds_regulations_2024.txt