Licences — 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.
Licences
Prescribed Feeds and Activities
Marginal note: Section 3.1 of the Act — import for sale
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(1) For the purposes of section 3.1 of the Act, a prescribed feed that has been imported for sale is any single ingredient feed or mixed feed other than a feed registered under section 8, and the prescribed activities that a person is prohibited from conducting in respect of that prescribed feed, unless the person is authorized to conduct that activity by a licence, are storing, processing, packaging, labelling and distributing.
Marginal note: Section 3.1 of the Act — export and interprovincial trade
(2) For the purposes of section 3.1 of the Act, a prescribed feed that is to be exported or to be sent or conveyed from one province to another is any single ingredient feed or mixed feed other than a feed registered under section 8 or manufactured by a livestock producer and intended for feeding their livestock, and the prescribed activities that a person is prohibited from conducting in respect of that prescribed feed, unless the person is authorized to conduct that activity by a licence, are manufacturing, storing, processing, packaging, labelling and selling.
Marginal note: Exception
(3) A licence is not required to conduct any prescribed activity referred to in subsection (2) if it is being conducted at
(a) a rendering plant operating under a permit issued under section 160 of the
Health of Animals Regulations ; or
(b) a grain elevator.
Marginal note: Definition of
grain elevator
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), a
grain elevator
means any premises constructed for the purpose of handling and storing grain received directly from producers, other than as a part of the farming operation of a particular producer, and into which grain may be received, at which grain may be weighed, elevated and stored and out of which grain may be discharged.
Issuance, Renewal and Amendment
Marginal note: Subsection 5.2(1) of the Act — import for sale
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(1) For the purposes of the issuing of a licence under subsection 5.2(1) of the Act, a prescribed feed that has been imported for sale is any single ingredient feed or mixed feed, and the prescribed activities in respect of that prescribed feed are storing, processing, packaging, labelling and distributing.
Marginal note: Subsection 5.2(1) of the Act — export and interprovincial trade
(2) For the purposes of the issuing of a licence under subsection 5.2(1) of the Act, a prescribed feed that is to be exported or to be sent or conveyed from one province to another is any single ingredient feed or mixed feed, and the prescribed activities in respect of that prescribed feed are manufacturing, storing, processing, packaging, labelling and selling.
Marginal note: Application
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An application for the issuance, renewal or amendment of a licence must be made to the Minister in a form approved by the President.
Marginal note: Conditions
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The Minister may issue, renew or amend a licence if
(a) the information submitted in the application is complete, truthful and not misleading; and
(b) the conduct of the activity in respect of which the application is made does not present a risk of harm to human or animal health or the environment.
Marginal note: Refusal
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The Minister may refuse to issue, renew or amend a licence if, in the five years before the day on which the application is made, the applicant
(a) has had a licence suspended or cancelled; or
(b) has been convicted of an offence committed under the Act or under any of the provisions of Parts I.1 or XIV of the
Health of Animals Regulations .
Marginal note: Notice of refusal
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If the Minister refuses to issue, renew or amend a licence, the Minister must provide a written notice to the applicant and provide the reasons for the refusal.
Marginal note: Place of business
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A licence holder must conduct the activities identified in their licence, other than delivery or sale, in the place of business identified in their licence for the activities.
Marginal note: Amendment — inability to conduct activity
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(1) If a licence holder is unable to conduct an activity identified in their licence in a place of business identified in the licence, the Minister may amend the licence to remove the authorization to conduct that activity in that place of business.
Marginal note: Notice of amendment
(2) The Minister must notify the licence holder in writing of any amendment to the licence and the date on which it takes effect.
Expiry, Surrender, Suspension and Cancellation
Marginal note: Expiry
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(1) A licence expires two years after the date of issuance or renewal that is specified in the licence unless the licence has been surrendered or cancelled before that date.
Marginal note: Expiry — amendment
(2) If the Minister amends a licence, its expiry date remains unchanged.
Marginal note: Surrender
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A licence holder may surrender their licence to the Minister and that licence becomes invalid on surrender, if it is not subject to a cancellation procedure.
Marginal note: Grounds for suspension
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The Minister may suspend a licence if
(a) the licence holder does not comply with any provision of the Act, other than subsection 8(2), with any provision of these Regulations or with any of the provisions of Parts I.1 or XIV of the
Health of Animals Regulations ; or
(b) a risk of harm to human or animal health or the environment may result if the licence holder continues to conduct an activity that is identified in the licence.
Marginal note: Conditions for suspension
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(1) The Minister must not suspend a licence unless the licence holder
(a) has been provided with a written report that sets out the grounds for the suspension and the period within which corrective action must be taken in order to avoid the suspension; and
(b) has failed to take corrective action within that period.
Marginal note: Notice of suspension
(2) The Minister must notify the licence holder in writing of the suspension and the date on which it takes effect.
Marginal note: Suspension — risk of harm
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(1) Despite section 29, if there is a risk of harm to human or animal health or the environment that may result if the licence holder continues to conduct an activity that is identified in the licence, the Minister may suspend the licence immediately after the Minister provides the licence holder with a written report that sets out the grounds for the suspension.
Marginal note: Notice of suspension
(2) The Minister must notify the licence holder in writing that their licence is suspended and that the suspension takes effect immediately.
Marginal note: Duration of suspension
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The suspension of a licence must be lifted if the Minister determines that corrective action has been taken.
Marginal note: Grounds for cancellation
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The Minister may cancel a licence if
(a) the licence holder fails to take corrective action within 30 calendar days after the day on which the licence is suspended, unless a longer period is granted by the Minister at the written request of the licence holder;
(b) the licence holder continues to conduct an activity that is identified in their licence while the licence is suspended;
(c) the licence holder does not comply with any provision of the Act, other than subsection 8(2), with any provision of these Regulations or with any of the provisions of Parts I.1 or XIV of the
Health of Animals Regulations
and, since its issuance or renewal, the licence
(i) has already been suspended for non-compliance with that provision, or
(ii) has already been suspended twice;
(d) the licence holder was not in compliance with subsection 8(2) of the Act in respect of their application for the issuance, renewal or amendment of the licence or at any time during the period of validity of the licence; or
(e) the licence holder ceases or is unable to conduct all of the activities that are identified in their licence in any place of business that is identified in that licence.
Marginal note: Conditions for cancellation
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(1) The Minister must not cancel a licence unless the licence holder has been notified in writing of the grounds for cancellation and has been provided with an opportunity to be heard in respect of the cancellation.
Marginal note: Notice of cancellation
(2) The Minister must notify the licence holder in writing of the cancellation and the date on which it takes effect.