Seizure and Detention — 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.
Seizure and Detention
Marginal note: Detention tag
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(1) Any article seized under section 9 of the Act may be detained by an inspector at any place by attaching a detention tag to the article or to any part of it.
Marginal note: Notice of detention
(2) If an article is detained, an inspector must provide a notice of detention to its owner or to the person in possession of it.
Marginal note: Prohibition
(3) It is prohibited for a person to alter or remove a detention tag or to sell or move any detained article unless an inspector gives written authorization to the person to do so.
Marginal note: Notice of release
(4) If an article is released under subsection 9(2) of the Act, an inspector must provide a notice of release to the person to whom the notice of detention was provided.
Marginal note: Forfeited articles
(5) Any article forfeited under subsection 9(3) or 9.1(3) of the Act must be disposed of in the following manner:
(a) in the case of a feed that is fit for feeding to livestock, it must be
(i) sold and the proceeds deposited to the credit of the Receiver General, or
(ii) donated to a
registered charity
within the meaning of subsection 248(1) of the
Income Tax Act ;
(b) in the case of a feed that is not fit for feeding to livestock, it must be disposed of in a safe manner; and
(c) in the case of an article other than a feed, it must be sold and the proceeds deposited to the credit of the Receiver General.