Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132)

Interpretation

Marginal note:Definitions

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  Act

  Act means the Feeds Act. (Loi)

  Agency

  Agency means the Canadian Food Inspection Agency established by section 3 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act. (Agence)

  biotechnology

  biotechnology means the application of science and engineering to the direct or indirect use of living organisms or parts or products of living organisms in their natural or modified forms. (biotechnologie)

  carrier

  carrier means a single ingredient feed or water used to facilitate the handling of a feed and its incorporation into ingredient market formulations, premixes, feed or water. The use of a carrier does not alter the feed’s intended effect and purpose. (support)

  cattle

  cattle means animals of the species Bos taurus or Bos indicus. (bœuf)

  caution statement

  caution statement means a statement concerning animal health hazards or safe product handling or storage. (précaution)

  complete feed

  complete feed means a mixed feed that, when used for the type and class of livestock stated on the label, provides all of the nutrients necessary for the maintenance of life or for promoting production, except water and, in the case of ruminants and horses, roughage. (aliment complet)

  contaminant

  contaminant means any micro-organism, chemical substance, extraneous material or other substance that may present a risk of harm to human or animal health or the environment, including any substance that is not permitted under these Regulations or that does not comply with any limits or levels provided under these Regulations. (contaminant)

  custom medicated feed

  custom medicated feed means a medicated feed that is manufactured in accordance with a veterinary prescription that prescribes a medicating ingredient

  • (a) that is not set out in the Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures for the species of livestock for which the feed is intended; or

  • (b) that is of a brand, level or compatibility or that has a caution statement or warning statement that differs from that set out in the Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures in respect of that particular ingredient, for the species of livestock for which the feed is intended. (aliment médicamenté sur mesure)

  customer formula feed

  customer formula feed means a mixed feed that is manufactured by a feed manufacturer

  • (a) for feeding their livestock; or

  • (b) in accordance with a written order that is signed by a purchaser if

    • (i) the order states the name of each single ingredient feed, medicating ingredient set out in the Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures or type of product set out in the Compendium of Non-Feed Products, and their respective amounts, to be used in the manufacture of that feed or to be added to other mixed feeds that conform to the standards prescribed in these Regulations,

    • (ii) the feed does not contain a pest control product as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act, and

    • (iii) the feed is not intended for resale. (aliment préparé selon la formule du client)

  disposed of in a safe manner

  disposed of in a safe manner means disposed of, other than by human or animal consumption, in a manner that does not present a risk of harm to human or animal health or the environment. (éliminer de façon sécuritaire)

  facilitating agent

  facilitating agent means a single ingredient feed in an amount not exceeding the amount set out in the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table or a specialty feed used according to its directions for use that is added to another feed for the purpose of improving or conserving some or all of the nutrient content or of aiding or improving the manufacturing or handling properties of that other feed. The use of a facilitating agent does not alter the purpose of any feed into which it has been mixed. (substance auxiliaire)

  holder of the approval

  holder of the approval means a person who has been provided with a written notice under subsection 9(1) confirming that approval of a feed that is manufactured by or for a government, academic or private research establishment for research or experimental purposes has been given. (titulaire de l’approbation)

  identification code

  identification code means any combination of letters or figures or letters and figures by which a lot of feed can be traced during manufacture and distribution. (code d’identification)

  medicated feed

  medicated feed means a mixed feed that contains a medicating ingredient. (aliment médicamenté)

  medicating ingredient

  medicating ingredient means a drug for which a drug identification number is assigned under subsection C.01.014.2(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations or for which a letter of authorization for use in emergency treatment has been issued to a veterinarian under subsection C.08.010(1) of those Regulations and that is intended

  • (a) for use in the prevention or treatment of disease in livestock; or

  • (b) to affect the structure or any function of the body of the livestock. (substance médicatrice)

  micro-ingredient

  micro-ingredient means any vitamin, micro-mineral, flavour ingredient, medicating ingredient and any type of product set out in the Compendium of Non-Feed Products that is required in small amounts typically measured in milligrams, micrograms, international units or parts per million. (micro-ingrédient)

  mineral feed

  mineral feed means a mixed feed that is composed predominantly of mineral ingredients. (aliment minéral)

  mixed feed

  mixed feed means a feed that contains at least two single ingredient feeds. (aliment mélangé)

  novel feed

  novel feed means a feed that is an organism, a part of an organism or a product of an organism, or that consists of parts or products of an organism, and that

  • (a) is not listed in the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table; or

  • (b) has a novel trait. (aliment nouveau)

  novel product of biotechnology

  novel product of biotechnology means a product that is not listed in the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table and that is a product of biotechnology. (nouveau produit de la biotechnologie)

  novel trait

  novel trait, in respect of a feed that is an organism, a part of an organism or a product of an organism, or that consists of parts or products of an organism, means a characteristic of the feed that

  • (a) has been intentionally selected, created or introduced into the feed through a specific genetic change; and

  • (b) based on valid scientific rationale, is not substantially equivalent, in terms of its specific use and safety for human or animal health or the environment, to any characteristic of a similar feed that is listed in the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table. (caractère nouveau)

  novel viable organism

  novel viable organism means an organism that is alive or capable of sustaining life and that is not listed in the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table. (nouvel organisme viable)

  percentage

  percentage or %, with respect to any product, means the percentage by mass of the product. (pourcentage ou %)

  poultry

  poultry means chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese. (volaille)

  premix

  premix means a mixed feed that provides a significant source of nutrients and is a uniform mixture that may contain micro-ingredients, macro-minerals, facilitating agents, specialty feeds and carriers, and that is intended to be further diluted and mixed with other feeds to produce a mineral feed, another premix, a supplement or complete feed. (prémélange)

  President

  President means the President of the Agency. (président)

  principal display panel

  principal display panel means the part of the label applied to all or part of any side or surface of a feed or feed package that is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use. (espace principal)

  processing

  processing includes the use of a feed for the purpose of manufacturing another feed or the mixing of a feed with another feed. (transformation)

  registrant

  registrant means a person who has been issued a registration certificate under section 11. (titulaire de l’enregistrement)

  ruminant

  ruminant means an animal of the suborder Ruminatiae and includes an animal of the family Camelidae. (ruminant)

  single ingredient feed

  single ingredient feed means any substance or mixture of substances that has been approved for feeding to livestock and that is listed in the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table. (aliment à ingrédient unique)

  specialty feed

  specialty feed means a mixed feed the purpose of which is to improve or facilitate

  • (a) the preservation of any feed with which it is mixed prior to feeding or during storage;

  • (b) the characteristics, qualities, flowability, pelleting or tracing of any feed with which it is mixed;

  • (c) ingredient dispersion or distribution in any feed with which it is mixed;

  • (d) ingestion, acceptability, nutrient utilization or digestion by livestock of any feed with which it is mixed;

  • (e) the quality or availability of nutrients in any feed with which it is mixed;

  • (f) the absorption of nutrients by livestock of any feed that is fed to it;

  • (g) the modification of characteristics of food of animal origin; or

  • (h) the mitigation of environmental impacts related to livestock production. (aliment spécialisé)

  supplement

  supplement means a mixed feed that provides a significant source of nutrients in order to improve the nutritional value of the total diet and that is intended to be

  • (a) fed undiluted in addition to other feeds;

  • (b) offered on a free-choice basis with other feeds that are available separately; or

  • (c) further diluted and mixed to produce the total diet. (supplément)

  total diet

  total diet means the ration consisting of all feeds, including roughage, that are offered daily to livestock. (ration totale)

  trace mineral salt feed

  trace mineral salt feed means a mineral feed that is composed of salt and trace minerals. (complément d’oligo-éléments et de sel)

  veterinary prescription

  veterinary prescription means an order prescribing a medicated feed issued by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the province in which the feed is to be fed to the livestock to be treated. (ordonnance du vétérinaire)

  warning statement

  warning statement means a statement concerning human health hazards. (mise en garde)

• 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;

  • The following provision is not in force.

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

  • (c) swine;

  • (d) poultry;

  • The following provision is not in force.

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

  • (f) horses and rabbits;

  • The following provision is not in force.

    (g) bees;

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

  • The following provision is not in force.

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

Incorporation by Reference

Marginal note:Documents incorporated by reference

• 2 (1) The following documents, prepared by the Agency and published on its website, and as amended from time to time, are incorporated by reference into these Regulations:

  • (a) Canadian Feed Ingredients Table;

  • (b) Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures;

  • (c) Compendium of Non-Feed Products;

  • (d) Tables of Nutrient Guarantees and Conditions for Feed Labels;

  • (e) Tables of Permissible Claims for Feed Labels;

  • (f) List of Weed Seeds and Maximum Levels for Feeds;

  • (g) Tables of Maximum Nutrient Values for Feeds;

  • (h) Tables of Maximum Contaminant Levels for Feeds; and

  • (i) List of Prescribed Deleterious Substances.

• Marginal note:Inconsistency

  (2) In the event of any inconsistency between a provision of these Regulations and a provision of any document incorporated by reference into these Regulations, that provision prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

• Marginal note:Words and expressions

  (3) For the purposes of interpreting any document prepared by the Agency that is incorporated by reference into these Regulations, words and expressions that are used but not defined in that document have the same meaning as in these Regulations.