A zoo needs a permit from the municipal veterinarian to use its animals to feed other animals in the zoo.
Apply for the permit by submitting a free-form, written application to the municipal veterinarian.
In the operating area of the Environment Office of Oulu region, apply for a permit by submitting an application to an official veterinarian in food hygiene by post, by bringing it to the Environment Office or by email.
You can get more information by calling the environmental health care helpline, visiting the Environment Office or sending an email.
A zoo must notify the municipal veterinarian if their operations of using zoo animals to feed other zoo animals change or are terminated.
If the entrepreneur has established itself in another country in the European Economic Area and temporarily offers services in Finland, the same permits are required as from entrepreneurs established in Finland.
The permit must be applied for before the launch of operations.
The permit is valid until further notice.