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By-product permit for zoos

  • Permit or other obligation
  • 2 municipalities
  • Public service

A zoo needs a permit from the municipal veterinarian to use its animals to feed other animals in the zoo.

Do the following

Apply for the permit by submitting a free-form, written application to the municipal veterinarian.

Apply for a permit by submitting an application to Kotka’s environmental health care.

For more information, contact the environmental health officer, city veterinarians or a supervisory veterinarian.

To whom and on what terms

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.


Deadline

The permit must be applied for before the launch of operations.

Period of validity

The permit is valid until further notice.

The service is provided by

City of Kotka

Responsible for the service

City of Kotka
Text edited by: City of Kotka
Updated: 17/11/2023