By-product permit for zoos
- Permit or other obligation
- 4 municipalities
- Public service
A zoo needs a permit from the municipal veterinarian to use its animals to feed other animals in the zoo.
The Finnish Food Authority has composed relevant instructions, and you can read about them at https://www.ruokavirasto.fi/aluejat/elaintenpittö/elainten-hyvinvointi/elainsuojelu-pitopsipaksi/elainyttelytytyt-elaintarhat-ja-sirkukset/
Do the following
Apply for the permit by submitting a free-form, written application to the municipal 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.