# Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (Text with EEA relevance), Article 13: Special feeding rules

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Operators may feed Category 2 material to the following animals, provided that such material comes from animals which were not killed or did not die as a result of the presence or suspected presence of a disease communicable to humans or animals, subject to compliance with the general requirements laid down in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex VI and any other conditions that may be laid down by the competent authority:
(a) zoo animals;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) dogs from recognised kennels or packs of hounds;
(d) dogs and cats in shelters;
(e) maggots and worms for fishing bait;
(f) circus animals.
2. Operators may feed Category 3 material to the following animals subject to compliance with the general requirements laid down in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex VI and any other conditions that may be laid down by the competent authority:
(a) zoo animals;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) dogs from recognised kennels or packs of hounds;
(d) dogs and cats in shelters;
(e) maggots and worms for fishing bait;
(f) circus animals.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/142/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/article-13
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