New/change in animal husbandry

When establishing new animal husbandry activities that require authorization from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority or for which there is a duty to report.

In the event of changes to animal husbandry activities, for example, new buildings, significant changes to buildings, new forms of production or cessation of animal husbandry activities.

Any person that intends to keep the animals listed below must provide advance notice of this to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority:

• Pigs
• Cattle
• Sheep and goats
• Ostriches
• Horses
• Camel, llama, alpaca
• Deer species
• Animal collection and open farm
• The exhibition of animals, including zoos, aquariums and exhibiting animals for temporary events (NOTE! Circuses and zoos that will exhibit animals that are not listed in the Regulations relating to animal welfare when exhibiting animals must apply to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority for authorization. See below).
• Temporary animal husbandry and animal husbandry for the sale of animals, including animal pensions and pet stores.

Changes in such animal husbandry activities, for example, erection of new buildings, significant changes to buildings, new forms of production, new species that will be exhibited or the cessation of animal husbandry activities must also be reported to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority as soon as possible. In the event of renovations or new buildings, such notice must be given before the building is used for animals.

For animal husbandry activities that require authorization or approval from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, the form must be submitted in sufficient time before such activities commence in order for the Norwegian Food Safety Authority to be able to process the application. Activities and other arrangements that require authorization or approval cannot commence until the Norwegian Food Safety Authority has granted its permission to do so.

The following types of animal husbandry require authorization or approval from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority:

• Horse centre, training stable, horse pension and the sale of more than six horses a year.
• Exhibiting animals at a circus.
• Exhibition in zoos, including petting farms and commercial aquariums, of animals other than those listed in the Animal Welfare Regulation.
• Breeding activities.

All animal husbandry activities with a duty to report must be registered (see above).

The person who will engage in animal husbandry or activities involving animals that require approval, authorization or certification from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority can submit an application using this form (see above).

In order to access the service, you must have the role of "Primary industry and foodstuff" or access via local role or individual right.

The service requires log-in with ID-porten (security level 3 or higher).

The service requires that you use a subsidiary entity of a legal entity (company number). You find the subsidiary entity of the legal entity by crossing off the box for "Vis også underenhet (bedrift)" (Show subsidiary entity (company)) on the page where the enterprise to be reported is selected.

The form has been developed to report notifiable animal husbandry or to apply for permission for certain types of animal husbandry.

The duty to notify the Norwegian Food Safety Authority of new and changed animal husbandry follows from the following provisions:

Regulations relating to the keeping of cattle § 26 (in Norwegian only)
Regulation on Welfare for Small Ruminants§ 12 (in Norwegian only)
Regulation on the Keeping of Pigs § 28 ction 28 of the Regulations relating to the keeping of pigs, cf. the limitation in Section 12 (in Norwegian only)
Regulations on The Welfare of Horses § 26 (in Norwegian only)
Regulations on The Keeping of Ratites § 18 (in Norwegian only)
Regulations on The Trade and Temporary Keeping of Animals § 3 (in Norwegian only) 
Regulation on Animal Welfare in The exhibition of Animals, Section 4, first paragraph, cf. Chapter 3 (in Norwegian only
Regulations on Measures against Diseases and Zoonotic Agents in Animals in Svalbard § 10 (in Norwegian only)
Regulations on Animal Health (Animal Health Regulations) Section 4, cf. Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (in Norwegian only)

The requirements for permits and for approval or certification of animal holdings follow from the following provisions:

Regulations on The Welfare of Horses § 28 (in Norwegian only)
Regulations on Animal Welfare in the Exhibition of Animals § 4  (in Norwegian only)
Regulations supplementing the Animal Health Regulations with provisions on terrestrial animal establishments and hatcheries and the traceability of terrestrial animals and hatching eggs (Terrestrial  Animal Traceability Regulations) (in Norwegian only)
Regulations on Animal Health (Animal Health Regulations) Section 4, cf. Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (in Norwegian only)

Processing time:
Applications for permits or approval of animal holdings are normally processed within 1–3 months.
 
Fee:
The processing of applications for permits or approval of animal holdings may be subject to a fee pursuant to the Regulation of 13 February 2004 No. 406 on the payment of fees for specific services from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.
 
Right of appeal:
When the Norwegian Food Safety Authority has made a decision, you have the right to appeal it in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VI of the Public Administration Act.