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Alabama registers: both: a commercial feed license for each firm that manufactures, formulates or labels feed sold in Alabama, plus per-product registration of feed sold in packages of 10 lb or less. Labels for every brand go on file with the license. Product fee: $50/yr. License or firm fee: $45 per firm/yr. Tonnage report: some products.
| Agency | Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), Audits & Reports UnitSource: agi.alabama.gov |
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| What's registered | Both: a commercial feed license for each firm that manufactures, formulates or labels feed sold in Alabama, plus per-product registration of feed sold in packages of 10 lb or less. Labels for every brand go on file with the license.Source: agi.alabama.gov · Code of Ala. 2-21-19(a)-(d) and 2-21-24(a)(3); Rule 80-1-5-.05. Pet food, specialty pet food and treats are all commercial feed; the small-package fee applies to any feed, not only pet food. |
| Product registration fee | $50 per product per year for packages of 10 lb or less, or $100 per product if your annual gross sales are over $250,000 in Alabama or over $1,000,000 overallSource: admincode.legislature.state.al.us · Ala. Admin. Code 80-1-5-.05(3), current on the official Administrative Code site: $100 per product “for individuals or entities whose annual gross sales in Alabama exceed $250,000.00 annually or $1,000,000.00 overall”, otherwise $50. The 2026 product registration form shows the same test. The statute, Code of Ala. 2-21-24(a)(3) (read on the official Code of Alabama, alison.legislature.state.al.us), sets this annual fee “not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per product”. |
| Package-size rule | Packages of 10 lb or less: a yearly fee per product, paid in lieu of the tonnage inspection fee. Packages over 10 lb: no product fee; their tonnage goes in the quarterly tonnage reports.Source: agi.alabama.gov · Code of Ala. 2-21-24(a)(3). ADAI's portal instructions: quarterly tonnage reports are required only if you sell products over 10 lb. A product sold in both sizes registers its small packages and reports tonnage for its large ones. |
| License / firm fee | $45 per year if you sold less than 250 tons in Alabama the previous calendar year (including new firms with no sales), rising by tonnage to $750 for 8,000 tons or moreSource: agi.alabama.gov · License fee schedule on the 2026 application and in Rule 80-1-5-.05(2): $45 under 250 tons; $90 for 250-499; $300 for 500-999; $375 for 1,000-1,999; $450 for 2,000-3,999; $575 for 4,000-7,999; $750 for 8,000 or more. The statute (2-21-19(b)) says a new distributor pays the minimum fee of $30; ADAI charges $45. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
| Registration period | Annual, January 1 to December 31Source: agi.alabama.gov · Code of Ala. 2-21-19(b): all licenses expire December 31. The small-package product fee is annual (2-21-24(a)(3)) and is filed with the license application. |
| Renewal due | Renew by January 1 each year. A license fee not paid within 30 days after it is due gets a 10% penalty (minimum $10).Source: agi.alabama.gov · The 2026 application gives the renewal date as January 1, 2026. Code of Ala. 2-21-19(b). |
| Tonnage report required? | Yes, if you sell any feed in packages over 10 lb. If every package is 10 lb or less, no quarterly tonnage reports are required.Source: agi.alabama.gov · ADAI Online Feed Platform Instructions (January 2023). Code of Ala. 2-21-24(b)(1). The inspection fee is 25 cents per ton (Rule 80-1-5-.05(3)). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
| Tonnage report frequency | Quarterly (calendar quarters) Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: agi.alabama.gov |
| Tonnage report due | By the last day of January, April, July and October, for the preceding quarter. Reports not paid within 15 days after the due date get a 15% penalty (minimum $15).Source: agi.alabama.gov · Code of Ala. 2-21-24(b)(1). ADAI: no charge for zero reports filed on time. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
| Form or portal | https://alabamaagi.my.site.com/agi/s/Source: agi.alabama.gov · ADAI's online permit platform: apply for the Commercial Feed License, enter each 10 lb-or-less product (name, size, barcode image and number, label image) and pay online. Paper form for 10 lb-or-less products: https://agi.alabama.gov/agcompliance/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/12/feed-products-2026.pdf (2026 version; ADAI posts a new one each year). |
| License / firm form | https://agi.alabama.gov/agcompliance/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/12/feed-license-app-2026.pdfSource: agi.alabama.gov · 2026 paper Alabama Commercial Feed License Application; the same license can be applied for on the online platform: https://alabamaagi.my.site.com/agi/s/ |
| What to send | License application with the previous year's Alabama tonnage by quarter and the license fee, one label for each brand sold in Alabama (the "official label", barcode visible), and, for products in packages of 10 lb or less, the product registration form listing each product and size with labels and $50 or $100 per product. Online or by mail.Source: agi.alabama.gov · ADAI mails back license applications sent without labels and the product registration form (if needed). Both forms ask whether the company is a U.S. citizen or domestic entity. |
| Home-kitchen pet treats | No published rule No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. Agency page.Source: agi.alabama.gov · We read the agency's pet food and feed pages, its law and rules, and the state's cottage food rules, and found no statement either way on making pet treats in a home kitchen. Selling homemade dog treats in Alabama |
Checked October 3, 2026 against the linked agency pages, forms and statutes.
Also see: AAFCO's Alabama page. AAFCO's state pages show no update date.
Same rules as pet food Same as pet food: horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed need the same commercial feed license, the same per-product fee for packages of 10 lb or less, and quarterly tonnage reports for larger packages.Source: agi.alabama.gov · Code of Ala. 2-21-24(a)(3) applies the small-package fee to any commercial feed.
For other animal feed in Alabama: product fee $50/yr; license or firm fee $45 per firm/yr; tonnage report some products.
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