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Colorado registers: both: an annual company registration for each guarantor (the company named on the label) or Colorado manufacturer, plus registration of each product name sold in packages of 10 lb or less, with its label uploaded for review before distribution. Product fee: $25/yr. License or firm fee: $75 per company/yr. Tonnage report: some products.
| Agency | Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), Inspection and Consumer Services Division, Feed ProgramSource: ag.colorado.gov |
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| What's registered | Both: an annual company registration for each guarantor (the company named on the label) or Colorado manufacturer, plus registration of each product name sold in packages of 10 lb or less, with its label uploaded for review before distributionSource: ag.colorado.gov · C.R.S. 35-60-103(1); 8 CCR 1202-7 Part 16. |
| Product registration fee | $25 per product name per year for products sold in packages of 10 lb or less, paid each January for the previous year's distribution. Registering the product itself has no form and no fee.Source: ag.colorado.gov · Same amount on the CDA fee schedule (effective 09/23/2026) and the Animal Food and Pet Treat FAQ. |
| Package-size rule | 10 lb or less: $25 per product name per year (one fee covers all small sizes), in place of tonnage. Over 10 lb: reported as tonnage instead. Sold in both: $25 for the small sizes, and the larger sizes go in the tonnage report.Source: leg.colorado.gov · C.R.S. 35-60-105(1)(c)(II) and (2). The statute, rule, application and fee schedule document say 10 lb or less; CDA's fee schedule web page says "less than ten pounds". At exactly 10 lb, the statute's "ten pounds or less" applies. |
| License / firm fee | $75 per company per year (company registration); not proratedSource: ag.colorado.gov · Statute: registration is not transferable between persons or business locations (C.R.S. 35-60-104(2)(e)). |
| Registration period | Company registration: February 1 to January 31. Small-package fees cover the previous year's distribution.Source: ag.colorado.gov |
| Renewal due | Company registration expires January 31; renew online in AgLicense. Small-package fees and product list are due January 31.Source: sos.state.co.us · 8 CCR 1202-7 Parts 16 and 17.2. CDA emails renewal notices before the end of the registration period. |
| Tonnage report required? | Yes, for products sold in packages over 10 lb. Leave small-package (10 lb or less) products out of the tonnage report.Source: ag.colorado.gov |
| Tonnage report frequency | Annual (filed and paid online in AgLicense each January for the previous year) Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: ag.colorado.gov |
| Tonnage report due | January 31Source: sos.state.co.us · 8 CCR 1202-7 Part 17.1. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
| Form or portal | https://www.ag.state.co.us/elicense/SecurityLogin.aspxSource: ag.colorado.gov · Small-package products are added online in AgLicense (Products, then Add New) with a digital label for each; there is no paper product form. New companies first send the paper Company Registration Application to get an AgLicense account. |
| License / firm form | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bDxJREmAzTvxuYfYT-VeX5sRs8s9Q-rIdMBiLwNZpu8/edit?usp=sharingSource: ag.colorado.gov · Commercial Feed and Pet Food Company Registration Application (Google Doc). Renewals are done online in AgLicense. |
| What to send | New companies: the Company Registration Application with the $75 fee (mail with a check, or email it and CDA calls to take card or e-check payment). Then add each small-package product in AgLicense and upload its label. Each January, pay the $25 per small-package product and file any tonnage online.Source: ag.colorado.gov |
| Home-kitchen pet treats | Allowed Colorado's Department of Agriculture says pet food and treats may be made in a home kitchen; no commercial kitchen is needed. Condition: Use good manufacturing practices and avoid contamination by bacteria or disinfectants. A product made at home can't be called human-grade.Source: ag.colorado.gov · CDA, Animal Food and Pet Treat Registration and Labeling FAQs: “Pet food and treats may be made in a home kitchen. There is no need for a commercial kitchen as long as the products are made using good manufacturing practices and you avoid contamination by bacteria or disinfectants.” Selling homemade dog treats in Colorado |
Checked October 3, 2026 against the linked agency pages, forms and statutes.
Also see: AAFCO's Colorado page. AAFCO's state pages show no update date.
Same rules as pet food Same as pet food. The $25 small-package fee applies to any commercial feed sold only in packages of 10 lb or less, and the $75 company registration covers all feed.Source: leg.colorado.gov · C.R.S. 35-60-105(1)(c)(II) and (2).
For other animal feed in Colorado: product fee $25/yr; license or firm fee $75 per company/yr; tonnage report some products.
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