Every state's pet food and animal feed registration rules in one machine-readable file: 51 records (all 50 states and DC), each value with the state agency source it came from and the date we checked it. Every value was checked on October 3, 2026.
Each fact comes with four columns: the value, a note (often the statute or rule it rests on), the source URL and its checked_on date. Tonnage (inspection) fee amounts are not included; we list only whether a report is required, how often and when it's due.
The same columns and structure as the full files, for three states.
The facts are also free to read state by state on this site. The dataset is for teams who want them in one file, with the right to build on them.
Columns in pet-food-registration.csv. Each fact column also has _note, _source and _checked_on columns.
| Column | Field | What it holds |
|---|---|---|
agency | Agency | The state agency or program that registers pet food and feed (the agency_url column is its home page). |
registration_type | Registration type | What the state requires: product registration, a firm or facility license, both, tonnage reporting only, or nothing. |
product_fee | Product fee | The fee per product (per label, brand or package size, as the state counts it), and how often. |
size_rule | Size rule | How package size changes the product fee or moves products to tonnage reporting (for example, 10 lb and under). |
license_fee | License fee | The firm, facility or distributor license fee, and how often. |
registration_period | Registration period | The period a registration or license covers (calendar year, fiscal year, two years). |
renewal_due | Renewal due | When renewals are due, and any late fee. |
tonnage_required | Tonnage report required | Whether the state requires tonnage (inspection fee) reports, and for which products. |
tonnage_frequency | Tonnage report frequency | How often tonnage reports are filed (quarterly, semiannual, annual). |
tonnage_due | Tonnage report due dates | When each tonnage report is due. Tonnage fee amounts are not included. |
form_url | Registration form | The product registration form or online portal. |
license_form_url | License form | The license application form or portal, where separate. |
what_to_send | What to send | What goes with the application: labels, forms, fees, guarantees. |
feed_applies | Other animal feed | Whether the same rules apply to horse, livestock, poultry and other animal feed, or how they differ. |
home_kitchen_status | Home kitchen | One of: allowed (a home kitchen may be used, with any condition in home_kitchen_condition), facility_required (an approved or licensed facility is required), no_rule (no published rule found). |
home_kitchen | Home kitchen | What the state says about making pet treats in a home kitchen. |
home_kitchen_condition | Home kitchen | The condition attached, if any (license, inspection, registration). |
animal_remedy_status | Animal remedy rules | Whether the state registers animal remedies (pet and horse supplements); the details, with the state's own definition, are in animal-remedy.csv. |
pet-food-registration.csv: One row per state and DC: every field, with its note, source URL and checked_on date.other-animal-feed.csv: States whose rules for horse, livestock, poultry and other animal feed differ from pet food: one row per field that differs.animal-remedy.csv: Animal remedy (supplement) registration in the states with a remedy law.notes.csv: Every state note (late fees, exemptions, who must register), one per row, with its source.due-dates.csv: Renewal and report due dates as month-day pairs, with when they apply.pet-food-registration.json: Everything above nested by state, plus machine-readable fee rules and due dates.README.txt: Every column explained.LICENCE.txt: The licence below.The full dataset as checked on October 3, 2026: five CSV files, one JSON file, a README and the licence, in one zip.
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