Kansas commercial feed license

For horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed in Kansas: Commercial feeding stuffs license, $10 per facility/yr; no per-product fee; tonnage report: yes. Pet food and treats: Commercial feeding stuffs license, $10 per facility/yr; per-product fee $25/yr; tonnage report: some products.

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Who needs a Kansas commercial feed license or registration?

Yes, a license or firm registration. Commercial feeding stuffs license ($10/yr)Source: ksrevisor.gov

Feed differs from pet food Different. The $25 and $15 product registrations are for pet food and specialty pet food in small packages. Other feed (horse, livestock, backyard poultry, wild-bird) needs only the $10 license and goes in the semiannual tonnage report.Source: ksrevisor.gov · License: K.S.A. 2-1014(a). Product registrations and fees: K.S.A. 2-1004(a)-(e) (https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch02/002_010_0004.html). KDA's small-package form says “all products distributed in packages of ten pounds or less” must be registered, which is broader than the statute; ask KDA about non-pet feed in small packages.

	Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed	Pet food and treats
Agency	Same for both Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), Dairy and Feed Safety, Feed Safety programSource: agriculture.ks.gov
Who needs it	Commercial feeding stuffs license for each manufacturing or distribution facility. No product registration for feed other than pet food and specialty pet food under the statute.Source: ksrevisor.gov	Both: a commercial feeding stuffs license for each manufacturing or distribution facility in Kansas (out-of-state firms license their principal office), plus per-product registration of pet food and specialty pet food sold in packages of 10 lb or lessSource: agriculture.ks.gov

Kansas commercial feed license fee and product registration

	Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed	Pet food and treats
License or firm fee	Same for both $10 per facility per yearSource: ksrevisor.gov
Per-product registration fee	None per product (the $25 and $15 registrations are for pet food and specialty pet food)Source: ksrevisor.gov	$25 per product per year for pet food and specialty pet food in packages of 10 lb or less; $15 per product per year for specialty pet food in packages of 1 lb or less. Paid instead of the tonnage inspection fee.Source: agriculture.ks.gov
Package-size rule	No package-size rule in the statute: all of it goes in the semiannual tonnage reportSource: ksrevisor.gov	10 lb or less: register each pet food product at $25/yr (specialty pet food in packages of 1 lb or less: $15/yr). Over 10 lb: no product registration; those packages go in the semiannual tonnage report. A product sold in both sizes registers its small packages and reports tonnage for the large ones.Source: agriculture.ks.gov

Summary for other animal feed: Commercial feeding stuffs license, $10 per facility/yr; no per-product fee. The calculator applies these rules to your own products and package sizes. Rules from: ksrevisor.gov · ksrevisor.gov.

Renewal and tonnage reports

	Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed	Pet food and treats
Renewal due	Same for both License renewed on or before July 1 each year; KDA mails a renewal packet. Product registrations follow the same July 1 to June 30 year and go in with the license application.Source: agriculture.ks.gov
Tonnage report required?	Yes, for all feed other than registered small-package pet food and specialty pet foodSource: ksrevisor.gov	Yes, for pet food in packages over 10 lb (and all other feed). Registered small-package pet food pays the product fee instead of tonnage reporting.Source: agriculture.ks.gov
Tonnage report frequency	Same for both Semiannual (January-June and July-December)Source: ksrevisor.gov
Tonnage report due	Same for both By law, January 1 and July 1, covering the previous six months. KDA's report form says the penalty starts February 1 (for July-December) and August 1 (for January-June).Source: ksrevisor.gov

Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. We show how often the report is filed and when it is due, but don't calculate tonnage fees.

Due dates for other animal feed

July 1: Kansas commercial feeding stuffs license renewal due ($10; license year July 1 to June 30)Source: ksrevisor.gov
July 1: Kansas small-package pet food registrations renew for the July 1 to June 30 year ($25 per product; $15 for specialty pet food in packages of 1 lb or less) (if you register products)Source: agriculture.ks.gov
January 1, July 1: Kansas semiannual tonnage report and inspection fee due by law (KDA's penalty starts the first of the next month). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. (only if you have products under tonnage reporting)Source: ksrevisor.gov

Forms and how to apply

	Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed	Pet food and treats
Form or portal	Same for both https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/540/638444729294000000Source: agriculture.ks.gov
License form	Same for both https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/538/639229016113570000Source: agriculture.ks.gov

What to send with each application, for pet food: Kansas pet food registration. For other animal feed: The Kansas Animal Feed License application with the $10 fee, then semiannual tonnage reportsSource: agriculture.ks.gov

Good to know for feed sellers in Kansas

Kansas: “pet” means any domesticated vertebrate animal normally kept in or near the owner's household. The law doesn't say whether treats for backyard hens, or for a horse kept at home, count as pet food; the calculator treats them as other animal feed. Ask the agency before you rely on it.Source: ksrevisor.gov · K.S.A. 2-1001(F). If they are pet food, the $25 small-package registration applies.

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