Maine commercial feed license

For horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed in Maine: no firm license; per-product fee $80/yr; tonnage report: no. Pet food and treats: no firm license; per-product fee $100/yr; tonnage report: no.

Calculate Maine feed fees Maine pet food registration

Who needs a Maine commercial feed license or registration?

No firm license; Maine registers products instead. Commercial feed registration ($80/yr).Source: legislature.maine.gov · maine.gov

Feed differs from pet food Different: other commercial feed is registered at $80 per product a year, without the $20 pet food surcharge.Source: legislature.maine.gov · 7 M.R.S. §714(1) and (4); DACF's application lists “$80 year - Commercial Feeds Registration (per product)”.

	Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed	Pet food and treats
Agency	Same for both Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF), Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations, Feed, Seed and Fertilizer programSource: maine.gov
Who needs it	Different: other commercial feed is registered at $80 per product a year, without the $20 pet food surcharge.Source: legislature.maine.gov	Per product: every pet food and treat product distributed in Maine is registered each year. No firm license.Source: legislature.maine.gov

Maine 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 None (Maine has no firm license for feed or pet food)Source: maine.gov
Per-product registration fee	$80 per product per yearSource: legislature.maine.gov	$100 per product per year for pet food ($80 registration fee plus a $20 surcharge). A home-based manufacturer of pet food pays $100 a year in total.Source: legislature.maine.gov
Package-size rule	Same for both No package-size rule. Each product name is registered once.Source: legislature.maine.gov

Summary for other animal feed: no firm license; per-product fee $80/yr. The calculator applies these rules to your own products and package sizes. Rules from: legislature.maine.gov · maine.gov.

Renewal and tonnage reports

	Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed	Pet food and treats
Renewal due	Same for both By December 31 (all registrations expire then)Source: legislature.maine.gov
Tonnage report required?	Same for both No. Maine's feed law has no tonnage report; DACF's tonnage forms are for fertilizer and lime only.Source: maine.gov
Tonnage report frequency	Same for both Not applicableSource: maine.gov
Tonnage report due	Same for both Not applicableSource: maine.gov

No tonnage report for other animal feed in Maine.

Due dates for other animal feed

December 31: Maine pet food and feed registrations expire December 31: renew ($100 per pet food product, $80 per other feed product) (if you register products)Source: legislature.maine.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.maine.gov/dacf/qar/permits_and_licenses/documents/BLANK_PRODUCT_APPLICATION_REPORT.pdfSource: maine.gov
License form	Same for both None. No firm license for pet food in Maine.Source: maine.gov

What to send with each application, for pet food: Maine pet food registration. For other animal feed: The Feed, Seed & Fertilizer Registration Application (tick “Commercial Feeds”) with the Product Listing Addendum, labels for any new product, and $80 per product.Source: maine.gov

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