New York commercial feed license

For horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed in New York: Commercial feed registration, $100 per registrant per 2 yrs; no per-product fee; tonnage report: yes. Pet food and treats: no firm license; per-product fee $100/yr; tonnage report: no.

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Who needs a New York commercial feed license or registration?

Yes, a license or firm registration. Commercial feed registration ($100 per 2 years) Out-of-state firms and New York distributors register. A New York manufacturer holds an annual manufacturing license instead (no fee) and doesn't register at that location.Source: nysenate.gov

Feed differs from pet food Different. No $100-per-product fee (that is for pet food and specialty pet food). Out-of-state firms register once every two years for $100 in total; New York manufacturers hold an annual manufacturing license with no fee instead. Everyone who distributes feed in New York files an annual tonnage report by January 30.Source: agriculture.ny.gov · N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law §129(1) (biennial $100 registration) and §129(2) (per-brand fee for pet food and specialty pet food only).

	Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed	Pet food and treats
Agency	New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Food Safety and InspectionSource: agriculture.ny.gov	New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Food Safety and InspectionSource: agriculture.ny.gov
Who needs it	Per firm: a commercial feed registration every two years (out-of-state firms and New York distributors), or an annual manufacturing license for New York manufacturers. No per-product fee.Source: agriculture.ny.gov	Per product: each pet food and treat is registered separatelySource: agriculture.ny.gov

New York commercial feed license fee and product registration

	Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed	Pet food and treats
License or firm fee	$100 per registration, every two years. New York manufacturing license: no fee.Source: agriculture.ny.gov	None for pet food. The agency's pet food page lists only product registration; NY's manufacturing license and biennial registration are for livestock feed.Source: agriculture.ny.gov
Per-product registration fee	None per productSource: nysenate.gov	$100 per product per yearSource: agriculture.ny.gov
Package-size rule	No package-size ruleSource: agriculture.ny.gov	No package-size ruleSource: agriculture.ny.gov

Summary for other animal feed: Commercial feed registration, $100 per registrant per 2 yrs; no per-product fee. The calculator applies these rules to your own products and package sizes. Rules from: nysenate.gov · agriculture.ny.gov.

Renewal and tonnage reports

	Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed	Pet food and treats
Renewal due	Registration: by June 1 of odd-numbered years (renewals are mailed around the third week of April). Manufacturing license: at the start of each calendar year.Source: agriculture.ny.gov	Renewal applications are mailed the third week of October and must reach the agency by December 1Source: agriculture.ny.gov
Tonnage report required?	Yes. Anyone who distributes a complete feed or feed ingredient in New York files an annual report; there is no fee for 100 tons a year or less.Source: agriculture.ny.gov	No. NY's commercial feed tonnage report excludes pet food and specialty pet food and treats.Source: agriculture.ny.gov
Tonnage report frequency	AnnualSource: agriculture.ny.gov	Not applicableSource: agriculture.ny.gov
Tonnage report due	January 30Source: agriculture.ny.gov	Not applicableSource: agriculture.ny.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

June 1 (odd-numbered years): New York commercial feed registration renewal due ($100 for two years)Source: nysenate.gov
January 30: New York annual commercial feed tonnage report due. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: agriculture.ny.gov

Pet food has a due date of its own: see New York pet food registration.

Forms and how to apply

	Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed	Pet food and treats
Form or portal	https://agriculture.ny.gov/food-safety/commercial-feed-registration-applicationSource: agriculture.ny.gov	https://agriculture.ny.gov/food-safety/pet-food-registration-applicationSource: agriculture.ny.gov
License form	https://agriculture.ny.gov/food-safety/commercial-feed-registration-applicationSource: agriculture.ny.gov	None. No firm license for pet food.Source: agriculture.ny.gov

What to send with each application, for pet food: New York pet food registration. For other animal feed: Commercial Feed Registration Application with a copy of the label for each product and the $100 fee. New York manufacturers send the manufacturing license application with label copies (no fee).Source: agriculture.ny.gov

Good to know for feed sellers in New York

Retail stores that only sell prepackaged feed don't need to register.Source: agriculture.ny.gov
Pet food and specialty pet food (including treats) are left out of New York's commercial feed requirements; they are registered separately (see the pet food facts above).Source: agriculture.ny.gov
New York: "pet" means any domesticated animal normally kept in or near the owner's household, not only dogs and cats. 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: nysenate.gov · N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law §128(8). If they are pet food, the $100-per-product registration applies.
New York: "pet" means any domesticated animal normally kept in or near the owner's household, not only dogs and cats. 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: nysenate.gov · N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law §128(8). If they are pet food, the $100-per-product registration applies.

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