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Hawaii has no pet food registration or license. Its feed law leaves out feed for dogs, cats and other domestic pets, and the Department of Health requires no permit or license for dog and cat food. Product fee: None. License or firm fee: None. Tonnage report: no.
| Agency | Hawaii Department of Health (DOH), Food and Drug Branch, for dog and cat food. Feed for other animals is registered with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB), Commodities Branch.Source: health.hawaii.gov · DOH's “Requirements for Manufacturing Dog and Cat Food” lists the laws that apply to dog and cat food, including treats. |
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| What's registered | None: Hawaii has no pet food registration or license. Its feed law leaves out feed for dogs, cats and other domestic pets, and the Department of Health requires no permit or license for dog and cat food.Source: data.capitol.hawaii.gov · HRS §144-2: “Feed” means all edible materials consumed by animals, other than dogs, cats, or other domestic pets, that contribute energy or nutrients to the animal's diet and are distributed or imported. DAB's registration form FS-2: “Feeds for dogs, cats and “other domestic pets” are exempt from registration.” DOH: the facility “does not require any permit or license from the Hawaii State Department of Health.” |
| Product registration fee | NoneSource: dab.hawaii.gov · FS-2 instructions: feeds for dogs, cats and other domestic pets are exempt from registration. |
| Package-size rule | Not applicableSource: dab.hawaii.gov |
| License / firm fee | NoneSource: health.hawaii.gov · DOH: a dog and cat food facility “does not require any permit or license from the Hawaii State Department of Health.” Hawaii's feed law has no firm license. |
| Registration period | Not applicableSource: dab.hawaii.gov |
| Renewal due | Not applicableSource: dab.hawaii.gov |
| Tonnage report required? | NoSource: dab.hawaii.gov · DAB's Quarterly Feed Tonnage Report (FS-3): “DO NOT LIST FEED FOR DOGS, CATS AND HOUSEHOLD PETS OR WET GARBAGE.” |
| Tonnage report frequency | Not applicableSource: dab.hawaii.gov |
| Tonnage report due | Not applicableSource: dab.hawaii.gov |
| Form or portal | NoneSource: dab.hawaii.gov · No registration form: Hawaii has no registration. |
| License / firm form | NoneSource: health.hawaii.gov · No registration form: Hawaii has no registration. |
| What to send | Nothing to register.Source: dab.hawaii.gov |
| Home-kitchen pet treats | Facility required Hawaii's Department of Health says private home kitchens generally may not be used to make dog or cat food. A commercial kitchen may be in a residence only if it isn't used as the home's kitchen. Condition: The facility must be open to inspection by the Food and Drug Branch and meet the federal good manufacturing practice rules (21 CFR 110). No permit or license is required.Source: health.hawaii.gov · Hawaii DOH, Requirements for Manufacturing Dog and Cat Food, section E: “In general, "private home" kitchens may not be used. The facility should be located in a building that is not used for living purposes, and the facility must be accessible to inspection by the Food and Drug Branch.” Selling homemade dog treats in Hawaii |
Checked October 3, 2026 against the linked agency pages, forms and statutes.
Also see: AAFCO's Hawaii page. AAFCO's state pages show no update date.
The facts above follow the state's source. Compared October 4, 2026.
Different rules Different: feed for livestock, poultry and other animals that are not pets must be registered with DAB ($30 per product, once) and reported on quarterly tonnage reports (40 cents a ton).Source: data.capitol.hawaii.gov · HRS §144-3 and §144-5; HAR §4-45-4(c) and §4-45-6(a). Whether feed for a horse or backyard flock kept as a pet counts as “other domestic pets” turns on HAR §4-45-1; ask DAB.
For other animal feed in Hawaii: product fee $30, one time; license or firm fee None; tonnage report yes.
| Agency | Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB), Quality Assurance Division, Commodities Branch (Feed Unit)Source: dab.hawaii.gov · Commodities Branch, 1851 Auiki Street, Honolulu, HI 96819-3100; Feed Unit (808) 832-0709. |
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| What's registered | Per product: each commercial feed is registered before it is distributed or imported. No firm license.Source: data.capitol.hawaii.gov · HRS §144-3(a): “Each commercial feed shall be registered before being distributed in this State or imported”. Custom-mixed and toll-milled feed are exempt. HAR §4-45-4(a): registration is the responsibility of the local manufacturer, importer, or distributor; a brand already registered by another person need not be registered again (HRS §144-3(b)). |
| Product registration fee | $30 per product, one time (no annual renewal fee). No fee for a supplemental registration.Source: dab.hawaii.gov · HAR §4-45-4(c) (am. 2002): “A registration fee of $30 shall be paid for each commercial feed registered”. A first trial shipment of 250 lb or less can be exempt from the fee once (§4-45-4(i)). |
| License / firm fee | NoneSource: data.capitol.hawaii.gov · Hawaii's feed law registers products only. |
| Registration period | Ongoing: a registration stays in effect while the feed is sold in Hawaii and the label has no major change. It expires after 12 straight quarters with no reported sales.Source: dab.hawaii.gov · HRS §144-3(a); HAR §4-45-4(d), (e). |
| Renewal due | No renewal. Register again only after a major label change or after the registration lapses.Source: dab.hawaii.gov · HAR §4-45-4(d), (e). |
| Tonnage report required? | Yes. Every local manufacturer, distributor and importer files quarterly tonnage reports and pays the inspection fee: 40 cents a ton for commercial and custom-mixed feed, 20 cents for toll-milled and other feed.Source: dab.hawaii.gov · HRS §144-5(b); HAR §4-45-6(a). The person who imports or sells to the final user reports, unless a prior distributor already did. |
| Tonnage report frequency | QuarterlySource: data.capitol.hawaii.gov |
| Tonnage report due | By January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31, for the previous quarter. 10% late penalty if not paid within 30 days after the due date.Source: dab.hawaii.gov · HRS §144-5(b)(1); HAR §4-45-6. A fee under $1 is waived, but the report must still be filed. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
| Form or portal | https://dab.hawaii.gov/qad/files/2019/07/FS-2-Registration-2-Sided-2019-07-09.pdfSource: dab.hawaii.gov · Application for Registration of Commercial Feeds (FS-2). Quarterly Feed Tonnage Report (FS-3): https://dab.hawaii.gov/qad/files/2012/12/qad-fs-3a.pdf |
| What to send | Form FS-2 (signed), two labels for each feed, and $30 per product, mailed to the Commodities Branch, 1851 Auiki Street, Honolulu, HI 96819-3100. The form says checks are payable to Hawaii Department of Agriculture.Source: dab.hawaii.gov |
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