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Idaho pet food & treat registration

Idaho registers: per product: each commercial feed, including pet food and treats, is registered every year by the manufacturer or distributor. No firm license. Product fee: $40/yr. License or firm fee: None. Tonnage report: no.

The facts, with sources

AgencyIdaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), Plant Industries Division, Commercial Feed & Feed Ingredients (Feed and Fertilizer Section)Source: agri.idaho.gov · Contact: FFS@isda.idaho.gov, 208-332-8625.
What's registeredPer product: each commercial feed, including pet food and treats, is registered every year by the manufacturer or distributor. No firm license.Source: legislature.idaho.gov · Idaho Code 25-2704(1): “Each commercial feed except customer-formula feed shall be registered annually by the person who manufactures or distributes feed into or within the state of Idaho before being offered for sale”. ISDA's pet treat pamphlet: “Even homemade pet treats are required to have a complete label and be registered with ISDA.”
Product registration fee$40 per product per yearSource: adminrules.idaho.gov · IDAPA 02.06.02.115.01: “a fee of forty dollars ($40) per product will be collected.” Idaho Code 25-2704(2) caps it at $100. ISDA's pet treat pamphlet: “$40 per product fee, regardless of package size.”
Package-size ruleNo package-size rule: $40 per product regardless of package sizeSource: agri.idaho.gov
License / firm feeNone (Idaho has no firm license for commercial feed)Source: legislature.idaho.gov · Idaho Commercial Feed Law (Idaho Code 25-2701 to 25-2717) registers products only.
Registration periodAnnual: October 1 to September 30. All registrations expire September 30.Source: legislature.idaho.gov · Idaho Code 25-2704(4). ISDA's page: “Registration Period for feed is October 1 – September 30”.
Renewal dueOctober 31 each year. Renewals not postmarked before November 1 pay a $10 penalty per product.Source: legislature.idaho.gov · Idaho Code 25-2704(4). ISDA's page and online system: “DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31”.
Tonnage report required?No. Idaho repealed its quarterly tonnage reports and inspection fees in 2012 (Idaho Code 25-2706).Source: legislature.idaho.gov · Senate Bill 1236 (2012), statement of purpose: repealing 25-2706 “will eliminate the tonnage reporting requirement and inspection fees, and will implement a uniform registration fee.” Section 25-2706 no longer appears in chapter 27: https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title25/t25ch27/
Tonnage report frequencyNot applicableSource: legislature.idaho.gov
Tonnage report dueNot applicableSource: legislature.idaho.gov
Form or portalhttps://www.isda.idaho.gov/ffs/login?ReturnUrl=/ffsSource: agri.idaho.gov · ISDA's Feed, Fertilizer, Soil and Plant Amendments Online Registration. Registrations must be paid in advance; online payment has a service charge. For login credentials, email FFS@isda.idaho.gov with the company name, physical address, mailing address (if different), contact person, phone, email and website.
License / firm formNoneSource: legislature.idaho.gov · No license form: Idaho has no firm license for commercial feed.
What to sendRegister each product in ISDA's online system with its label and $40 per product. ISDA's pet treat pamphlet says labels need a guaranteed analysis and calorie content from a lab test of the product. Review can take up to 90 days.Source: agri.idaho.gov · Idaho Code 25-2704(3): the application must include a label unless it hasn't changed since the last registration.
Home-kitchen pet treatsAgency: home makers register Idaho State Department of Agriculture: “Even homemade pet treats are required to have a complete label and be registered with ISDA.” Condition: Register each product before sale, with a complete label that includes a guaranteed analysis and calorie content.Source: agri.idaho.gov · ISDA, Pet Treats and Animal Feed Registration pamphlet (2024). It says “homemade”, not “home kitchen”.
Idaho's cottage food laws don't apply to pet treats or other animal feed.Source: agri.idaho.gov · ISDA pamphlet: “Cottage laws? Unfortunately, Idaho’s cottage laws do not apply to animal feed products.”
Selling homemade dog treats in Idaho

Checked October 3, 2026 against the linked agency pages, forms and statutes.

Also see: AAFCO's Idaho page. AAFCO's state pages show no update date.

Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed

Same rules as pet food Same: all commercial feed (horse, livestock, poultry, wild-bird and pet) registers at $40 per product per year, with no tonnage report.Source: legislature.idaho.gov · Idaho Code 25-2704(1); IDAPA 02.06.02.115.01.

For other animal feed in Idaho: product fee $40/yr; license or firm fee None; tonnage report no.

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