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Illinois registers: both: a firm license for whoever manufactures feed in Illinois or whose name is on the label, plus registration of each product before it is distributed. Product fee: $90/yr. License or firm fee: $30 per firm/yr. Tonnage report: some products.
| Agency | Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA), Bureau of Agricultural Products InspectionSource: agr.illinois.gov |
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| What's registered | Both: a firm license for whoever manufactures feed in Illinois or whose name is on the label, plus registration of each product before it is distributedSource: agr.illinois.gov · 505 ILCS 30/4(a). |
| Product registration fee | $90 per product per year for pet food or specialty pet food in packages of 10 lb or less. No product fee for packages over 10 lb or bulk (tonnage inspection fee instead).Source: agr.illinois.gov · The statute calls the $90 an annual fee paid in lieu of the inspection fee (505 ILCS 30/6(a)(4)); IDOA says Illinois has no separate registration fee for commercial feed. |
| Package-size rule | 10 lb or less: $90 per product per year, in place of the tonnage inspection fee. Over 10 lb or bulk: no product fee; tonnage inspection fee. Sold both ways: $90 for the 10 lb-or-less packages, and the over-10 lb or bulk sales go through tonnage reporting.Source: agr.illinois.gov |
| License / firm fee | $30 per firm per year; other Illinois sites under the same firm name are covered at no extra feeSource: agr.illinois.gov · A facility operating under a name different from the home office needs its own firm license (8 Ill. Adm. Code 200.210). |
| Registration period | Calendar year; licenses and product registrations expire December 31Source: agr.illinois.gov · The statute says firm licenses expire December 31 but product registrations are permanent unless amended or cancelled (505 ILCS 30/4(a)); the $90 small-package fee is annual. IDOA's pages say registrations expire December 31 and the $90 is due each year on renewal. |
| Renewal due | By December 31 each year (license, and the $90 fee for each small-package product)Source: agr.illinois.gov |
| Tonnage report required? | Yes, for pet food sold in packages over 10 lb or in bulk. Products sold only in packages of 10 lb or less are not included.Source: agr.illinois.gov |
| Tonnage report frequency | Semi-annual (January-June and July-December); IDOA sends the report form to licensees Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: agr.illinois.gov |
| Tonnage report due | July 31 for January-June; January 31 for July-DecemberSource: agr.illinois.gov · 15-day grace period before a late fee (505 ILCS 30/6(c)(1)). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
| Form or portal | https://agr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/agr/animals/animalfeed/documents/commercialfeedregistration.pdfSource: agr.illinois.gov · Paper Commercial Feed Registration Application. Mail it with a label for each product and a check payable to the Illinois Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 19281, Springfield, IL 62794-9281. IDOA's feed pages link only paper forms. |
| License / firm form | https://agr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/agr/animals/animalfeed/documents/feed-distribution-manufacture-license.pdfSource: agr.illinois.gov · Commercial Feed License Application; list all additional Illinois sites on it. |
| What to send | Commercial Feed License Application with $30, and the Commercial Feed Registration Application listing each product, with a label for each product and $90 for each pet food in packages of 10 lb or less. Checks payable to the Illinois Department of Agriculture.Source: agr.illinois.gov |
| Home-kitchen pet treats | Allowed Illinois's Department of Agriculture: “the Act does not prohibit the making of pet food in one’s home”. Condition: To distribute it you need the license, product registration and labeling, and must follow current good manufacturing practices. Giving pet food away counts as distribution.Source: agr.illinois.gov · IDOA, Pet Food as a Business: “Can I make pet food at home? Yes, the Act does not prohibit the making of pet food in one’s home, however, if you intend to distribute this pet food, you must be in compliance with Illinois Commercial Feed Act including a license, product registration, labeling and follow Current Good Manufacturing Practices.” Selling homemade dog treats in Illinois |
Checked October 3, 2026 against the linked agency pages, forms and statutes.
Also see: AAFCO's Illinois page. AAFCO's state pages show no update date.
Different rules Different. The $90 small-package fee is for pet food and specialty pet food only. Other feed needs the $30 firm license, registration of each product before you distribute it (no fee) and semiannual tonnage reports.Source: ilga.gov · 505 ILCS 30/4(a) and 30/6(a)(4). IDOA: "Illinois does not have a registration fee for commercial feed."
For other animal feed in Illinois: product fee None; license or firm fee $30 per firm/yr; tonnage report yes.
| What's registered | Both: a firm license, plus registration of each product before it is distributed (no fee for feed other than small-package pet food)Source: ilga.gov · 505 ILCS 30/4(a). |
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| Product registration fee | None. Products are registered, but Illinois has no registration fee for commercial feed.Source: agr.illinois.gov |
| Package-size rule | No package-size rule: all of it goes in the semiannual tonnage reportSource: ilga.gov · 505 ILCS 30/6(a)(4) limits the $90 small-package fee to pet food and specialty pet food. |
| Renewal due | License by December 31 each yearSource: agr.illinois.gov |
| Tonnage report required? | Yes. IDOA sends the semiannual report to licensees that sell livestock feed.Source: agr.illinois.gov · Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
| What to send | Commercial Feed License Application with $30, and the Commercial Feed Registration Application listing each product with its label (no registration fee). Checks payable to the Illinois Department of Agriculture.Source: agr.illinois.gov |
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