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Nebraska pet food & treat registration

Nebraska registers: both: a commercial feed license for each facility that manufactures or distributes feed (out-of-state firms license their principal office), plus a per-product small package fee for products sold only in packages of 10 lb or less. Product fee: $25/yr. License or firm fee: $15 per facility/yr. Tonnage report: yes.

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The facts, with sources

Agency	Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), Animal and Plant Health Protection, Commercial Feed ProgramSource: nda.nebraska.gov
What's registered	Both: a commercial feed license for each facility that manufactures or distributes feed (out-of-state firms license their principal office), plus a per-product small package fee for products sold only in packages of 10 lb or lessSource: nda.nebraska.gov · Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-850(1) and 54-856(1)(d). NDA: the license covers commercial feed, custom mix and pet food.
Product registration fee	$25 per product per year, for products sold only in packages of 10 lb or less. Paid in January for each product sold in Nebraska during the previous calendar year, regardless of quantity sold.Source: nda.nebraska.gov · Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-856(1)(d) (up to $25, paid instead of the inspection fee, by the last day of January); Title 25, Ch. 3, 003.02 sets it at $25.
Package-size rule	Sold only in packages of 10 lb or less: $25 per product per year. Sold in packages over 10 lb (including a product sold in both sizes): no product fee; reported in the semiannual tonnage statement.Source: nda.nebraska.gov · NDA: the fee is due on products “only sold in containers of 10 pounds or less”; product sold in larger packages or bulk is “reported through the semi-annual tonnage payment process.” Same in 54-856(1)(d).
License / firm fee	$15 per facility per yearSource: nda.nebraska.gov · Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-850(2): “an annual license fee of fifteen dollars.” Same on the application form.
Registration period	License: calendar year, expires December 31. Small package fee: annual, paid in January for the previous calendar year's sales.Source: nda.nebraska.gov
Renewal due	License: renew by January 1 (NDA mails a renewal notice about mid-November). Small package fee: by January 31.Source: nda.nebraska.gov · Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-850(2) (renewed on or before January 1) and 54-856(1)(d) (small package fee by the last day of January).
Tonnage report required?	Yes. Every licensee named on a label as manufacturer, guarantor or distributor files a semiannual statement, even when no fee is due. Products sold only in packages of 10 lb or less pay the $25 product fee instead of the tonnage fee.Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-856(3)(a): file “regardless of whether any inspection fee is due.” Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.
Tonnage report frequency	Semiannual (January-June and July-December) Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: nebraskalegislature.gov
Tonnage report due	By law, January 31 and July 31. NDA's online FAQ gives February 15 and August 15 for commercial feed tonnage fees.Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-856(3)(a). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. NDA inspection fee FAQ: https://www.nebraska.gov/faqs/NDOA_Faq/faq.html
Form or portal	https://nda.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/animal/feed/small_package_form_markII.pdfSource: nda.nebraska.gov · Small Package Product Form: list products of 10 lb or less by category (cat, dog, all other pets, miscellaneous). New products not yet sold: send the form to agr.ffal@nebraska.gov so they are set up for next year; don't pay yet. In January, report and pay for last year's products online with the Small Package Product Fee Report: https://www.nebraska.gov/AG/sppfr/index.cgi
License / firm form	https://nda.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/forms/ff15.pdfSource: nda.nebraska.gov · Application for Firm Registration Certificate (paper; pay by check, or by credit card with the payment form). Online version: https://ne.accessgov.com/nda/Forms/Page/nda/nda-firm-reg/0
What to send	The license application ($15 per facility). For products sold only in packages of 10 lb or less: the Small Package Product Form, then each January the Small Package Product Fee Report with $25 per product sold the previous year; product labels go by mail or email. Semiannual tonnage statements for everything else.Source: nda.nebraska.gov · Labels: NDA's online payment FAQ says “Product labels will still need to be submitted by mail or email.”
Home-kitchen pet treats	Allowed Nebraska's Department of Agriculture tells people making in-home pet treats to get the commercial feed license and pay small-package fees each January. Condition: Using raw meat ingredients? The department asks you to call its Commercial Feed Program first (402-471-2351).Source: nda.nebraska.gov · NDA Commercial Feed Program: “Making in-home pet treats? Pay Commercial Feed License Small Package Fees Due in January for products in packages under 10# sold over the previous year. Using raw meat ingredients? Call office to speak with a member of the Commercial Feed Program staff, 402-471-2351.” Selling homemade dog treats in Nebraska

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

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

Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed

Same rules as pet food Same as pet food: any commercial feed sold only in packages of 10 lb or less pays the $25 per-product fee, and everything else goes in the semiannual tonnage statement, under the same $15 license.Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-856(1)(d) applies to any commercial feed, not only pet food. NDA's Small Package Product Form lists cat, dog, all other pets including wild game, and miscellaneous (all others, including commercial).

For other animal feed in Nebraska: product fee $25/yr; license or firm fee $15 per facility/yr; tonnage report yes.

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Due dates

January 1: Nebraska commercial feed license expires December 31; renew by January 1 ($15 per facility)Source: nebraskalegislature.gov
January 31: Nebraska small package fees due ($25 per product sold in packages of 10 lb or less during the previous year) (if you register products)Source: nebraskalegislature.gov
January 31, July 31: Nebraska semiannual tonnage statement due by law, even if no fee is due (NDA's FAQ: February 15 and August 15). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: nebraskalegislature.gov

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Good to know

Late fees on inspection fees: 25% of the fees due if not paid within 15 days of the due date, plus another 25% if not paid within 30 days. NDA's FAQ describes this as 25% after the due date and 50% on or after March 1 (July-December report) or September 1 (January-June report).Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-856(3)(a); NDA FAQ: https://www.nebraska.gov/faqs/NDOA_Faq/faq.html
The small package fee is paid after the fact: only for products actually sold in Nebraska during the previous calendar year, $25 each regardless of quantity.Source: nda.nebraska.gov
Making in-home pet treats: NDA says you need the commercial feed license and pay small package fees each January. Using raw meat ingredients: call the Commercial Feed Program at 402-471-2351.Source: nda.nebraska.gov
Raw meat is exempt from the definition of commercial feed except when it is pet food, so raw pet food is covered.Source: nda.nebraska.gov · Title 25, Ch. 3, 002.
Firms that process livestock or poultry carcasses or parts into pet food (pet feed manufacturing) also need a pet feed establishment license under the Nebraska Meat and Poultry Inspection Law: $300 per establishment, renewed each year, issued only after an inspection.Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-1904; pet feed manufacturing defined in 54-1902(29).
The license law doesn't apply to anyone who distributes less than five tons of commercial feed a year.Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-850(4). NDA's page still tells in-home pet treat makers to get the license; ask NDA before relying on the exemption.
The tonnage inspection fee rose from 6.5 cents to 15 cents per ton on January 1, 2026, first due on the July 31, 2026 statement; the minimum is $5 per six-month period. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: nda.nebraska.gov · Title 25, Ch. 3, 003.01; minimum in Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-856(1)(e).
Inspection fees are the manufacturer's responsibility; a broker or distributor can pay them if NDA knows of the arrangement and the manufacturer keeps documentation of it.Source: nebraska.gov
Specialty pets are domesticated pets kept in a cage or tank, such as gerbils, hamsters, canaries, parrots, mynahs, finches, tropical fish, goldfish, snakes and turtles. The small package fee is the same $25 for them.Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-849(20)-(21).

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South Dakota pet food registration (product fee $99/yr; license $50 per location per 2 yrs)
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Kansas pet food registration (product fee $25/yr; license $10 per facility/yr)
Colorado pet food registration (product fee $25/yr; license $75 per company/yr)

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