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New Jersey registers: per facility: each facility that manufactures commercial feed (including pet food and treats) for distribution in New Jersey is registered every year. No product registration. Product fee: None. License or firm fee: $250 per facility/yr. Tonnage report: yes.
| Agency | New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA), Division of Marketing and Development, Agricultural Chemistry ProgramSource: nj.gov |
|---|---|
| What's registered | Per facility: each facility that manufactures commercial feed (including pet food and treats) for distribution in New Jersey is registered every year. No product registration.Source: pub.njleg.gov · N.J.S.A. 4:4-20.4(a). Pet food is commercial feed under N.J.S.A. 4:4-20.3. |
| Product registration fee | None (New Jersey has no product registration)Source: pub.njleg.gov · N.J.S.A. 4:4-20.4 registers facilities, not products. |
| Package-size rule | No package-size ruleSource: pub.njleg.gov |
| License / firm fee | $250 per manufacturing facility per year (facility registration)Source: nj.gov · Same $250 in N.J.S.A. 4:4-20.4(a). |
| Registration period | Calendar year; a facility registration runs from its approval date to December 31Source: nj.gov |
| Renewal due | January 1 each year, or before you manufacture or distribute feed for New JerseySource: pub.njleg.gov · N.J.S.A. 4:4-20.4(a). |
| Tonnage report required? | Yes. Whoever is liable for the inspection fee (the distributor who sells to the consumer, unless an earlier distributor already paid) files an annual tonnage statement. The law also sets a minimum annual fee for anyone who manufactures or distributes feed in New Jersey.Source: pub.njleg.gov · N.J.S.A. 4:4-20.9(a) and (b). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
| Tonnage report frequency | Annual (Feeding Stuffs Tonnage Report for the calendar year) Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: nj.gov |
| Tonnage report due | January 31 for the previous calendar yearSource: pub.njleg.gov · N.J.S.A. 4:4-20.9(b)(1). The department's tonnage form adds a late penalty if not remitted before February 15. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
| Form or portal | https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/documents/forms/Feed%20Registration%20Form.pdfSource: nj.gov · No product registration. This is the Registration for Commercial Feed Manufacturing Facilities form (paper; mail with a check). An older version (revised 2/25/2021) is linked from the Agricultural Chemistry page: https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/md/pdf/feedreg.pdf |
| License / firm form | https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/documents/forms/Feed%20Registration%20Form.pdfSource: nj.gov |
| What to send | Registration for Commercial Feed Manufacturing Facilities form listing each facility that manufactures for distribution in New Jersey, with $250 per facility, check payable to N.J. Department of Agriculture, mailed to P.O. Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625-0330. Display the approved registration in or on the facility.Source: nj.gov · Display requirement: N.J.S.A. 4:4-20.4(a). |
| Home-kitchen pet treats | No published rule No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (Agricultural Chemistry Program). Agency page.Source: nj.gov · We read the agency's pet food and feed pages, its law and rules, and the state's cottage food rules, and found no statement either way on making pet treats in a home kitchen. New Jersey's cottage food permit applies only to food for people; dog treats and pet food can't be made or sold under it.Source: nj.gov · NJ Department of Health Cottage Food FAQ: “Can I sell dog treats or pet food? No, you cannot make or sell dog treats or pet food under the Cottage Food rule (NJ.A.C. 8:24-11.1).” Selling homemade dog treats in New Jersey |
Checked October 3, 2026 against the linked agency pages, forms and statutes.
Also see: AAFCO's New Jersey page. AAFCO's state pages show no update date.
Same rules as pet food Same as pet food: the facility registration and the annual tonnage report cover all commercial feed.Source: pub.njleg.gov · N.J.S.A. 4:4-20.3 and 4:4-20.4.
For other animal feed in New Jersey: product fee None; license or firm fee $250 per facility/yr; tonnage report yes.
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