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Ohio pet food & treat registration

Ohio registers: per firm: annual feed registration for each Ohio manufacturing facility, or each firm whose label is on feed distributed into Ohio. No per-product registration. Product fee: None. License or firm fee: $50 per registration/yr. Tonnage report: yes.

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The facts, with sources

Agency	Ohio Department of Agriculture (feed registration, GFS@agri.ohio.gov)Source: dam.assets.ohio.gov
What's registered	Per firm: annual feed registration for each Ohio manufacturing facility, or each firm whose label is on feed distributed into Ohio. No per-product registration.Source: dam.assets.ohio.gov · Ohio Revised Code 923.42(A), effective Sept 30, 2025. Pet food is commercial feed under 923.41(W).
Product registration fee	None per productSource: codes.ohio.gov
Package-size rule	No package-size ruleSource: codes.ohio.gov
License / firm fee	$50 per registration per yearSource: codes.ohio.gov · The application form says "$50.00 per permit".
Registration period	Annual; a registration expires January 31 of the following yearSource: codes.ohio.gov
Renewal due	File by February 1 each yearSource: codes.ohio.gov
Tonnage report required?	Yes, for every feed registrant, starting with 2026 salesSource: dam.assets.ohio.gov · ORC 923.44(B): the annual tonnage statement is filed with the registration.
Tonnage report frequency	Annual (January 1 to December 31) Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: dam.assets.ohio.gov
Tonnage report due	Postmarked by February 1 (first report covers 2026, due February 1, 2027)Source: dam.assets.ohio.gov · Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.
Form or portal	https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/v1771000621/plnt_4203-011.pdfSource: dam.assets.ohio.gov
License / firm form	https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/v1771000621/plnt_4203-011.pdfSource: dam.assets.ohio.gov
What to send	Application for Feed Registration (PLNT 4203-011), at least one current label distributed into Ohio, and $50 by check or money orderSource: dam.assets.ohio.gov
Home-kitchen pet treats	No published rule No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Ohio Department of Agriculture (animal feed program). Agency page.Source: agri.ohio.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. Selling homemade dog treats in Ohio

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

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

Where AAFCO's page differs

AAFCO's page lists “Permanent Registration”; Ohio Revised Code 923.42 says “A manufacturer and distributor shall annually register, on a form prescribed by the director of agriculture, and pay a registration fee of fifty dollars. The person shall file the registration not later than February first of each year. A registration expires January thirty-first of the following year.” (in force since September 30, 2025)Source: codes.ohio.gov

The facts above follow the state's source. Compared October 4, 2026.

Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed

Same rules as pet food Same as pet food: the $50 annual feed registration and the tonnage statement cover all commercial feed. Unmixed whole seeds are not commercial feed in Ohio.Source: codes.ohio.gov · ORC 923.41(B) and 923.42(A).

For other animal feed in Ohio: product fee None; license or firm fee $50 per registration/yr; tonnage report yes.

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Due dates

February 1: Ohio feed registration due ($50; expires Jan 31)Source: codes.ohio.gov
February 1: Ohio annual tonnage report postmarked by today (previous calendar year). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: dam.assets.ohio.gov

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Good to know

Ohio's feed law changed on September 30, 2025 (House Bill 96). Older summaries predate it, including AAFCO's 2022 chart and AAFCO's Ohio page (last edited March 2024), which lists “Permanent Registration”; Ohio Revised Code 923.42 now requires a $50 registration every year.Source: codes.ohio.gov
Late tonnage reports or payments carry a penalty of 10% of the amount due or $50, whichever is greater.Source: codes.ohio.gov

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Nearby states

Pennsylvania pet food registration (product fee none; license $25 per license/yr)
West Virginia pet food registration (product fee $75–$175/yr; license none)
Kentucky pet food registration (product fee $50/yr; license none)
Indiana pet food registration (product fee $50/yr; license $50 per firm/yr)
Michigan pet food registration (product fee none; license $25–$100 per license/yr by package size)

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