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Pennsylvania registers: per firm: a commercial feed license for each Pennsylvania manufacturing facility and for each guarantor who distributes in Pennsylvania. No product registration. Product fee: None. License or firm fee: $25 per license/yr. Tonnage report: yes.
| Agency | Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA)Source: pa.gov |
|---|---|
| What's registered | Per firm: a commercial feed license for each Pennsylvania manufacturing facility and for each guarantor who distributes in Pennsylvania. No product registration.Source: pa.gov |
| Product registration fee | None (Pennsylvania has no product registration)Source: pa.gov |
| Package-size rule | No package-size ruleSource: pa.gov |
| License / firm fee | $25 per license per yearSource: pa.gov |
| Registration period | AnnualSource: pa.gov |
| Renewal due | January 1 each year, before manufacturing or distributingSource: pa.gov |
| Tonnage report required? | Yes, every licensee reports, even with zero tonnageSource: pa.gov |
| Tonnage report frequency | Annual (the Commercial Feed Tonnage Report, sent by PDA to licensees) Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: pa.gov |
| Tonnage report due | Postmarked by February 15Source: pa.gov · Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
| Form or portal | https://www.paplants.pa.gov/Index.aspxSource: pa.gov · Apply online: choose "Apply for New License", then "Feed Manufacturers"; pay by credit card. A paper Application for Commercial Feed License is also linked from the PDA page. |
| License / firm form | https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pda/documents/food/pet_food/documents/application%20for%20feed%20license.pdfSource: pa.gov |
| What to send | Application for Commercial Feed License (online or paper) with the $25 fee. PDA may ask for product labels.Source: pa.gov |
| Home-kitchen pet treats | No published rule No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (commercial feed). Agency page. Condition: PDA's general guidance, not specific to homes: every licensed facility may be inspected during business hours, and no inspection is needed before the license.Source: pa.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 Pennsylvania |
Checked October 3, 2026 against the linked agency pages, forms and statutes.
Also see: AAFCO's Pennsylvania page. AAFCO's state pages show no update date.
Same rules as pet food Same as pet food: animal feed, pet food, specialty pet food and treats are all commercial feed, under one $25 license and the annual tonnage report.Source: pa.gov
For other animal feed in Pennsylvania: product fee None; license or firm fee $25 per license/yr; tonnage report yes.
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