All states › Supplements (animal remedies)
Joint chews, probiotics, calming products and other pet and horse supplements are "animal remedies" or "dosage form animal health products" in some states, registered product by product, separately from pet food. 6 states do this with a fee we confirmed: Oregon $100, South Dakota $75, Vermont $35, Virginia $25 and Wyoming $40 per product a year, and North Dakota $40 per product every two years. Nevada has a registration law but no fee we could confirm, and Idaho says remedies without hemp don't need registering. Elsewhere a supplement may fall under the state's feed or pet food law. Every fact links to the state's own law, form or agency page, checked October 3, 2026.
| State | Status | Fee | Registration period | Renewal |
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| North Dakota | Registers remedies | $40 per product per 2 yrsSource: legis.nd.gov | Two years, July 1 to June 30 of the next even-numbered year (the current period ends June 30, 2028) | June 30 of even-numbered years (next: June 30, 2028). An application received after July 31 of the year it is due pays a $10 late fee. |
| Oregon | Registers remedies | $100 per product/yrSource: oregon.gov | July 1 to June 30. Fees are not prorated. | Registrations expire June 30; apply by July 1 each year |
| South Dakota | Registers remedies | $75 per product/yrSource: sdlegislature.gov | Annual, expiring December 31 | December 31 |
| Vermont | Registers remedies | $35 per product/yrSource: legislature.vermont.gov | April 1 to March 31 | March 31. VAAFM mails a renewal form in February listing your registered products; if none has arrived by March 10, contact Licensing and Registration (802-828-2436). |
| Virginia | Registers remedies | $25 per product/yrSource: law.lis.virginia.gov | Calendar year (January 1 to December 31) | File the renewal on or before December 31; the registration then stays valid through January 31 while it is renewed |
| Wyoming | Registers remedies | $40 per product/yrSource: wyoleg.gov | From the date of approval to December 31 | Registrations expire December 31 |
| Nevada | Law exists; fee unverified | Check with the agencySource: leg.state.nv.us | Annual (state fiscal year) | On or before July 1 each year |
| Idaho | No registration (non-hemp) | NoneSource: agri.idaho.gov | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Checked October 3, 2026 against each state's statute, rule, form or agency page; every fact below links to its source. No license or tonnage report applies to remedies in these states, only per-product registration.
We never decide which law covers a product. Each state section quotes the state's own definition, and the state agency makes the call. What each remedy state says about remedy versus feed:
VAAFM's “Dosage Form Animal Health Product or Feed Supplement?” checklist compares label clues: structure-function claims such as “helps support healthy joints” or “promotes relaxation” with active and inactive ingredient lists point to a dosage form product; nutritional claims (for example “supports digestion”, vitamins, calories), a guaranteed analysis, feeding directions, or a product added to food or drinking water point to a feed supplement.Source: agriculture.vermont.gov Read Vermont's “Dosage Form Animal Health Product or Feed Supplement?” checklist (PDF).
South Dakota publishes a similar feed or remedy decision tree (PDF).
Registers remedies Fee: $40 per product per 2 yrs. North Dakota also registers pet food: North Dakota pet food registration.
| Agency | North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA), Animal Health Division: Livestock MedicinesSource: ndda.nd.gov |
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| Law | N.D.C.C. chapter 4.1-43 (Livestock Medicine)Source: legis.nd.gov |
| The state's definition | “Livestock medicine” means all devices, remedies, cures, tonics, powders, proprietary medicines, type A medicated articles, and similar preparations for the treatment or prevention of any disease of livestock, poultry, or other domestic animals which are administered internally for their stimulating, invigorating, curative, or other than nutritive powers, and also all powders, sprays, dips, and other preparations for external use in the curing of scab or the eradication of ticks, lice, and other mites and parasites on livestock, poultry, or other domestic animals. The term does not include medicines that are manufactured, sold, or recommended primarily for human use.Source: legis.nd.gov · N.D.C.C. 4.1-43-01(1). |
| Registration fee | $40 per product for each two-year registration periodSource: legis.nd.gov · N.D.C.C. 4.1-43-04. |
| Registration period | Two years, July 1 to June 30 of the next even-numbered year (the current period ends June 30, 2028)Source: legis.nd.gov · N.D.C.C. 4.1-43-02. |
| Renewal due | June 30 of even-numbered years (next: June 30, 2028). An application received after July 31 of the year it is due pays a $10 late fee.Source: legis.nd.gov · N.D.C.C. 4.1-43-04. |
| Form or portal | https://lars.ndda.nd.gov/webapps/loginSource: ndda.nd.gov · NDDA's Licensing Application & Renewal Services (LARS). NDDA no longer uses Kelly Registration Systems. |
| What to send | In LARS, as an authorized entity: the product information and the whole label for each product (PDF preferred, up to 50 MB). Pay once NDDA approves the application.Source: ndda.nd.gov |
| Remedy or feed? | The definition covers preparations given for “other than nutritive powers”. Chapter 4.1-43 doesn't say how NDDA decides between feed and livestock medicine; ask NDDA.Source: legis.nd.gov |
Registers remedies Fee: $100 per product/yr. Oregon's pet food and feed rules.
| Agency | Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), Animal Health Program: Veterinary Product RegistrationSource: oregon.gov |
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| Law | ORS 596.100; OAR 603-012-0210 to 603-012-0250 (amended January 26, 2026)Source: oregonlegislature.gov · ORS 596.100 requires annual registration of each animal remedy, veterinary biologic and pharmaceutical, at a fee set by rule of up to $150. |
| The state's definition | “Animal remedy” means any product used to prevent, inhibit, cure, enhance, or protect the health or well-being of animals, but does not include food, surgical instruments, or accessories. A product will be deemed to be used to prevent, inhibit, cure, enhance, or protect the health or well-being of animals if it contains labeling indicating that it is intended for such use.Source: oregon.gov · OAR 603-012-0210, as amended by Permanent Administrative Order DOA 3-2026, effective January 26, 2026. ODA's application form defines food as a complete diet: a nutritionally adequate feed compounded to be fed as the sole ration. |
| Registration fee | $100 per product per yearSource: oregon.gov · OAR 603-012-0230(2). The application form (rev. 1/26) also shows $100 per product. |
| Registration period | July 1 to June 30. Fees are not prorated.Source: oregon.gov |
| Renewal due | Registrations expire June 30; apply by July 1 each yearSource: oregonlegislature.gov · ORS 596.100(2); the application form says registrations expire June 30. |
| Form or portal | https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/AnimalHealth/VetProductsApp.01.26.pdfSource: oregon.gov · Veterinary Product Registration Application (paper, rev. 1/26), or ODA's online Product Search & Registration: https://mylicense.oda.state.or.us/plsapex/f?p=250:12:::NO:RP%2c12:P12_PROGRAM:30 |
| What to send | The application listing, for each product, the complete brand and product name as on the label, its form (tablet, chew, liquid, etc.), its concentration, and every UPC on its labels with what distinguishes them (such as package size), plus $100 per product. All fields are required.Source: oregon.gov |
| Remedy or feed? | ODA: “If a product is already registered with ODA as a Commercial Feed or Pesticide, does it need to be registered as an Animal Remedy? Possibly. If your product meets definitions in multiple programs, it will require multiple registrations.”Source: oregon.gov |
Registers remedies Fee: $75 per product/yr. South Dakota also registers pet food: South Dakota pet food registration.
| Agency | South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), Feed and Remedy ProgramSource: danr.sd.gov |
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| Law | SDCL chapter 39-18 (Animal Remedies)Source: sdlegislature.gov |
| The state's definition | “Animal remedies,” all drugs, combination of drugs, proprietary medicines, biological products, and combinations of drugs and other ingredients, other than for food or cosmetic purposes, which are prepared or compounded for animal use; except those exempted by the secretary of agriculture and natural resources. “Drug” includes “articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of animals.”Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-18-1(3) and (7)(d). |
| Registration fee | $75 per product per yearSource: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-18-8. DANR's page and application also show $75 per product. |
| Registration period | Annual, expiring December 31Source: danr.sd.gov · The application says “All registrations shall expire on December 31st of each year.” SDCL 39-18-8 says registrations expire “the thirty-first day of December of the year after the date of registration.” |
| Renewal due | December 31Source: danr.sd.gov |
| Form or portal | https://apps.sd.gov/doa/prrs/companysearch.aspxSource: danr.sd.gov · DANR says to register animal remedy products online in its product registration system. Paper application (effective 4/21): https://danr.sd.gov/Agriculture/Inspection/FeedRemedy/docs/DANR%20Animal%20Remedy%20Application.pdf |
| What to send | The complete name of each product including the brand name, one complete label for each product, and $75 per product.Source: danr.sd.gov · DANR cross-checks any FDA/CVM numbers on the label with FDA. |
| Remedy or feed? | SDCL 39-18-7: the secretary “may determine whether a preparation intended for animal use and subject to registration shall be registered as a commercial feed or as an animal remedy.” DANR's decision tree treats a product meant to provide nutritional value (multivitamin, minerals, meal topper, snack, electrolyte drench) as commercial feed; final determination is up to DANR.Source: danr.sd.gov |
Registers remedies Fee: $35 per product/yr. Vermont also registers pet food: Vermont pet food registration.
| Agency | Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM): Dosage Form Animal Health ProductsSource: agriculture.vermont.gov |
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| Law | 6 V.S.A. chapter 26 (Commercial Feeds), §§323 to 326Source: legislature.vermont.gov |
| The state's definition | “Dosage form animal health product” means any product intended to affect the structure or function of the animal's body or enhance or support the health or well-being of livestock, poultry, dogs, cats, or other domestic animals that does not provide nutritional benefit, does not require a prescription from a licensed veterinarian, is not intended for cosmetic purposes, or is exempted by the Secretary by rule. “Dosage form animal health product” shall not include a product regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a drug.Source: legislature.vermont.gov · 6 V.S.A. §323(1). |
| Registration fee | $35 per product per yearSource: legislature.vermont.gov · 6 V.S.A. §324(c)(2). VAAFM: no tonnage fees for dosage form animal health products. |
| Registration period | April 1 to March 31Source: agriculture.vermont.gov |
| Renewal due | March 31. VAAFM mails a renewal form in February listing your registered products; if none has arrived by March 10, contact Licensing and Registration (802-828-2436).Source: agriculture.vermont.gov |
| Form or portal | https://agriculture.vermont.gov/sites/agriculture/files/Pesticide/Dosage%20Form%20Animal%20Health%20Fillable_NEW.pdfSource: agriculture.vermont.gov · Application for Registration of Dosage Form Animal Health Products, for new or changed products only (the file VAAFM links now was updated in April 2026; the fee and terms match the 2024 form). Existing accounts can register online. |
| What to send | The application listing each product, labels in electronic form (CD, flash drive, etc.), $35 per product payable to the Agency of Agriculture, and the signed certification that you are in good standing with Vermont taxes (32 V.S.A. §3113).Source: agriculture.vermont.gov |
| Remedy or feed? | 6 V.S.A. §324(b): “The Secretary shall have the authority to determine whether a product subject to an application shall be registered as a commercial feed, feed supplement, or dosage form animal health product.” A commercial feed or feed supplement registration is $105 per product (§324(c)(1)).Source: legislature.vermont.gov |
Registers remedies Fee: $25 per product/yr. Virginia also registers pet food: Virginia pet food registration.
| Agency | Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), Office of Plant Industry ServicesSource: vdacs.virginia.gov |
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| Law | Va. Code §§3.2-4900 to 3.2-4906 (Animal Remedies)Source: law.lis.virginia.gov |
| The state's definition | “Animal remedies” means all drugs, combinations of drugs, proprietary medicines, and combinations of drugs and other ingredients, other than for food or cosmetic purposes that are prepared or compounded for animal use; except those exempted by the Commissioner. “Drug” includes articles “(iii) other than food or cosmetics, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of animals.”Source: law.lis.virginia.gov · Va. Code §3.2-4900. |
| Registration fee | $25 per product per yearSource: law.lis.virginia.gov · Va. Code §3.2-4904(A). VDACS's packet lists Animal Remedy (AR) at $25 per product. |
| Registration period | Calendar year (January 1 to December 31)Source: law.lis.virginia.gov · Va. Code §3.2-4904(B). |
| Renewal due | File the renewal on or before December 31; the registration then stays valid through January 31 while it is renewedSource: law.lis.virginia.gov |
| Form or portal | https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pdf/reg-feed.pdfSource: vdacs.virginia.gov · Application for New Product Registration – Feed and Animal Remedy, pages 1 and 2 (category AR), in the VDACS commercial feed packet. No license application is needed if you submit only animal remedies. |
| What to send | Product registration pages 1 and 2 listing each animal remedy, a full label for every product, and $25 per product. Checks payable to Treasurer of Virginia.Source: vdacs.virginia.gov |
| Remedy or feed? | Va. Code §3.2-4902(G): “The Commissioner may determine whether a preparation intended for animal use and subject to registration shall be registered as a commercial feed and as an animal remedy.”Source: law.lis.virginia.gov |
Registers remedies Fee: $40 per product/yr. Wyoming also registers pet food: Wyoming pet food registration.
| Agency | Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA), Technical Services Division, Product RegistrationSource: agriculture.wy.gov |
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| Law | W.S. 11-17-201 to 11-17-209 (Wyoming Animal Remedies Act)Source: wyoleg.gov · The older Livestock Remedies article (W.S. 11-17-101 to 11-17-108) was repealed in 2011 (Laws 2011, ch. 98). Wyoming Statutes Title 11 (official wyoleg.gov compilation, updated May 2026). |
| The state's definition | “Animal remedy” means any drug, combination of drugs, proprietary medicine, biological product and combinations of drugs and other ingredients, other than for food or cosmetic purposes, which is prepared or compounded for animal use, except as exempted by the director. A “drug” includes an animal remedy “intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of animals.” “Dosage form” means an animal remedy prepared in tablets, pills, capsules, ampules, boluses or other units suitable for administration as an animal remedy.Source: wyoleg.gov · W.S. 11-17-202(a)(iii), (x) and (xi)(E). |
| Registration fee | $40 per product per yearSource: wyoleg.gov · W.S. 11-17-204(b). WDA's New Animal Remedies Registration form also shows $40 per product. |
| Registration period | From the date of approval to December 31Source: wyoleg.gov · W.S. 11-17-204(a). |
| Renewal due | Registrations expire December 31Source: wyoleg.gov · W.S. 11-17-204(a). |
| Form or portal | https://agriculture.wy.gov/corecode/uploads/document6/uploaded_pdfs/corecode/ANIMAL%20REMEDIES%20Registration%20Application_1872.pdfSource: agriculture.wy.gov · New Animal Remedies Registration (paper, check or money order). Online through Kelly Registration Systems (KRS): https://kellysolutions.com/wy/index.aspx (linked from WDA's form and FAQ). |
| What to send | The New Animal Remedies Registration form listing every product name, with $40 per product by check or money order. Email every label to agri.productreg@wyo.gov (subject: company name, product type); hard-copy labels are not accepted.Source: agriculture.wy.gov · W.S. 11-17-204(a) requires a label or other printed matter describing the product. |
| Remedy or feed? | W.S. 11-17-203(f): “The director may determine whether a manufacturer or distributor shall be registered under the commercial feed or an animal remedy law.” Medicated feed is excluded from the Animal Remedies Act (11-17-202(b)(i)).Source: wyoleg.gov |
Law exists; fee unverified Fee: Not confirmed. Nevada also registers pet food: Nevada pet food registration.
| Agency | Nevada Department of AgricultureSource: leg.state.nv.us · NDA's commercial feed page doesn't mention animal remedy registration. |
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| Law | NRS 577.100 (added 2015)Source: leg.state.nv.us |
| The state's definition | NRS 577.100 lets the Department set up, by regulation, a program “including, without limitation, requirements for the registration of any animal remedy, veterinary biologic or pharmaceutical, as those terms are defined in those federal regulations” (the federal veterinary feed directive regulations).Source: leg.state.nv.us |
| Registration fee | Not confirmed from a primary source; check with the agency. Registration law exists; fee unverified. NRS 577.100 calls for “a reasonable annual registration fee established by the Department by regulation”. We found no Nevada regulation (NAC) setting it. Check with the Nevada Department of Agriculture.Source: leg.state.nv.us |
| Registration period | Annual (state fiscal year)Source: leg.state.nv.us |
| Renewal due | On or before July 1 each yearSource: leg.state.nv.us · NRS 577.100(2)(d). |
| Form or portal | Not confirmed from a primary source; check with the agency. No application form found online; NRS 577.100 says applications are made on forms provided by the Department.Source: leg.state.nv.us |
| What to send | Per NRS 577.100: the Department's form, the fee, and a list of every animal remedy you plan to sell in Nevada in the coming fiscal yearSource: leg.state.nv.us |
| Remedy or feed? | NRS 577.100 exempts products registered under NRS chapter 586 (pesticides) or FIFRA. It doesn't mention commercial feed.Source: leg.state.nv.us |
No registration (non-hemp) Fee: None. Idaho also registers pet food: Idaho pet food registration.
| Agency | Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), Feed and Plant ServicesSource: agri.idaho.gov |
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| Law | No animal remedy registration law in force that we could find. A 2007 bill to create one (House Bill 57, “Registration of Animal Remedies”, proposed as Idaho Code chapter 25-40) was referred to committee and not enacted; chapter 25-40 is now the Poultry Environmental Act.Source: legislature.idaho.gov · Current chapter 25-40: https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title25/t25ch40/sect25-4001/ |
| The state's definition | ISDA: “Animal Remedies (Dosage Form Animal Supplements) do not serve a nutritive purpose and are intended to affect the structure or function of the animal's body.”Source: agri.idaho.gov |
| Registration fee | None for remedies without hemp: ISDA says “Animal remedies that do not contain any hemp or hemp derivatives are exempt from registration as long as they are appropriately labeled.”Source: agri.idaho.gov |
| Registration period | Not applicableSource: agri.idaho.gov |
| Renewal due | Not applicableSource: agri.idaho.gov |
| Form or portal | Not applicableSource: agri.idaho.gov |
| What to send | Nothing to register for remedies without hemp. ISDA lists label contents: brand or product name, intended species, active and inactive ingredients, directions for use, company name and address, and net weight or count.Source: agri.idaho.gov |
| Remedy or feed? | ISDA: “Animal feeds (including treats) are intended to provide nutrients animals need to survive.” Feed is registered under Idaho's commercial feed law.Source: agri.idaho.gov |
North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming and Nevada also have a separate animal remedy registration law (above). The others don't in our data. Most register or license pet food, treats or commercial feed; Alaska and the District of Columbia have no feed registration at all. Whether a supplement counts depends on the state's wording and on how the product is labeled. In 26 of them (Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming) the state's own wording names supplements or similar products, or says the agency decides; the calculator flags these "check". Here is each state's wording, with its source.
| State | Supplements named? | The state's own wording |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Check | Code of Ala. 2-21-17(2): “Commercial feed” ... means any material whether simple, mixed compound, ground, unground, organic or inorganic, used as a feed for animals other than man or any material including minerals, vitamins, antibiotics, anti-oxidants, medicines, drugs, chemicals and other substances, materials or elements, or parts thereof intended for use or used as an ingredient or component of a mixture of materials, used as a feed for animals other than man.Source: agi.alabama.gov · Code of Ala. 2-21-17(8) defines a drug as a substance intended for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease, and substances other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body. The law doesn't say how a product that is only a supplement or remedy is handled. ADAI does not accept hemp in any animal feed. Ask ADAI. Rule 80-1-9-.02 adopts AAFCO's pet food regulations, which say: “Food Supplement” means a pet or specialty pet food product that is intended to supply specific nutrient(s) or other food components but is not a complete diet.Source: agi.alabama.gov |
| Alaska | No registration | Alaska has no commercial feed law that defines or registers feed. The Division of Agriculture says: “At this time, the State of Alaska does not have registration requirements that apply to pet food, animal feed, fertilizer, plant food, and soil amendments.”Source: dnr.alaska.gov · Alaska's Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (AS 17.20.370) defines “food” to include food for animals and “drug” to include “an article other than food, intended to affect the structure or function of the body of man or animal”. Neither sets up a registration. AS 03.05.010(a)(5) lets the commissioner of natural resources “regulate and control the entry in the state and the transportation, sale, or use in the state of ... animal feeds, remedies and mineral supplements”, and for that purpose “may require registration, inspection, and testing”. No regulation has been adopted for feed, remedies or supplements.Source: akleg.gov |
| Arizona | Not mentioned | A.R.S. 3-2601(3): “Commercial feed” means all materials, except whole seeds unmixed or physically altered entire unmixed seeds, that are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: azleg.gov |
| Arkansas | Check | 2 CAR §25-103: “The word “vitamin”, or a contraction thereof, or any word suggesting vitamin can be used only in the name of a feed which is represented to be a vitamin supplement, and which is labeled with the minimum content of each vitamin declared”. 2 CAR §25-104 lets products labeled by count (“tablets, capsules, granules, or liquid”) state mineral guarantees per unit.Source: codeofarrules.arkansas.gov · By rule, canned pet food and specialty pet food are exempt from the definition of commercial feed (2 CAR §25-101(f)). No separate animal remedy registration law was found in Arkansas. Ark. Code §2-37-103(c) (Act 726 of 1997, §3(c)): “Commercial feed” means all materials or combination of materials which are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed, unless such materials are specifically exempted. ... The board by rule may exempt from this definition, or from certain provisions of this act certain pet food or specialty pet food. §3(h): “Drug” means any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals other than man and articles other than feed intended to affect the structure of any function of the animal body.Source: arkleg.state.ar.us |
| California | Check | CDPH: “Processed pet food” means food that is heated, dried, semi-dried, or canned during the manufacturing process and intended for household pets including dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, and other animals kept strictly for companionship. “Processed pet food includes special diet, health foods, supplements, treats and candy for pets.”Source: cdph.ca.gov For other animals (horses, livestock), Food & Agricultural Code 14925: “Commercial feed” includes all materials which are intended for use as feed or for mixing in feed except preparations which are manufactured and distributed for feeding to domestic pets, such as dogs, cats, and birds.Source: cdfa.ca.gov |
| Colorado | Named: not registered | C.R.S. 35-60-102(2): “Commercial feed” means all materials or combination of materials that are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed, unless such materials are specifically exempted.Source: leg.colorado.gov CDA's FAQ, on CBD products: “The products you may see for sale that include CBD are not actually classified as treats; rather, they are dietary supplements for which Colorado does not require registration.” It also says a treat label may claim an ingredient “may support” an animal's health.Source: ag.colorado.gov |
| Connecticut | Not mentioned | CGS 22-118k(4): “Commercial feed” means all materials which are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed, but does not mean ... unmixed whole seeds ... and ... commodities such as hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, hulls and individual chemical compounds or substances when ... not intermixed with other materials. (18): “Pet food” means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by pets. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: cga.ct.gov · CGS 22-118k(7) defines “drug” as any substance intended for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in animals and “substances other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body.” Ask the Department of Agriculture how it treats your product. |
| Delaware | Check | 3 Del. C. §1703(2): “Commercial feed” means all materials or combination of materials which are distributed for the use as feed or for mixing in feed, for animals and cultured aquatic stock other than man (with listed exceptions). §1704(a): “Each commercial feed, such as animal food, pet food, specialty pet food, supplements, or medicated feed shall be registered before being distributed in this State”. §1703(23): “Supplement” means a feed used with another to improve the nutritive balance or performance of the total.Source: delcode.delaware.gov · §1703(7) defines “drug” to include “articles other than commercial feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body”, and §1703(11) defines medicated feed. The law does not say how a pet supplement in dosage form is treated. Delaware has no separate animal remedy registration; 3 Del. C. ch. 67 only requires veterinary biological products to meet USDA rules. Ask DDA how it treats your product. |
| District of Columbia | No feed law | The District of Columbia has no commercial feed law that defines or registers feed or pet food. Its food law defines “Food” as an edible substance “used or intended for use or for sale, in whole or in part, for human consumption” (D.C. Code § 48-102(4)).Source: code.dccouncil.gov · A full-text search of the official D.C. Code found no commercial feed, animal feed, animal remedy or livestock remedy law. The DC drug licensure law (D.C. Code § 48-701 et seq.) licenses drug manufacturers and wholesalers; it is not a product registration for animal remedies. |
| Florida | Check | §580.031(9), F.S.: “Dosage form animal product” means a feedstuff that includes any product intended to affect the structure or function of the animal's body other than by providing nutrition to the animal. It includes oils, tinctures, capsules, tablets, liquids, and chewables. It does not include minerals or vitamins, products represented as a primary meal, products intended as a treat, dental products providing mechanical or abrasive action, or FDA, USDA or EPA-regulated drugs, biologics, parasiticides, devices or diagnostics.Source: leg.state.fl.us · Added by ch. 2023-185, Laws of Fla. §580.051 sets label requirements for dosage form animal products. Florida's master registration (§580.041) is required of each distributor of commercial feed; the statute doesn't say outright whether a seller of only dosage form animal products needs one. Ask FDACS. |
| Georgia | Not mentioned | O.C.G.A. 2-13-1(2): “Commercial feed” means all materials except whole, unmixed seed, when not adulterated, which are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: agr.georgia.gov |
| Hawaii | Check | HRS §144-2: “Feed” means all edible materials consumed by animals, other than dogs, cats, or other domestic pets, that contribute energy or nutrients to the animal's diet and are distributed or imported. For feed for other animals, HAR §4-45-3(b) says “products sold solely as mineral and vitamin supplements” need not show protein, fat and fiber guarantees “but must be labeled with adequate feeding or mixing directions.”Source: data.capitol.hawaii.gov · Pet products are outside Hawaii's feed law and are not registered. Hemp products meant “to supplement the human or animal diet in tablet, capsule, powder, softgel, gelcap, or liquid form” fall under HRS chapter 328G (Department of Health). Hawaii has no animal remedy registration law. HRS §328-1: “Food” means: (1) Articles used for food or drink by humans, dogs, or cats; (2) Chewing gum; or (3) Articles used for components of any such article.Source: data.capitol.hawaii.gov |
| Idaho | Check | Idaho Code 25-2703(3): “Commercial feed” means all materials or combination of materials that are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed, or for mixing in feed, for poultry and animals other than man, except ... “(f) Animal remedies when not adulterated”. 25-2703(1): “animal remedy” means “any drug, combination of drugs, pharmaceutical, proprietary medicine, veterinary biologics, or combination of drugs and other ingredients, other than for food or cosmetic purposes, which is prepared or compounded for any animal use except man, or materials other than food intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of animals other than man. This term does not include medicated feeds.”Source: legislature.idaho.gov · 25-2703(3)(f) also says animal remedies for pets, specialty pets and horses with industrial hemp ingredients “are not considered adulterated.” Idaho has no animal remedy registration; see the remedy entry. ISDA: “Animal feeds (including treats) are intended to provide nutrients animals need to survive. Animal Remedies (Dosage Form Animal Supplements) do not serve a nutritive purpose and are intended to affect the structure or function of the animal’s body.”Source: agri.idaho.gov |
| Illinois | Not mentioned | 505 ILCS 30/3(d): “commercial feed” means all materials, including customer formula feeds, which are distributed for use as feed, or labeled with a guaranteed analysis for use as feed, or for mixing in feed for birds or animals other than man. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: ilga.gov |
| Indiana | Check | OISC's Pet Food Listing Form (F-3) instructions ask for each product's form, “such as: dry, canned, pouch, raw, frozen, freeze-dried, liquid, capsules, tablets, etc.”, and ask for product names to be specific, “including supplement, flavors, grain free, formula, recipe, etc.”Source: oisc.purdue.edu · OISC's example listing includes a cat “Omega 3 Supplement” in liquid form, and its pet treat handout lists “Supplement” among the intended-use words for the front of a treat label. Indiana law doesn't otherwise say how supplements are treated; ask OISC. IC 15-19-7-2(a): “commercial feed” means all materials, or combinations of materials, that are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed, except as exempted in this section. The definition doesn't mention supplements.Source: iga.in.gov |
| Iowa | Not mentioned | Iowa Code 198.3(4): “Commercial feed” means all materials or a combination of materials which are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed, unless such materials are specifically exempted. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: legis.iowa.gov |
| Kansas | Not mentioned | K.S.A. 2-1001(A): “The term ‘commercial feeding stuffs’ shall be held to include all feeding stuffs used for feeding livestock, poultry and pets, including customer formula feed”, except whole seeds or grains, certain unmixed whole-grain meals, whole hays, straws, silage, cobs, husks, hulls and stover, materials other than pet foods that are 60% or more water, and custom mixed feeds. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: ksrevisor.gov · Kansas repealed its Livestock Remedies law (K.S.A. 47-501 to 47-515) in 2002 (L. 2002, ch. 25), so it has no separate animal remedy registration. K.A.R. 4-3-9 is from KDA's reference copy of the regulations. K.A.R. 4-3-9: feeds “containing drug ingredients intended or represented for the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of any disease or ailment of livestock and/or poultry, and substances other than feeds intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of livestock and/or poultry” must list each therapeutically active ingredient, directions for use and warnings on the label.Source: agriculture.ks.gov |
| Kentucky | Check | UK Division of Regulatory Services, on glucosamine and chondroitin: products containing them “may be registered for distribution in Kentucky”, but “No performance claim will be permitted on the label that would cause the supplement to be declared a drug or food additive unless the claim has been approved by FDA.” Its label rules cover “dog and cat supplements” and “specialty pets, equine, and other species supplements”.Source: rs.uky.edu · The statute's definition doesn't mention supplements; the supplement wording is the Division's own guideline (updated December 22, 2015). KRS 250.501(4): “Commercial feed” means all materials except unmixed seed, whole and unprocessed, when not adulterated ... which are offered for sale as feed or for mixing in feed. KRS 250.501(7): “Drug” means any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals other than man and articles other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body.Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov |
| Louisiana | Not mentioned | La. R.S. 3:1391(3): “Commercial feed” means all materials including vitamin and mineral mixes, except whole seeds unmixed or physically altered entire unmixed seeds, which are distributed for use as pet food or as feed for livestock or for mixing in pet food or in feed for livestock and includes cottonseed meal and soybean meal. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: legis.la.gov R.S. 3:1391(15): “Medication” means any drug, antibiotic, or other substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals other than man and any substance other than feed ingredients intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body.Source: legis.la.gov |
| Maine | Check | Maine pet food rule, Chapter 312: “The label of the pet food which is formulated as and represented to be a vitamin supplement, shall include a guarantee of the minimum content of each vitamin declared in the ingredient statement.” The label of pet food represented to be a mineral supplement must guarantee all the minerals in its ingredient statement.Source: maine.gov · The pet food rule sets label guarantees for pet food sold as a vitamin or mineral supplement; it doesn't say how other supplements are treated. 7 M.R.S. §712(7) defines “drug” to include “articles other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body”. Ask DACF. 7 M.R.S. §712(2): “Commercial feed” means all materials except unmixed seed, whole or processed, when not adulterated ..., which are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed. §712(17): “Pet food” means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by pets. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: legislature.maine.gov |
| Maryland | Check | COMAR 15.18.09.03: “Pet food” means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by dogs or cats. COMAR 15.18.09.06D and E set label guarantees for a pet food or specialty pet food “formulated as and represented to be a mineral supplement” or “a vitamin supplement”, which may be expressed per unit, “such as tablets, capsules, granules, or liquids”.Source: dsd.maryland.gov · Maryland has no separate animal remedy registration law; the State Chemist registers pesticides, feeds, pet foods, fertilizers, compost, soil conditioners and liming materials. Md. Code, Agric. §6-111: if a commercial feed contains a substance “intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, or prevention of a disease, or which is intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body,” the Secretary may require the label to show the amount, directions for use, or warnings.Source: mgaleg.maryland.gov |
| Massachusetts | Not mentioned | M.G.L. c.128 §51: “Commercial feed”, all materials except unmixed seed, whole or processed, when not adulterated, which are distributed for use as feed or for mixture in feed. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: malegislature.gov |
| Michigan | Not mentioned | MCL 287.523(g): “Commercial feed” means all materials or combination of materials, including feed ingredients, that are distributed or intended for distribution for use as animal feed or for mixing in animal feed; “animal feed” means edible material that is consumed by an animal and contributes energy, nutrients, or both, to the animal's diet (287.523(c)).Source: legislature.mi.gov |
| Minnesota | Not mentioned | Minn. Stat. 25.33 subd. 5: “Commercial feed” means materials or combinations of materials that are distributed or intended to be distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed, including feed for aquatic animals, unless the materials are specifically exempted. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: revisor.mn.gov |
| Mississippi | Check | MDAC's pet food rule (Regulation Subpart 3, Chapter 02, 114.04) sets label guarantees for “a pet food or a specialty pet food which is formulated as and represented to be a mineral supplement” or “a vitamin supplement”, which may be stated per unit “(e.g., tablets, capsules, granules, or liquids)”. Miss. Code §75-45-153(r): “Pet food” means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by pets.Source: agnet.mdac.ms.gov · Mississippi also has a Board of Animal Health law (Miss. Code §69-17-3) on registering animal “biologics, drugs, remedies, tonics, medicine or other health preparation”; its current text and program aren't confirmed (see the Mississippi page). Ask MDAC and the Board how your product is treated. Miss. Code §75-45-153(d): “Commercial feed” means all materials distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed except unmixed seed, whole or processed, when not adulterated .... §75-45-153(g): “Drug” means any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals other than man and articles other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body.Source: agnet.mdac.ms.gov |
| Missouri | Check | 2 CSR 70-31.040(4): “The label of a pet food which is formulated as and represented to be a vitamin supplement shall include a guarantee for the minimum content of each vitamin declared in the ingredient statement.”Source: s1.sos.mo.gov · The pet food rule sets label guarantees for pet food sold as a vitamin supplement; it doesn't say how other supplements are treated. Ask MDA. RSMo 266.160(2): “Commercial feed”, all materials or combinations of materials which are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed, unless such materials are specifically exempted by the director. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: revisor.mo.gov |
| Montana | Not mentioned | MCA 80-9-101(3)(a): “Commercial feed” means all materials or combinations of materials that are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed, unless the materials are specifically excluded by law. (3)(b) includes hemp or a substance derived from hemp in feed for a pet, specialty pet or horse, or for other livestock. 80-9-101(7): “Drug” means any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals, other than humans, and articles other than feed intended to affect the structure or function of the animal body. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: mca.legmt.gov · No separate animal remedy registration law was found in Montana's code (MCA Title 80, Agriculture, and Title 81, Livestock). MDA's hemp policy does not allow in any animal feed “Hemp-derived products intended to provide therapeutic relief or affects the structure or any function of the body of animals.”Source: agr.mt.gov |
| Nebraska | Not mentioned | Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-849(2): “Commercial feed shall mean all materials or combinations of materials which are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed unless such materials are specifically exempted.” 54-849(8) defines a drug as “any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals other than humans and articles other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body.” It doesn't mention supplements.Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · No separate animal remedy registration law was found in Nebraska's statutes. |
| NevadaRemedy law (fee not confirmed) | Not mentioned | NRS 587.843: “Commercial feed” means all materials or combinations of materials which are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed. The term includes, without limitation, pet food, specialty pet food and mineral feed. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: leg.state.nv.us · Nevada also has an animal remedy registration law (NRS 577.100); see the remedy entry. The feed law doesn't say how it relates to NRS 577. NRS 587.847: “Drug” means any substance or article other than feed that is intended: 1. For use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in an animal; or 2. To affect the structure or any function of an animal’s body.Source: leg.state.nv.us |
| New Hampshire | Not mentioned | RSA 435:19, IV: “Commercial feed” means all materials, except unmixed seed, whole or processed, when not adulterated ..., which are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed. XVIII: “Pet food” means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by pets. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: gc.nh.gov · RSA 435:19, VII defines “drug” to include “articles other than feed intended to affect the structure of any function of the animal body”. NHDAMF's FAQ says a product that is an edible material contributing energy or nutrients to the diet “should be regulated as feed unless it is specifically exempt.” Ask NHDAMF how it treats your product. |
| New Jersey | Not checked | Not checked. New Jersey's feed law definitions (N.J.S.A. 4:4-20.2) are published officially only through LexisNexis, and NJDA's feed pages and forms don't mention supplements. Ask NJDA how it treats your product.Source: nj.gov |
| New Mexico | Not mentioned | NMSA 76-19A-2(C): “commercial feed” means one or more feed ingredients that are not otherwise exempt from the provisions of the New Mexico Commercial Feed Act that are manufactured into an animal feed or used as a feed ingredient in the manufacture of another commercial feed. 76-19A-2(I): “drug” means an article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in animals other than humans and an article other than commercial feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: nmonesource.com · No separate animal remedy registration law was found in New Mexico's code (NMSA Chapter 76, Agriculture, and Chapter 77, Animals and Livestock). NMDA fact sheet: “Any material consumed by an animal (other than man) that contributes energy and/or nutrients to the animal’s diet is considered a feed and is subject to the New Mexico Commercial Feed Law (NMCFL).”Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu |
| New York | Not mentioned | N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law §128: “Commercial feed” means all materials (except unadulterated whole or physically altered unmixed seeds) which are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed, and includes pet food and specialty pet food. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: nysenate.gov NYSDAM: “All pet food and pet treat products must be registered prior to selling them in New York State.”Source: agriculture.ny.gov |
| North Carolina | Not mentioned | N.C.G.S. 106-284.33(4): “commercial feed” means all materials (except whole unmixed seed when not adulterated) which are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed. It doesn't mention supplements.Source: ncleg.gov |
| North DakotaAlso registers remedies | Check | N.D.C.C. 4.1-41-01(2): “Commercial feed” means “any materials, used singly or in combination, which are distributed, or are intended to be distributed, for use as feed or for mixing in feed,” except unmixed seeds and some exempted commodities, chemical compounds and screenings. N.D.A.C. 7-17-01-01(7): “Food supplement” means a pet or specialty pet food product that is intended to supply specific nutrients or other food components but is not a complete diet.Source: legis.nd.gov · N.D.A.C. 7-17-01-01 (pet food rules): https://www.ndlegis.gov/information/acdata/pdf/7-17-01.pdf. North Dakota also registers livestock medicine under N.D.C.C. 4.1-43 (see the remedy entry); neither chapter says how NDDA decides between pet food and livestock medicine. N.D.C.C. 4.1-43-01(1): “Livestock medicine” covers remedies, tonics, powders and similar preparations for disease in livestock, poultry or other domestic animals “which are administered internally for their stimulating, invigorating, curative, or other than nutritive powers.”Source: legis.nd.gov |
| Ohio | Not mentioned | ORC 923.41(B): “Commercial feed” or “feed” means all materials, except unmixed whole seeds or physically altered entire unmixed seeds, that are not adulterated and that are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed for animals. “Commercial feed” or “feed” does not include drugs that are not incorporated into feed and that are not distributed to be mixed in feed.Source: codes.ohio.gov |
| Oklahoma | Check | ODAFF: “The Oklahoma Commercial Feed Law regulates commercial feed and feed ingredients that are sold and/or distributed within the state. Regulated materials include finished rations, supplements, mixed grains, processed grains, vitamins, minerals, animal drugs, and other feed additives.”Source: ag.ok.gov · 2 O.S. 8-41.3(8) defines a drug as any article intended for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease, and articles other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body. OAC 35:30-27-51 defines a pet “Food Supplement” as a product intended to supply specific nutrients or other food components but not a complete diet. The law doesn't say how a product that is only a supplement or remedy is handled. Ask ODAFF. 2 O.S. 8-41.3(2): “Commercial feed” means all materials except whole seeds unmixed or physically altered entire unmixed seeds, when not adulterated ..., which are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed.Source: oscn.net |
| OregonAlso registers remedies | Check | ORS 633.006(4): “Commercial feed” means “any material that is distributed for use as feed, or as a feed ingredient for mixing in feed for animals, or any feed additive concentrate, feed additive supplement, feed additive premix, or premix”, but (except for the adulteration, misbranding and testing sections) does not include “Feed for dogs, cats, birds or fish maintained as household pets.” ORS 633.006(10) defines a drug as any substance “Intended or represented for the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease of animals” or “Intended to affect the structure of any function of the body of an animal”.Source: oregonlegislature.gov · Oregon also has a separate veterinary product (animal remedy) registration; see its animal remedy entry. ODA: “Pet treats and supplements may be subject to Animal Remedy/Veterinary Product registration in Oregon.”Source: oregon.gov |
| Pennsylvania | Not mentioned | PDA: “Animal feed, pet food, specialty pet food and treats are all considered Commercial Feed under the Pennsylvania Commercial Feed Act” and “There is no product registration in Pennsylvania.” Supplements aren't mentioned.Source: pa.gov |
| Rhode Island | Check | R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-2-3(2): “Commercial feed” means all materials except whole seeds unmixed or physically altered entire unmixed seeds, when not adulterated ..., which are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed. (17): “Pet food” means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by pets. DEM's feed rule (250-RICR-40-20-5 § 5.4(A)(4)(h)(3)) treats as commercial feeds products “intended for purposes other than to furnish” protein, fat and fiber, “such as drug premixes, mineral or vitamin supplements, and molasses.”Source: rules.sos.ri.gov · § 4-2-3(7) defines “drug” to include “articles other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body.” Ask DEM how it treats your product. R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-31.1-2(14): “Veterinary drug” includes “articles (other than feed or medicated feed) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of animals.” § 21-31.1-4(a): “Any person who is a distributor of veterinary drugs except licensed veterinarians within the state of Rhode Island must possess a valid permit issued annually by the director” (the director of the Department of Health, § 21-31.1-2(2)). Distributors include manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of non-prescription veterinary drugs.Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov |
| South Carolina | Check | S.C. Reg. 5-200(a): “commercial feed” includes “all materials which are used in feed or for mixing in feed,” except products the feed law exempts. Reg. 5-205(3): “All other preparations which are sold or represented primarily for the cure, mitigation or prevention of disease are classified as drugs, medicines or specifics. Such preparations must be registered with this Department under the Condimental Feed Law.”Source: scstatehouse.gov · SCDA's website has no form or page for Condimental Feed Law registration, and the law says “stock or poultry”, not pets. Whether and how SCDA applies it to a pet or horse supplement isn't confirmed; ask SCDA. SCDA's feed-or-remedy chart is quoted on the South Carolina page. S.C. Code §46-27-820 (Condimental Feed Law, 1914, last amended 1979): before any “stock or poultry tonic”, “stock or poultry regulator”, “stock or poultry conditioner”, or “stock or poultry remedy”, or any similar preparation “represented as containing tonic, remedial or other medicinal properties” is sold, the seller files a registration with the Commissioner. §46-27-840: “a registration fee of ten dollars for each separate brand or, in lieu thereof, a maximum fee of fifty dollars per annum covering all brands made by a single manufacturer”, paid in January.Source: scstatehouse.gov |
| South DakotaAlso registers remedies | Check | SDCL 39-14-39(2): “Commercial feed,” any material except unmixed seed, whole or processed, if not adulterated within the meaning of §§ 39-14-46 to 39-14-52, inclusive, which is distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed. SDCL 39-18-7: “The secretary of agriculture and natural resources may determine whether a preparation intended for animal use and subject to registration shall be registered as a commercial feed or as an animal remedy.”Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-18-7 is in the Animal Remedies chapter: https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/39-18.html?all=true. South Dakota also registers animal remedies ($75 per product per year) under SDCL 39-18; see the remedy entry. DANR's decision tree: a product meant to provide nutritional value (“multivitamin, minerals, meal topper, snack, electrolyte drench”) is commercial feed; a product meant to support structure or function in a non-nutritional way, with mostly non-AAFCO ingredients and support for its claims, may be an animal remedy. “Final determination is up to DANR.”Source: danr.sd.gov |
| Tennessee | Not checked | Not checked. Tennessee's feed law definitions (T.C.A. 43-11-103) are published officially only through LexisNexis. TDA's feed rules refer to “commercial feeds and feed supplements” and to “mineral or vitamin supplements” only for label guarantees. Ask TDA how it treats your product.Source: publications.tnsosfiles.com |
| Texas | Check | Tex. Agric. Code §141.002(a): a material is a commercial feed “if it is a simple, mixed, compounded, ground, unground, organic, or inorganic material used as a feed for an animal, including a vitamin, mineral, antibiotic, antioxidant, medicine, drug, chemical, or other material used as an ingredient or component of a mixture of materials used as a feed for an animal.”Source: otsc.tamu.edu |
| Utah | Check | Utah Code 4-12-102(4)(a): “Commercial feed” means all materials that are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed. (4)(b)(v): it does not include “an animal remedy that is not: (A) adulterated; or (B) misbranded.” 4-12-102(23): “Remedy” means a drug, a combination of drugs, a pharmaceutical, “a proprietary medicine”, a veterinary biologic, or a combination of drugs and other ingredients. 4-12-102(2)(b)(ii): “Animal remedy” does not mean “a product produced primarily as feed, to which medication is added at the time of manufacture as an additional ingredient.”Source: le.utah.gov · Utah defines animal remedies only to exclude them from commercial feed. It has no separate animal remedy registration law. UDAF: “All brands or formulas of commercial feeds (including pet treats), feed ingredients for mixing in animal feeds, feed additive concentrates, and supplements or premixes must be registered when distributed for sale in Utah.”Source: ag.utah.gov |
| VermontAlso registers remedies | Check | 6 V.S.A. §323(3): “Commercial feed” means all materials except whole seeds unmixed or physically altered entire unmixed seeds, when not adulterated ..., that are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed. §324(b): “The Secretary shall have the authority to determine whether a product subject to an application shall be registered as a commercial feed, feed supplement, or dosage form animal health product.”Source: legislature.vermont.gov · Vermont registers dosage form animal health products separately ($35 per product); see its animal remedy entry. 6 V.S.A. §323(9): “Feed supplement” means a material used with another to improve the nutritive balance or performance of the total and intended to be fed undiluted as a supplement to other feeds or offered free choice with other parts of the ration separately available or further diluted and mixed to produce a complete feed.Source: legislature.vermont.gov |
| VirginiaAlso registers remedies | Check | Va. Code §3.2-4902(G): “The Commissioner may determine whether a preparation intended for animal use and subject to registration shall be registered as a commercial feed and as an animal remedy.”Source: law.lis.virginia.gov |
| Washington | Check | WSDA: “Pet food can be the complete and balanced pet diets that you might see in the pet food aisle or pet store, but also includes treats, biscuits, sauces, gravies, vitamins, minerals, supplements, raw food, and certain rawhides, chews and bones.”Source: agr.wa.gov WSDA: the commercial feed license covers products such as “feed ingredients, complete and concentrated feeds, feed premixes, and nutritional supplements for livestock, zoo and laboratory animals, wildlife”.Source: agr.wa.gov |
| West Virginia | Check | 61CSR5 §7.1.b.7: “The guarantor may use the word “vitamin,” or a contraction thereof, or any word suggesting a vitamin only in the name of a commercial feed which is represented to be a vitamin supplement, and which is labeled with the minimum content of each vitamin declared.” §5.4.f: for a pet food or specialty pet food “which contains additives (including drugs, other special purpose additives, or non-nutritive additives), the commissioner may require the guarantor to submit evidence to prove the safety and efficacy of the commercial feed”.Source: apps.sos.wv.gov · No separate animal remedy registration law was found in West Virginia's Agriculture chapter (W. Va. Code Chapter 19). W. Va. Code §19-14-2(c): “Commercial feed” means all materials or combinations of materials which are distributed, or intended for distribution, for use as feed or for mixing in feed, unless such materials are specifically exempted, for animals, other than humans ... The term commercial feed shall include the categories of feed ingredients, customer-formula feeds, pet foods and specialty pet foods. §19-14-2(i): “Drug” means any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals, other than humans; and any substance intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body.Source: code.wvlegislature.gov |
| Wisconsin | Not mentioned | Wis. Stat. 94.72(1)(b): “Commercial feed” means all products or materials used or distributed for use as a feed or an ingredient in the mixing or manufacturing of feed for animals or birds (with listed exceptions). The definition doesn't mention supplements; the label rules in the same section refer to mineral supplements.Source: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov |
| WyomingAlso registers remedies | Check | W.S. 11-13-102(a)(iv): “Commercial feed” means all liquid or solid materials or combination of materials, including custom formula feed, medicated feed and mineral feed, which are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed for animals other than man, with listed exceptions. It doesn't mention supplements. Wyoming also has a separate Animal Remedies Act, and W.S. 11-17-203(f) says: “The director may determine whether a manufacturer or distributor shall be registered under the commercial feed or an animal remedy law.”Source: wyoleg.gov W.S. 11-13-102(a)(xi): “Drug” means any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in animals other than man and articles other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body.Source: wyoleg.gov |
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Federal proposal: NASC (the National Animal Supplement Council, an industry group) is working to have Congress take up an “Animal Health Supplement Act”. Its July 2026 update calls it legislation that, “if enacted”, would create a legal category for animal health supplements. It is a proposal, not law.Source: nasc.cc