{
  "dataset": {
    "name": "Pet food & feed registration dataset",
    "snapshot": "2026-10-03",
    "publisher": "Hundred Dollar Labs",
    "url": "https://hundreddollarlabs.com/petfood/data.html",
    "sample": "Free sample: TX, CA, OR only. The full dataset covers 51 jurisdictions.",
    "licence": {
      "Who it covers": "One organization: the company that buys it, and its employees and contractors working for it.",
      "What you may do": "Use the data inside your organization, and in your own products and services, including ones you sell: a compliance tool, a calculator, a report for a client, an internal dashboard.",
      "What you may not do": "Resell, sublicense, share or republish the raw dataset, or a large part of it, as a dataset: no reposting the files, and no download, feed or API whose main purpose is to hand out the data.",
      "Where the facts come from": "Public state agency pages, forms, laws and rules. Each value links to its source. You are paying for our compilation: the selection, structure, notes and checking.",
      "No warranty": "Laws, fees and forms change, and we may have made mistakes. The data is provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Check the source before you rely on a value. Our total liability is limited to the price you paid.",
      "Not legal advice": "This is general information from public sources, not legal advice.",
      "12 months of updates": "For 12 months after purchase, your download link always serves the latest snapshot (up to 20 downloads in all). We re-check the data at least before each major renewal season. After 12 months the download link stops working, so keep your copy; a newer snapshot is a new purchase."
    }
  },
  "scope": "Registration and license fees, due dates, forms and agencies only. Tonnage/inspection fees are never calculated: where a tonnage report is required we show only that it is required, how often, when it is due and the agency link.",
  "states": [
    {
      "code": "TX",
      "name": "Texas",
      "slug": "texas",
      "fields": {
        "agency": {
          "value": "Office of the Texas State Chemist (Texas Feed and Fertilizer Control Service)",
          "url": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Fees.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "registration_type": {
          "value": "Firm license per facility, plus per-product registration for products sold only in packages of 5 lb or less",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Laws/PetFoodLaws.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "Pet Food Rules §63.8(a): in addition to the license, each pet food distributed in containers of five pounds or less must be registered."
        },
        "product_fee": {
          "value": "$50 per product per state fiscal year (Sept 1 to Aug 31), for products sold only in packages of 5 lb or less",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Fees.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "size_rule": {
          "value": "Only products sold exclusively in packages of 5 lb or less pay the $50 flat fee. If the same product is also sold in packages over 5 lb, the flat fee does not apply and all sizes of that product go through tonnage reporting.",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Fees.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "license_fee": {
          "value": "$75 per facility, one time (the license is permanent unless cancelled or inactive for a year)",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Laws/PDF/FeedLaw.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "Fees page lists a $75 one-time facility licensing fee; Texas Agriculture Code §141.021(b) and §141.023 (license term is permanent)."
        },
        "registration_period": {
          "value": "Small-package product registration runs by state fiscal year, September 1 to August 31",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Fees.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "renewal_due": {
          "value": "Small-package fee due September 1 each year. The facility license does not renew.",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Fees.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "tonnage_required": {
          "value": "Yes, for products sold in packages over 5 lb",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Fees.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "tonnage_frequency": {
          "value": "Quarterly; annual for facilities generating under $100 a year in tonnage fees",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Laws/PDF/FeedLaw.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "Texas Agriculture Code §141.072(a)-(b)."
        },
        "tonnage_due": {
          "value": "Quarterly: by the 31st day after the last day of November, February, May and August (Dec 31, Mar 31, Jul 1, Oct 1). Annual filers: by Oct 1.",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Laws/PDF/FeedLaw.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "Texas Agriculture Code §141.072(c). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency."
        },
        "form_url": {
          "value": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Forms/SmallPackageRegistration-12-06-24.pdf",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Download.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "license_form_url": {
          "value": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Forms/NewFeedLicenseApplicationLA-0198-2-6-2-11.pdf",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Download.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "what_to_send": {
          "value": "Feed License Application with the $75 fee; Small Package Registration form listing each product, with a label for each product and $50 per product",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Forms/SmallPackageRegistration-12-06-24.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "notes": [
          {
            "value": "Applying late for a license, or renewing late, adds a $75 late fee.",
            "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Laws/PDF/FeedLaw.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "Texas Agriculture Code §141.021(d)."
          },
          {
            "value": "New small-package products added later go on a new Small Package Registration form before distribution; the license does not need amending.",
            "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Laws/PDF/FeedRules.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "Commercial Feed Rules §61.25(b)."
          },
          {
            "value": "A product still on shelves more than three months into the next fiscal year owes the $50 fee for that year too, unless it is recalled after August 31.",
            "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Fees.aspx",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          }
        ],
        "feed_applies": {
          "value": "Same as pet food. The $50 small-package fee applies to any commercial feed product sold only in containers of 5 lb or less, and the $75 facility license covers all feed.",
          "note": "Texas Agriculture Code §141.071(c) (\"a commercial feed product packaged in individual containers of five pounds or less\") and §141.021; Feed Rules §61.31(d).",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Laws/PDF/FeedLaw.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "home_kitchen": {
          "status": "no_rule",
          "value": "No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Office of the Texas State Chemist.",
          "condition": null,
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Laws/PetFoodLaws.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "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.",
          "url": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/",
          "agency": "Office of the Texas State Chemist",
          "cottage": {
            "kind": "other",
            "value": "Texas's health department, which runs cottage food, says it doesn't regulate pet food or treats and sends pet bakeries to the Office of the Texas State Chemist.",
            "source": "https://www.dshs.texas.gov/food-manufacturers-wholesalers-warehouses/frequently-asked-questions-food-manufacturers-wholesalers-warehouses",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "Texas DSHS FAQ: “I want to start a pet bakery manufacturing pet food, pet treats, etc. What license do I need? We do not regulate the manufacturing of pet food. You will need to contact the Office of the Texas State Chemists”."
          }
        }
      },
      "calc": {
        "license": {
          "amount": 75,
          "unit": "per facility",
          "recurs": "once",
          "label": "Feed license (one time)",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Fees.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "product_rules": [
          {
            "if": "all_le",
            "lb": 5,
            "fee": 50,
            "recurs": "annual",
            "tonnage": false,
            "label": "Small package registration ($50/yr)",
            "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Fees.aspx",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          },
          {
            "if": "any",
            "fee": 0,
            "recurs": "annual",
            "tonnage": true,
            "label": "No product fee; sold over 5 lb, so all sizes go through tonnage reporting",
            "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Fees.aspx",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          }
        ],
        "tonnage": {
          "mode": "if_rule",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Laws/PDF/FeedLaw.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        }
      },
      "deadlines": [
        {
          "label": "Texas small-package registration fee due ($50 per product)",
          "dates": [
            [
              9,
              1
            ]
          ],
          "applies": "if_product_fee",
          "url": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Forms/SmallPackageRegistration-12-06-24.pdf",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Fees.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        {
          "label": "Texas tonnage report due (quarterly filers; annual filers file only the October 1 report). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.",
          "dates": [
            [
              12,
              31
            ],
            [
              3,
              31
            ],
            [
              7,
              1
            ],
            [
              10,
              1
            ]
          ],
          "applies": "if_tonnage",
          "url": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Forms-Fees/Fees.aspx",
          "source": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Laws/PDF/FeedLaw.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        }
      ],
      "aafco": {
        "url": "https://www.aafco.org/regulatory/state-information/texas/",
        "checked_on": "2026-10-04",
        "last_modified": "2024-03-21",
        "differences": []
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "CA",
      "name": "California",
      "slug": "california",
      "fields": {
        "agency": {
          "value": "California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Food and Drug Branch",
          "url": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/Pages/FDBPrograms/FoodSafetyProgram.aspx",
          "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "registration_type": {
          "value": "Per facility: a Pet Food Processor License (in California) or Registration (out of state) for each facility that manufactures, packs, labels or warehouses processed pet food. No per-product registration.",
          "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "product_fee": {
          "value": "None (labels are submitted with the facility application)",
          "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "size_rule": {
          "value": "No package-size rule",
          "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "license_fee": {
          "value": "$190 per facility per year",
          "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/FeeIncreaseLetterFoodSafetyFY2526.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "Raised from $166 to $190 on July 1, 2025. Also stated on application CDPH 8676 (7/2025) and in the FAQ."
        },
        "registration_period": {
          "value": "Valid for 1 year from issue",
          "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "renewal_due": {
          "value": "Annually, by the expiration date on your license (no fixed statewide date)",
          "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "tonnage_required": {
          "value": "No. CDFA's commercial feed program, which collects feed tonnage, does not regulate food for domestic pets.",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/CommercialFeedComplaints.html",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "tonnage_frequency": {
          "value": "Not applicable",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/CommercialFeedComplaints.html",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "tonnage_due": {
          "value": "Not applicable",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/CommercialFeedComplaints.html",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "form_url": {
          "value": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/CDPH%20Document%20Library/ControlledForms/cdph8676.pdf",
          "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "license_form_url": {
          "value": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/CDPH%20Document%20Library/ControlledForms/cdph8676.pdf",
          "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "what_to_send": {
          "value": "Application CDPH 8676, a representative label for each form of pet food, and the $190 fee by check. Out-of-state facilities also send a health permit/certificate for the facility and an ingredient list for each product.",
          "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "notes": [
          {
            "value": "A brand that contracts out all manufacturing, packing, labeling and warehousing does not need its own registration, but each contractor facility must hold one.",
            "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/PetFoodFAQ.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "FAQ Q4 and Q7."
          },
          {
            "value": "Fresh or frozen raw pet food containing meat or poultry is licensed by CDFA's Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch instead.",
            "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          },
          {
            "value": "Processed pet food can't be made, packed, labeled or stored in a home; it must come from an approved facility such as a commercial kitchen.",
            "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/PetFoodFAQ.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "FAQ Q5."
          },
          {
            "value": "California manufacturers with organic claims also need an Organic Processed Product Registration.",
            "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          },
          {
            "value": "Late fee: $30 if more than 30 days past the expiration date.",
            "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/CDPH%20Document%20Library/ControlledForms/cdph8676.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          }
        ],
        "feed_applies": {
          "value": "Different agency and fees. Feed for horses, livestock and poultry is regulated by CDFA's Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, not CDPH: a commercial feed license of $500 per location per year and quarterly tonnage reports. No product registration. CDPH's pet food registration doesn't apply.",
          "note": "Food & Agricultural Code 14925 excludes feed for domestic pets \"such as dogs, cats, and birds\" from commercial feed; 3 CCR 2751(b) sets the $500 license. CDFA's license guide lists horses, poultry, laying hens, gamebirds and rabbits as licensed species.",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/docs/FeedLaw_Regs.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "home_kitchen": {
          "status": "facility_required",
          "source_kind": "guidance",
          "value": "California doesn't allow processed pet food, including treats, to be made, packaged, labeled or stored in a home; it must come from an approved facility, such as a commercial kitchen.",
          "condition": "A Pet Food Processor License for the approved facility. Raw meat and poultry pet food is licensed by CDFA instead.",
          "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/PetFoodFAQ.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "CDPH Pet Food FAQ, Q5: “Can I make pet treats from home? A: No, processed pet food, including treats, cannot be manufactured, packaged, labeled, or stored in a residential home. All processed pet foods must be produced and distributed from an approved facility.”",
          "agency": "California Department of Public Health",
          "cottage": {
            "kind": "excludes",
            "value": "California's Cottage Food Law doesn't cover pet food: processed pet food isn't on the approved list for cottage food operations.",
            "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "CDPH, Procedures for Obtaining a Pet Food Processor License or Registration (rev. 8/2025), item 11: “processed pet food is not on the Approved Food Products List for Cottage Food Operations. Processed pet food must be prepared in a commercial kitchen, and not in a residence.”"
          }
        }
      },
      "feed_fields": {
        "agency": {
          "value": "California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Commercial Feed Regulatory Program",
          "url": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/CommercialFeedReg.html",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/CommercialFeedReg.html",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "registration_type": {
          "value": "Per location: a commercial feed license for each location that manufactures, distributes or stores feed, and wherever your name is on the label. No product registration.",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/docs/commercial_feed_license_application_guide.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "product_fee": {
          "value": "None per product",
          "note": "CDFA: the program is funded by a licensing fee and an inspection fee based on tonnage sold.",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/CommercialFeedReg.html",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "size_rule": {
          "value": "No package-size rule",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/docs/FeedLaw_Regs.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "license_fee": {
          "value": "$500 per location per year; not prorated. Renewing more than a month late adds $100.",
          "note": "3 CCR 2751(b), (d), (e); Food & Agricultural Code 15053-15055.",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/docs/FeedLaw_Regs.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "registration_period": {
          "value": "July 1 to June 30",
          "note": "Food & Agricultural Code 15054.",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/docs/FeedLaw_Regs.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "renewal_due": {
          "value": "July 1 each year (licenses expire June 30)",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/docs/FeedLaw_Regs.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "tonnage_required": {
          "value": "Yes. The licensee named on the label of packaged feed reports every quarter, including zero reports.",
          "note": "3 CCR 2750(a)-(c). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/docs/FeedLaw_Regs.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "tonnage_frequency": {
          "value": "Quarterly (calendar quarters)",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/TonnageTaxHowToGuide.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "tonnage_due": {
          "value": "April 30, July 31, October 31 and January 31, for the quarter just ended",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/TonnageTaxHowToGuide.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "form_url": {
          "value": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/CommercialFeedReg.html",
          "note": "Apply, report tonnage and pay through CDFA's ExtraView database, linked from this page.",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/docs/commercial_feed_license_application_guide.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "license_form_url": {
          "value": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/docs/commercial_feed_license_application_guide.pdf",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/CommercialFeedReg.html",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "what_to_send": {
          "value": "A commercial feed license application in CDFA's ExtraView online database (paper applications are available if you have no internet access), with the $500 fee for each location",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/docs/commercial_feed_license_application_guide.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "notes": [
          {
            "value": "California's commercial feed law excludes feed for domestic pets such as dogs, cats and birds; pet food goes to CDPH instead.",
            "note": "Food & Agricultural Code 14925.",
            "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/docs/FeedLaw_Regs.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          },
          {
            "value": "A retail store that only sells packaged feed labeled by a licensed manufacturer doesn't need a license.",
            "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/docs/Do_I_need_a_Commercial_Feed_License.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          },
          {
            "value": "If a feed mill makes your product with your name on the label, CDFA requires a license at your headquarters and at the mill.",
            "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/docs/Do_I_need_a_Commercial_Feed_License.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          },
          {
            "value": "Late quarterly reports cost $100 (zero tons) or $200 (under 10,000 tons); late payments add 15% of the amount due.",
            "note": "3 CCR 2750(b).",
            "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/docs/FeedLaw_Regs.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          }
        ]
      },
      "calc": {
        "license": {
          "amount": 190,
          "unit": "per facility",
          "recurs": "annual",
          "label": "Pet Food Processor Registration ($190/yr per facility)",
          "caveat": "Not needed by a brand that contracts out all manufacturing, packing, labeling and warehousing; each contractor facility holds its own.",
          "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/FeeIncreaseLetterFoodSafetyFY2526.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "product_rules": [],
        "tonnage": {
          "mode": "never",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/CommercialFeedComplaints.html",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "feed": {
          "license": {
            "amount": 500,
            "unit": "per location",
            "recurs": "annual",
            "label": "CDFA commercial feed license ($500/yr per location)",
            "caveat": "One license for each location that makes, distributes or stores feed, and wherever your name is on the label (Food & Agricultural Code 15051).",
            "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/docs/FeedLaw_Regs.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          },
          "product_rules": [],
          "tonnage": {
            "mode": "always",
            "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/docs/FeedLaw_Regs.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          }
        }
      },
      "anniversary_renewal": {
        "label": "California Pet Food Processor Registration expires (renew; $30 late fee after 30 days)",
        "source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
        "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
        "types": [
          "pet"
        ]
      },
      "deadlines": [
        {
          "label": "California CDFA commercial feed license renewal due ($500 per location; licenses expire June 30)",
          "dates": [
            [
              7,
              1
            ]
          ],
          "applies": "always",
          "types": [
            "feed"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/CommercialFeedReg.html",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/docs/FeedLaw_Regs.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        {
          "label": "California quarterly feed tonnage report due (previous quarter; zero reports required). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.",
          "dates": [
            [
              4,
              30
            ],
            [
              7,
              31
            ],
            [
              10,
              31
            ],
            [
              1,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "applies": "always",
          "types": [
            "feed"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/CommercialFeedReg.html",
          "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/TonnageTaxHowToGuide.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        }
      ],
      "aafco": {
        "url": "https://www.aafco.org/regulatory/state-information/california/",
        "checked_on": "2026-10-04",
        "last_modified": "2024-03-21",
        "differences": [
          {
            "field": "license_fee",
            "aafco_says": "Current Tonnage tax rate is 0.12/ton of finished feed sold in CA; reported quarterly. Current License fee is $500.00 per year.",
            "state_label": "the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)",
            "state_says": "Pet Food Processor License/Registration $166 $190 $190",
            "state_source": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/FeeIncreaseLetterFoodSafetyFY2526.pdf",
            "our_page_uses": "state",
            "aafco_context": "under CDFA's commercial feed program; the page names CDPH as the contact for all pet foods",
            "state_context": "the fee table's current, new and renewal annual fees; the $190 applies from July 1, 2025"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "OR",
      "name": "Oregon",
      "slug": "oregon",
      "fields": {
        "agency": {
          "value": "Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), Animal Health Program: Commercial Animal Feed",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "url": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx"
        },
        "registration_type": {
          "value": "None for dog and cat food. Oregon's feed law leaves out “Feed for dogs, cats, birds or fish maintained as household pets”, so there is no product registration or feed license for it.",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "ORS 633.006(4)(b)(C). ODA: “Dog and cat products are exempt from commerical feed licensing and registration, but may qualify as Animal Remedies requiring Veterinary Product registration.” ODA's pet food page says food for pets other than dogs and cats must be registered as commercial feed (see notes)."
        },
        "product_fee": {
          "value": "None for dog and cat food",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "ODA lists “Feed for dogs, cats, birds, or fish maintained as household pets” among the products exempt from registration."
        },
        "size_rule": {
          "value": "Not applicable",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "license_fee": {
          "value": "None from the feed program for dog and cat food. Oregon makers of dog or cat food or treats that contain raw or cooked meat need a Pet Food Manufacturing License from ODA Food Safety.",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/food-safety/fs-licensing/Pages/pet-food.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "ODA's 2026-2027 Food Safety fee schedule lists “Animal Food Processor” at $253 a year for gross sales up to $50,000, rising to $824 over $10 million. It doesn't use the name “Pet Food Manufacturing License”; check the fee with ODA Food Safety."
        },
        "registration_period": {
          "value": "Not applicable",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "renewal_due": {
          "value": "Not applicable",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "tonnage_required": {
          "value": "No",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "Dog and cat food is outside the feed law. For commercial feed, ODA says Oregon “does not require periodic tonnage reporting outside of the registration fee.”"
        },
        "tonnage_frequency": {
          "value": "Not applicable",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "tonnage_due": {
          "value": "Not applicable",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "form_url": {
          "value": null,
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/AnimalHealth/CommercialFeedLicenseandProductRegistrationApplication.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "No registration form: Oregon does not register dog or cat food. ODA's commercial feed product list says “Not for use for canine or feline products.”"
        },
        "license_form_url": {
          "value": null,
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/food-safety/fs-licensing/Pages/pet-food.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "No feed license for dog or cat food. Oregon makers whose dog or cat food or treats contain meat apply for the Pet Food Manufacturing License through ODA Food Safety: https://www.oregon.gov/oda/food-safety/fs-licensing/Pages/application.aspx"
        },
        "what_to_send": {
          "value": "Nothing to register for dog or cat food. Treats and supplements that make health claims go to ODA's Veterinary Product (animal remedy) registration instead.",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/food-safety/fs-licensing/Pages/pet-food.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "notes": [
          {
            "value": "Food for pets other than dogs and cats: ODA says it “must be registered as Commercial Feed”. The statute exempts feed for household pet birds and fish too, so feed for pets such as rabbits, guinea pigs or reptiles is the clear case. Ask ODA about bird and fish food.",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/food-safety/fs-licensing/Pages/pet-food.aspx",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "ORS 633.006(4)(b)(C) exempts “Feed for dogs, cats, birds or fish maintained as household pets”."
          },
          {
            "value": "Treats and supplements (for any animal) that make health claims must be registered with ODA's Veterinary Products program ($100 per product per year). ODA's Pet Food Facts adds pet food or treats containing CBD.",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/food-safety/fs-licensing/Pages/pet-food.aspx",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "See Oregon's animal remedy entry. Pet Food Facts (ODA Food Safety, updated 7/23): “If a pet food or treat is making a health claim or has CBD in it, the firm must be registered with the Animal Remedies Program”."
          },
          {
            "value": "Pet food made in Oregon with raw or cooked meat needs a Pet Food Manufacturing License from ODA Food Safety. Without meat, no Food Safety license is needed. Pet food made only with fish or other seafood (no meat or poultry) doesn't need the license.",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/FoodSafety/PetFoodFacts.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          },
          {
            "value": "Labels: Oregon pet food must show the maker's or distributor's name and place of business, net quantity, the common name and the ingredients (ORS 616.250). Packaged pet food made with meat must also say “Pet Food”, “Animal Food” or “Dog and Cat Food” and, unless canned, “Not for Human Consumption” (OAR 603-013-0612). A guaranteed analysis isn't required by Oregon.",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/FoodSafety/PetFoodFacts.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          },
          {
            "value": "Not Kelly Registration Systems: ODA uses its own online licensing portal for feed and veterinary product renewals.",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          }
        ],
        "feed_applies": {
          "value": "Different. Horse, livestock and backyard poultry feed, wild bird feed, and food for pets other than dogs and cats are commercial feed: a license ($150 a year under 5,000 tons) plus $40 per product a year, on the calendar year. No tonnage reports.",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "ORS 633.015 and 633.029; OAR 603-058-0240 and 603-058-0250."
        },
        "home_kitchen": {
          "status": "allowed",
          "source_kind": "guidance",
          "value": "Pet food or treats made without meat need no license from the Oregon Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Program, as its home-kitchen page says. Treats containing raw or cooked meat need a Pet Food Manufacturing License.",
          "condition": "Meatless treats only. Animal food processing is a prohibited activity in a licensed home (domestic) kitchen, so treats with meat are made in a licensed facility outside it.",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/food-safety/fs-licensing/pages/domestic-kitchen.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "ODA, Home (Domestic) Kitchen Licensing, prohibited activities: “Animal food processing (if you make pet food without meat, you don't need a license)”. ODA's Dog & Cat Food Licensing page: “If a treat or food made in Oregon contains raw or cooked meat, you need to obtain a Pet Food Manufacturing License”.",
          "agency": "Oregon Department of Agriculture",
          "cottage": {
            "kind": "excludes",
            "value": "Oregon's Cottage Food Exemption only applies to food for people; ODA adds that pet treats don't need a license unless they contain meat.",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/FoodSafety/CottageFoodExemptionFAQENG.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "ODA Cottage Food Exemption FAQs, Q8: “Are pet treats included under the Cottage Food Exemption? No. The Cottage Food Exemption only applies to food for human consumption. However, pet treats don't require a license unless they contain meat.”"
          }
        }
      },
      "feed_fields": {
        "agency": {
          "value": "Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), Animal Health Program: Commercial Animal Feed",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "url": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx"
        },
        "registration_type": {
          "value": "Both: a commercial feed license (for each Oregon manufacturing location, one per out-of-state manufacturer or guarantor, or a non-manufacturing license) plus registration of every product (each brand and formula).",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "ORS 633.015(1) and 633.029(1)(a); OAR 603-058-0240(2). A firm must hold a license to register products (OAR 603-058-0250(3))."
        },
        "product_fee": {
          "value": "$40 per product per year",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "OAR 603-058-0250(2), amended January 26, 2026 (DOA 4-2026). ORS 633.015(7) caps it at $60. The application (rev. 4/26) also shows $40 each."
        },
        "size_rule": {
          "value": "No package-size rule: “Formulas offered in multiple sized packages do not need to be registered multiple times, as long as the labeling is identical otherwise.”",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "license_fee": {
          "value": "$150 a year for under 5,000 tons (also the non-manufacturing license); $300 for 5,000-9,999 tons, $450 for 10,000-19,999, $600 for 20,000-29,999 and $750 for 30,000 tons or more; $15 for bird seed only (under 1 ton a year)",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/AnimalHealth/CommercialFeedLicenseandProductRegistrationApplication.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "OAR 603-058-0240 shows the same fees. In-state manufacturers pay per Oregon location; out-of-state manufacturers pay one fee on total tonnage distributed in Oregon. ORS 633.029 caps the license fee at $1,000."
        },
        "registration_period": {
          "value": "Calendar year (January 1 to December 31). Fees are not prorated.",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "ORS 633.015(1) and 633.029(1)(a): registrations and licenses expire December 31."
        },
        "renewal_due": {
          "value": "By December 31 each year; renew online in ODA's licensing portal during the renewal period",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "tonnage_required": {
          "value": "No. ODA: “Oregon does not require periodic tonnage reporting outside of the registration fee. The annual license fee is set by a company's declared tonnage.”",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "tonnage_frequency": {
          "value": "Not applicable",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "tonnage_due": {
          "value": "Not applicable",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "form_url": {
          "value": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/AnimalHealth/CommercialFeedLicenseandProductRegistrationApplication.pdf",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "Commercial Feed License and Product Registration Application (rev. 4/26). New applicants must use the paper form (check or credit card, by mail or secure fax). Renewals, added products and revised labels can go through ODA's online portal: https://mylicense.oda.state.or.us/"
        },
        "license_form_url": {
          "value": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/AnimalHealth/CommercialFeedLicenseandProductRegistrationApplication.pdf",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "The same form covers the license (Part 1) and the products (Part 2)."
        },
        "what_to_send": {
          "value": "The Commercial Feed License and Product Registration Application with the license fee and $40 per product, a list of the products (complete brand and product name and every UPC), and a copy of each current label. Fax or mail it; don't email card details. Certificates are mailed after the labels are approved.",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
          "note": "OAR 603-058-0250(1) (January 2026) requires the complete product name, each UPC and the complete label."
        },
        "notes": [
          {
            "value": "Wild bird feed made only of unmixed seeds is exempt from registration. Custom mixed feeds are exempt too, but the mill still needs a license.",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "ORS 633.015(5), (6)."
          },
          {
            "value": "A distributor is not required to register a brand already registered by another person.",
            "source": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors633.html",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "ORS 633.015(2)."
          },
          {
            "value": "Dishonored payments incur a $35 administrative fee.",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/AnimalHealth/CommercialFeedLicenseandProductRegistrationApplication.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          }
        ]
      },
      "calc": {
        "license": null,
        "product_rules": [],
        "tonnage": {
          "mode": "never",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "feed": {
          "license": {
            "amount": 150,
            "unit": "per facility",
            "recurs": "annual",
            "label": "Commercial feed license ($150/yr under 5,000 tons)",
            "caveat": "One per Oregon manufacturing location, or one per out-of-state firm. $300 to $750 a year above 5,000 tons; $15 for bird seed only under 1 ton.",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          },
          "product_rules": [
            {
              "if": "any",
              "fee": 40,
              "recurs": "annual",
              "tonnage": false,
              "label": "Commercial feed product registration ($40/yr)",
              "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
              "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
            }
          ],
          "tonnage": {
            "mode": "never",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          }
        }
      },
      "deadlines": [
        {
          "label": "Oregon commercial feed licenses and product registrations expire December 31: renew ($150 license under 5,000 tons, $40 per product)",
          "dates": [
            [
              12,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "applies": "always",
          "types": [
            "feed"
          ],
          "url": "https://mylicense.oda.state.or.us/",
          "source": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors633.html",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        }
      ],
      "aafco": {
        "url": "https://www.aafco.org/regulatory/state-information/oregon/",
        "checked_on": "2026-10-04",
        "last_modified": "2024-03-21",
        "differences": []
      }
    }
  ],
  "feed_notes": [
    {
      "topic": "specialty",
      "value": "Minnesota: a specialty pet is a domesticated animal kept in a cage or tank, such as a gerbil, hamster, canary, finch, tropical fish, snake or turtle. It does not include a dog, cat, horse, rabbit or wild bird. The $100 small-package registration covers pet food and specialty pet food.",
      "note": "Minn. Stat. 25.33 subd. 22 and 25.39 subd. 1(b).",
      "source": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/25.33",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "topic": "specialty",
      "value": "Georgia: specialty pet food does not include feed for horses, rabbits and wild birds. The $40 registration covers pet food and specialty pet food in packages of 10 lb or less.",
      "note": "O.C.G.A. 2-13-1(18.2) and 2-13-6(d).",
      "source": "https://agr.georgia.gov/sites/default/files/documents/assets/legal/ocga/ocga-georgia-commercial-feed-act.pdf",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "topic": "specialty",
      "value": "Virginia: specialty pets do not include dogs, cats, horses, rabbits and wild birds. Specialty pet food in packages of 1 lb or less is registered at $35 per product (up to $700 in total) instead of $50; the calculator uses the $50 small-package rate, so it can overstate this case.",
      "note": "Va. Code 3.2-4800 and 3.2-4804(E).",
      "source": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title3.2/chapter48/section3.2-4804/",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "topic": "specialty",
      "value": "Illinois: a specialty pet is any animal normally kept in confinement, including birds, fish, gerbils, hamsters, snakes, turtles and zoo animals. The $90 small-package fee covers pet food and specialty pet food.",
      "note": "505 ILCS 30/3(u) and 30/6(a)(4).",
      "source": "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=1677&ChapterID=40",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "topic": "specialty",
      "value": "California: food for dogs, cats, exotic birds and rodents that is labeled as pet food needs no CDFA feed license (it goes to CDPH). Feed for horses, poultry, laying hens, gamebirds and rabbits needs the CDFA license.",
      "source": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/docs/Do_I_need_a_Commercial_Feed_License.pdf",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "topic": "wild_birds",
      "value": "Washington: the commercial feed license covers feed for wildlife such as wild birds, squirrels and deer.",
      "source": "https://agr.wa.gov/departments/animals-livestock-and-pets/animal-feed/commercial-feed-general-information",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "topic": "wild_birds",
      "value": "Virginia: the $50 small-package registration (10 lb or less) lists horses, rabbits and wild birds along with dogs and cats.",
      "source": "https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pdf/reg-feed.pdf",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "topic": "seeds",
      "value": "Florida: unmixed whole seeds, including physically altered entire unmixed seeds, are not commercial feed (for example, a bag of plain sunflower seed). A seed mix is not covered by this exclusion.",
      "note": "§580.031(2)(a), F.S.",
      "source": "http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599/0580/Sections/0580.031.html",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "topic": "seeds",
      "value": "Ohio: unmixed whole seeds and physically altered entire unmixed seeds are not commercial feed. A seed mix is not covered by this exclusion.",
      "note": "ORC 923.41(B).",
      "source": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-923.41",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "topic": "seeds",
      "value": "Missouri: unmixed whole seeds, physically altered entire unmixed seeds and wild bird seed are not commercial feed. A seed mix that isn't wild bird seed is not covered by this exclusion.",
      "note": "RSMo 266.160(2).",
      "source": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=266.160",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "topic": "household",
      "value": "Iowa: \"pet\" means any domesticated animal normally kept in or near the owner's household, not only dogs and cats. The law doesn't say whether treats for backyard hens, or for a horse kept at home, count as pet food; the calculator treats them as other animal feed. Ask the agency before you rely on it.",
      "note": "Iowa Code 198.3(18). If they are pet food, the $50 small-package registration applies.",
      "source": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/198.3.pdf",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "topic": "household",
      "value": "New York: \"pet\" means any domesticated animal normally kept in or near the owner's household, not only dogs and cats. The law doesn't say whether treats for backyard hens, or for a horse kept at home, count as pet food; the calculator treats them as other animal feed. Ask the agency before you rely on it.",
      "note": "N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law §128(8). If they are pet food, the $100-per-product registration applies.",
      "source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/AGM/128",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "topic": "household",
      "value": "Washington: \"pet\" means any domesticated animal normally kept in or near the owner's household, not only dogs and cats. The law doesn't say whether treats for backyard hens, or for a horse kept at home, count as pet food; the calculator treats them as other animal feed. Ask the agency before you rely on it.",
      "note": "RCW 15.53.901(23). If they are pet food, product registration applies instead of the license.",
      "source": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=15.53.901",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
    }
  ],
  "remedy": {
    "scope": "Animal remedy (dosage-form animal health product) registration: pet and horse supplements such as joint chews, probiotics and calming products. We quote each state's own definition and never classify a product; the state agency decides.",
    "states": [
      {
        "code": "OR",
        "name": "Oregon",
        "slug": "oregon",
        "status": "registers",
        "fields": {
          "agency": {
            "value": "Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), Animal Health Program: Veterinary Product Registration",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/ahlicensing/VetProducts/Pages/default.aspx",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "url": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/ahlicensing/VetProducts/Pages/default.aspx"
          },
          "law": {
            "value": "ORS 596.100; OAR 603-012-0210 to 603-012-0250 (amended January 26, 2026)",
            "source": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors596.html",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "ORS 596.100 requires annual registration of each animal remedy, veterinary biologic and pharmaceutical, at a fee set by rule of up to $150."
          },
          "definition": {
            "value": "“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": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/agriculture/Documents/Rulemaking/final_vet_products.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "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."
          },
          "product_fee": {
            "value": "$100 per product per year",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/agriculture/Documents/Rulemaking/final_vet_products.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "OAR 603-012-0230(2). The application form (rev. 1/26) also shows $100 per product."
          },
          "registration_period": {
            "value": "July 1 to June 30. Fees are not prorated.",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/ahlicensing/VetProducts/Pages/default.aspx",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          },
          "renewal_due": {
            "value": "Registrations expire June 30; apply by July 1 each year",
            "source": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors596.html",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "ORS 596.100(2); the application form says registrations expire June 30."
          },
          "form_url": {
            "value": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/AnimalHealth/VetProductsApp.01.26.pdf",
            "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/ahlicensing/VetProducts/Pages/default.aspx",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
            "note": "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": {
            "value": "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": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/AnimalHealth/VetProductsApp.01.26.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          },
          "feed_overlap": {
            "value": "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": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/AnimalHealth/VetProductsApp.01.26.pdf",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          },
          "notes": [
            {
              "value": "ODA lists “health and dietary supplements” and “functional treats” among the products that need veterinary product registration, with over-the-counter drugs, topical treatments, wound care, hemp products and “25b” natural pesticides.",
              "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/ahlicensing/VetProducts/Pages/default.aspx",
              "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
            },
            {
              "value": "One registration covers identical products sold in several package sizes. Different strengths, flavors, dosage forms (chews vs tablets) or brand names each need their own registration.",
              "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/ahlicensing/VetProducts/Pages/Registration-Details.aspx",
              "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
            },
            {
              "value": "Since January 2026 ODA keeps on file the UPCs printed on each product's labels; products sold without UPCs should be noted as such.",
              "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/ahlicensing/VetProducts/Pages/Registration-Details.aspx",
              "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
            },
            {
              "value": "Exempt: complete diets, products compounded by or for Oregon-licensed veterinarians under a veterinarian-client-patient relationship, and pesticides registered under FIFRA. “25b” pesticides are not exempt.",
              "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/AnimalHealth/VetProductsApp.01.26.pdf",
              "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
            }
          ]
        },
        "calc": {
          "product_rules": [
            {
              "if": "any",
              "fee": 100,
              "recurs": "annual",
              "label": "Veterinary product (animal remedy) registration ($100/yr)",
              "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/agriculture/Documents/Rulemaking/final_vet_products.pdf",
              "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
            }
          ]
        },
        "deadlines": [
          {
            "label": "Oregon animal remedy registrations expire June 30: renew ($100 per product)",
            "dates": [
              [
                6,
                30
              ]
            ],
            "applies": "if_product_fee",
            "url": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/AnimalHealth/VetProductsApp.01.26.pdf",
            "source": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors596.html",
            "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "feed_states": [
      {
        "code": "TX",
        "flag": true,
        "value": "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": "https://otsc.tamu.edu/Laws/PDF/FeedLaw.pdf",
        "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "CA",
        "flag": true,
        "value": "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": "https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH%20Document%20Library/FDB/FoodSafetyProgram/Pet%20Food/ProceduresPetFood.pdf",
        "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
        "also": {
          "value": "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": "https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/docs/FeedLaw_Regs.pdf",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        }
      },
      {
        "code": "OR",
        "flag": true,
        "value": "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": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors633.html",
        "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
        "also": {
          "value": "ODA: “Pet treats and supplements may be subject to Animal Remedy/Veterinary Product registration in Oregon.”",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/oda/animal-health-feeds-livestock-id/feed/Pages/feed-licensing.aspx",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-03"
        },
        "note": "Oregon also has a separate veterinary product (animal remedy) registration; see its animal remedy entry."
      }
    ],
    "notes": [
      {
        "value": "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": "https://www.nasc.cc/news/animal-health-supplement-act-update-july-2026/",
        "checked_on": "2026-10-03",
        "topic": "nasc"
      }
    ]
  }
}