Selling homemade dog treats in Arizona: license, registration and fees (2026)

No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Arizona Department of Agriculture (commercial feed). Product registration: none. License: $10 per facility/yr. Tonnage report: yes.

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Can you make dog treats in a home kitchen in Arizona?

No published rule No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Arizona Department of Agriculture (commercial feed). Agency page.Source: agriculture.az.gov · We read the agency's pet food and feed pages, its law and rules, and the state's cottage food rules, and found no statement either way on making pet treats in a home kitchen.

Checked October 3, 2026 against Arizona Department of Agriculture's published pages and Arizona's law. We don't judge whether any particular product or kitchen qualifies; that's for the agency, Arizona Department of Agriculture.

Arizona registration and license for dog treats

Product registration: none. License: $10 per facility/yr.

What's registered	Per firm: a commercial feed license for each manufacturing or distribution facility. No product registration; the license covers any feed with your company name on the label.Source: agriculture.az.gov
Product registration fee	None (Arizona has no product registration)Source: agriculture.az.gov
Package-size rule	No package-size ruleSource: agriculture.az.gov · Registration of individual products is not required; there is no small-package fee.
License / firm fee	$10 per facility per year (a 2-year license is $20)Source: apps.azsos.gov · A.A.C. R3-3-902(A) and A.R.S. 3-2609(B). Firms with no Arizona place of business also pay $10 per year.
Registration period	License year July 1 to June 30; term of 1 or 2 years at the applicant's choiceSource: apps.azsos.gov · A.A.C. R3-3-902(B).
Renewal due	Before the license expires on June 30 (every year or every other year, depending on the term chosen)Source: apps.azsos.gov
Form or portal	https://agriculture.az.gov/sites/default/files/2023.02%20-%20Feed%20-%20FEEDPACKET.pdfSource: agriculture.az.gov · No product registration form. This 'Feed - Packet and Registration Form' on the AZDA Feed page holds the New Commercial Feed License Application. The page's separate fillable application link (2023.06_-_FEED_License_Application.pdf) returned 404 in archive checks.
License / firm form	https://agriculture.az.gov/sites/default/files/2023.02%20-%20Feed%20-%20FEEDPACKET.pdfSource: agriculture.az.gov · New Commercial Feed License Application, inside the feed packet. Mail with a check; AZDA also has an online licensing system (applications.azda.gov), but whether it offers the feed license could not be confirmed.
What to send	New Commercial Feed License Application (one per manufacturing or distribution facility) with $10 per year of the term by check to the Arizona Department of Agriculture ESD, your federal tax ID number, and a copy of each feed label you will sell in Arizona (a proof sheet or electronic copy, not packaging). Mail to AZDA Central Licensing, 1802 W Jackson St., #78, Phoenix, AZ 85007.Source: agriculture.az.gov

Tonnage report

Tonnage report required?	Yes, every licensee reports, even with no sales. Firms exempt from the license (reselling a licensee's packaged feed as received) don't report.Source: agriculture.az.gov · A.R.S. 3-2606(A)(2) for the exempt-distributor rule.
How often	Quarterly (calendar quarters). A licensee with 400 tons or less a year that doesn't pass the fee to buyers may file one annual estimate instead.Source: apps.azsos.gov · A.A.C. R3-3-903(A)(3) and (B).
Due	Last day of January, April, July and October for the previous quarter; annual estimate (with last year's verification) by July 31Source: apps.azsos.gov · Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.

We show who files and when, not the fee: tonnage fees depend on how much you sell. What a tonnage report is, state by state.

Due dates

June 30: Arizona commercial feed license expires; renew ($10 per year; 1- or 2-year term)Source: apps.azsos.gov
January 31, April 30, July 31, October 31: Arizona quarterly tonnage report due for the previous quarter, even with no sales (at 400 tons or less a year you may instead file one annual estimate by July 31). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: apps.azsos.gov

Steps

Ask about home kitchens first. We found no published rule on pet treats made in a home kitchen in Arizona. Ask the agency, Arizona Department of Agriculture, before you start.Source: agriculture.az.gov · We read the agency's pet food and feed pages, its law and rules, and the state's cottage food rules, and found no statement either way on making pet treats in a home kitchen.
License. Commercial feed license ($10/yr per facility): $10 per facility/yr. License form or portal.Source: apps.azsos.gov
What to send. New Commercial Feed License Application (one per manufacturing or distribution facility) with $10 per year of the term by check to the Arizona Department of Agriculture ESD, your federal tax ID number, and a copy of each feed label you will sell in Arizona (a proof sheet or electronic copy, not packaging). Mail to AZDA Central Licensing, 1802 W Jackson St., #78, Phoenix, AZ 85007.Source: agriculture.az.gov
Labels. Moving to AAFCO's new label format? The Pet Nutrition Facts box generator formats the box from your own numbers. We don't review labels.
Tonnage report. Quarterly (calendar quarters). A licensee with 400 tons or less a year that doesn't pass the fee to buyers may file one annual estimate instead.. Due: Last day of January, April, July and October for the previous quarter; annual estimate (with last year's verification) by July 31Source: apps.azsos.gov · Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. Tonnage reports by state.
Renew. Before the license expires on June 30 (every year or every other year, depending on the term chosen)Source: apps.azsos.gov
Shipping to other states? Each state you sell into has its own rules. Selling dog treats online · fee calculator.

Every Arizona fact, with sources: Arizona pet food & treat registration. Selling in several states? The free calculator adds up the fees, and the $49 Registration Pack turns them into a checklist and renewal calendar.

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