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

No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Delaware Department of Agriculture. Product registration: $100/yr. License: none. Tonnage report: no.

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

No published rule No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Delaware Department of Agriculture. Agency page.Source: agriculture.delaware.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 Delaware Department of Agriculture's published pages and Delaware's law. We don't judge whether any particular product or kitchen qualifies; that's for the agency, Delaware Department of Agriculture.

Delaware registration and license for dog treats

Product registration: $100/yr. License: none.

What's registeredPer product: every pet food product distributed in Delaware is registered each year. No firm license.Source: delcode.delaware.gov · 3 Del. C. §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”. Customer-formula feeds are exempt. In Delaware law “pet food” means food for dogs or cats only (§1703(16), (17)).
Product registration fee$100 per product per year for dog and cat food. $23 per product for pet food made by a nonprofit, and for specialty pet food (other pets) registered as commercial feed.Source: delcode.delaware.gov · 3 Del. C. §1706(a)(2)c: “For each year beginning with the year 2025, $100 for each product of each brand.” §1706(a)(2)d sets $23 for a pet food manufactured by a nonprofit; §1706(a)(1) sets $23 for all commercial feed other than pet food. The state's Business First Steps page still says “For feed and pet food the fee is $23 year per product”; that predates the 2023-2025 pet food increase in the statute, so we follow the statute.
Package-size ruleNo package-size rule. One registration covers all package sizes of a product.Source: delcode.delaware.gov · 3 Del. C. §1706(a) sets the fee “for each product of each brand”.
License / firm feeNone (Delaware has no firm license for feed or pet food)Source: delcode.delaware.gov · 3 Del. C. ch. 17 provides for product registration and fees only; it has no license section.
Registration periodCalendar year; all registrations expire December 31Source: delcode.delaware.gov · 3 Del. C. §1704(a): “All registrations expire on December 31 of each year.”
Renewal dueBy December 31 each yearSource: delcode.delaware.gov · 3 Del. C. §1706(a): “An annual registration fee must be paid to the Department, by December 31 each year, for each commercial feed distributed in this State”.
Form or portalhttps://kellysolutions.com/erenewals/petfoodSource: agriculture.delaware.gov · Online through Kelly Registration Systems (KRS): DDA's page says “Commercial Pet Foods Registration is online at https://kellysolutions.com/erenewals/petfood”. KRS blocks scripted access, so we could not view the form itself. Questions: Leanne Garrett, leanne.garrett@delaware.gov, 302-698-4524.
License / firm formNone. No firm license for pet food in Delaware.Source: agriculture.delaware.gov · No firm license for pet food in Delaware.
What to sendAn online registration in KRS for each product, with a label or other printed matter describing the product, and the fee ($100 per dog or cat food product).Source: delcode.delaware.gov · 3 Del. C. §1704(a): the application “shall also be accompanied by a label or other printed matter describing the product” and must include the label information in §1705(a)(2)-(5) (product and brand name, guaranteed analysis, ingredients, name and address of the manufacturer or distributor). DDA's page links the KRS portal for filing.

Tonnage report

Tonnage report required?No. Delaware's feed law has no tonnage report or inspection fee; DDA's tonnage forms are for fertilizer, soil conditioners and liming materials only.Source: agriculture.delaware.gov · 3 Del. C. ch. 17 contains no tonnage or inspection fee.
How oftenNot applicableSource: agriculture.delaware.gov
DueNot applicableSource: agriculture.delaware.gov

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

Steps

  1. Ask about home kitchens first. We found no published rule on pet treats made in a home kitchen in Delaware. Ask the agency, Delaware Department of Agriculture, before you start.Source: agriculture.delaware.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.
  2. Register each product. $100 per product per year for dog and cat food. $23 per product for pet food made by a nonprofit, and for specialty pet food (other pets) registered as commercial feed.. Registration form or portal.Source: delcode.delaware.gov · 3 Del. C. §1706(a)(2)c: “For each year beginning with the year 2025, $100 for each product of each brand.” §1706(a)(2)d sets $23 for a pet food manufactured by a nonprofit; §1706(a)(1) sets $23 for all commercial feed other than pet food. The state's Business First Steps page still says “For feed and pet food the fee is $23 year per product”; that predates the 2023-2025 pet food increase in the statute, so we follow the statute.
  3. What to send. An online registration in KRS for each product, with a label or other printed matter describing the product, and the fee ($100 per dog or cat food product).Source: delcode.delaware.gov · 3 Del. C. §1704(a): the application “shall also be accompanied by a label or other printed matter describing the product” and must include the label information in §1705(a)(2)-(5) (product and brand name, guaranteed analysis, ingredients, name and address of the manufacturer or distributor). DDA's page links the KRS portal for filing.
  4. 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.
  5. Renew. By December 31 each yearSource: delcode.delaware.gov · 3 Del. C. §1706(a): “An annual registration fee must be paid to the Department, by December 31 each year, for each commercial feed distributed in this State”.
  6. Shipping to other states? Each state you sell into has its own rules. Selling dog treats online · fee calculator.

Every Delaware fact, with sources: Delaware 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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