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No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Division of Regulatory Services (Kentucky's feed regulator). Product registration: $50/yr. License: none. Tonnage report: some products.
No published rule No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Division of Regulatory Services (Kentucky's feed regulator). Agency page.Source: rs.uky.edu · 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 Division of Regulatory Services's published pages and Kentucky's law. We don't judge whether any particular product or kitchen qualifies; that's for the agency, Division of Regulatory Services.
Product registration: $50/yr. License: none.
| What's registered | Per product: every commercial feed, including pet food and pet treats, is registered with the Division before it is sold in Kentucky. No firm or facility license.Source: rs.uky.edu · KRS 250.511(2). The Division says “Kentucky law does not require a separate facility license to sell products in Kentucky.” Firms that manufacture feed in Kentucky also file their name and each Kentucky plant (KRS 250.511(1)). |
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| Product registration fee | $50 per product per year, for products sold only in packages of 10 lb or less. No registration fee for products sold in any package over 10 lb; they pay the quarterly inspection fee instead.Source: rs.uky.edu · KRS 250.561(1)(d) and 12 KAR 2:061 Section 5. The Division: “You should never pay both tonnage and the annual fee for a single product.” |
| Package-size rule | Sold only in packages of 10 lb or less: $50 a year per product, in place of the inspection fee. Sold in any package over 10 lb, even if also sold in smaller packages: no registration fee, and the product goes on the quarterly tonnage report.Source: rs.uky.edu · Application instructions; KRS 250.561(1)(d). |
| License / firm fee | None (Kentucky has no firm or facility license for feed or pet food)Source: rs.uky.edu |
| Registration period | Small-package registrations run on the fiscal year, July 1 to June 30. Registrations of products sold over 10 lb stay in effect until cancelled.Source: rs.uky.edu · KRS 250.511(2): a registration continues in effect unless cancelled. The Division says larger-package products are renewed automatically. |
| Renewal due | Small-package products renew each year for July 1. The Division mails a renewal form in June. There are no late fees on renewals.Source: rs.uky.edu |
| Form or portal | https://www.rs.uky.edu/regulatory/feed/regulatory_forms/RegistrationApplication.pdfSource: rs.uky.edu · Application for Registration of Commercial Feeds. Questions: ukfeed@uky.edu or 859-257-6528. Also as a Word file on the forms page: https://www.rs.uky.edu/regulatory/feed/regulatory_forms/RegistrationApplication.docx |
| License / firm form | None. No firm license in Kentucky. Firms that manufacture feed in Kentucky file the Registration of Commercial Feed Manufacturing Facilities form (no fee shown): https://www.rs.uky.edu/regulatory/feed/regulatory_forms/RegistrationCommericalFeedManufacturingFacility.docxSource: rs.uky.edu · No firm license in Kentucky. Firms that manufacture feed in Kentucky file the Registration of Commercial Feed Manufacturing Facilities form (no fee shown): https://www.rs.uky.edu/regulatory/feed/regulatory_forms/RegistrationCommericalFeedManufacturingFacility.docx |
| What to send | The Application for Registration of Commercial Feeds listing each product by its full name as on the label and whether it is sold only in packages of 10 lb or less; a copy of each product's label; and $50 for each product sold only in 10 lb-or-less packages. Pay by check to the University of Kentucky or with the credit card authorization form. Mail to the Feed Program, UK Division of Regulatory Services, 103 Regulatory Services Bldg., Lexington, KY 40546-0275.Source: rs.uky.edu |
| Tonnage report required? | Yes, for products sold in packages over 10 lb or in bulk: a quarterly tonnage report with an inspection fee. Products sold only in packages of 10 lb or less are not on it.Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · KRS 250.561(1) and (2). The Division mails or emails a firm-specific tonnage form each quarter (Tonnage FAQ). |
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| How often | Quarterly (calendar quarters)Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov |
| Due | By the last day of January, April, July and October, for the previous quarterSource: apps.legislature.ky.gov · KRS 250.561(2)(a). The Division's Tonnage FAQ gives the 30th of those months as the due date and the 15th of the next month as the delinquent date. 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.
Every Kentucky fact, with sources: Kentucky 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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