All states › Do I need a license to sell dog treats? › Mississippi
No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (feed program). Product registration: $25/yr. License: $100 per facility/yr. Tonnage report: some products.
No published rule No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (feed program). Agency page.Source: mdac.ms.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 Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce's published pages and Mississippi's law. We don't judge whether any particular product or kitchen qualifies; that's for the agency, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
Product registration: $25/yr. License: $100 per facility/yr.
| What's registered | Facility permit plus product registration: each location that makes or distributes feed or pet food for sale in Mississippi needs a $100 yearly facility registration permit, and each product is registered with a label. Products in packages of 10 lb or less pay $25 a year each; larger packages pay a tonnage inspection fee instead.Source: mdac.ms.gov · Miss. Code §75-45-159(1): “No person shall manufacture or distribute a commercial or customer-formula feed for sale in this state, unless he has filed with the commissioner ... his name, place of business and location of each manufacturing facility, has paid his registration fee of One Hundred Dollars ($ 100.00) for each location and has been issued his facility registration permit by the department.” MDAC's product form asks for one label per product, including products of 10 lb and over. |
|---|---|
| Product registration fee | $25 per product per year for products sold in packages of 10 lb or less (MDAC's form says under 10 lb). No product fee for larger packages (those pay the tonnage inspection fee). A product sold in both sizes pays $25 and tonnage on the larger packages.Source: agnet.mdac.ms.gov · MDAC Commercial Feed Product Registration form (Form 1444, rev. 9/12/23) and FFLSP page: “Feed product registration fees are $25 per product in packages less than 10 lbs.” Miss. Code §75-45-167(2) sets the $25 per brand for feed “distributed in the state only in packages of ten (10) pounds or less”, paid “in lieu of the inspection fee”. |
| Package-size rule | 10 lb or less: $25 per product per year. Over 10 lb: no product fee; report tonnage each January (25 cents a ton, $20 minimum a year). Sold in both sizes: $25 per product plus tonnage on the larger packages. Exactly 10 lb: the statute says $25, MDAC's form says tonnage; ask MDAC.Source: agnet.mdac.ms.gov · The statute (§75-45-167(2)) gives the $25 fee to feed “distributed in the state only in packages of ten (10) pounds or less”; MDAC's form and page say “less than 10lbs” pays $25 and “10lbs & greater” pays tonnage. The calculator follows the statute's wording, so a package of exactly 10 lb is shown at $25; MDAC's form would put it in tonnage. Ask MDAC. |
| License / firm fee | $100 per facility (each location) per year: the feed facility registration permitSource: agnet.mdac.ms.gov · Miss. Code §75-45-159(1). MDAC's Feed Facility Registration Form (Form 1440, rev. 9/12/23): “There is a $100 fee per facility registration.” The form covers manufacturers, distributors and integrated operators/contract feeders. |
| Registration period | Calendar year. Facility permits and product registrations are renewed each year.Source: mdac.ms.gov · MDAC: “Feed permits and products are renewed annually during the month of December.” Miss. Code §75-45-159(2) and §75-45-167(2): the facility fee and the small-package product fee are due on or before January 1 of each year. |
| Renewal due | On or before January 1 each year (MDAC renews during December). A $50 late fee applies to a facility registration more than 30 days late.Source: agnet.mdac.ms.gov · Miss. Code §75-45-159(2) and §75-45-167(2); MDAC FFLSP page: renewed “during the month of December”. |
| Form or portal | https://agnet.mdac.ms.gov/agManage/uploads/1533.pdfSource: mdac.ms.gov · Commercial Feed Product Registration form (PDF). MDAC also offers online registration through its FFLSP Online Registration System: https://agnet.mdac.ms.gov/fflsp/ |
| License / firm form | https://agnet.mdac.ms.gov/agManage/uploads/1532.pdfSource: mdac.ms.gov · Feed Facility Registration Form, new or renewal (PDF). Online alternative: https://agnet.mdac.ms.gov/fflsp/ |
| What to send | The Feed Facility Registration Form (Federal Tax ID required) with $100 per facility; the Commercial Feed Product Registration form listing each product, one label per product (PDF emailed to FFLSP@mdac.ms.gov, or on a CD or flash drive by mail), and $25 for each product sold under 10 lb. Checks payable to Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, P.O. Box 5207, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5207. Or register online.Source: agnet.mdac.ms.gov · Forms 1440 and 1444 (rev. 9/12/23). |
| Tonnage report required? | Yes, for products sold in packages of 10 lb or more or in bulk. Not for products sold only in packages under 10 lb.Source: agnet.mdac.ms.gov · MDAC Commercial Feed Tonnage Report (Form 1446): “This form should be used for any package size greater than 10 lbs or bulk.” The FFLSP page: “tonnage reporting is required annually for those products each January at .25 cents per ton.” Miss. Code §75-45-167(1): paid by “the person whose name appears on the label as the manufacturer, guarantor or distributor”; no fee if a previous distributor paid it. |
|---|---|
| How often | Annual (calendar year)Source: agnet.mdac.ms.gov · Miss. Code §75-45-169(a): an annual statement of net tons distributed in Mississippi during the preceding calendar year. |
| Due | By the last day of January, for the previous calendar year. The report must be filed even if nothing was sold. Penalty of 10% (minimum $10) if not paid in time.Source: agnet.mdac.ms.gov · Miss. Code §75-45-169(a): penalty if not paid within 15 days after the due date; MDAC's form says the penalty applies “if not paid within 45 days after end of year”. Inspection fee 25 cents a ton, minimum $20 a year. 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 Mississippi fact, with sources: Mississippi 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.
Nearby: Selling dog treats in Louisiana · Selling dog treats in Arkansas · Selling dog treats in Tennessee · Selling dog treats in Alabama
Home kitchen, registration and license rules in all 50 states and DC