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No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Nevada Department of Agriculture (commercial feed). Product registration: none. License: $75 per license/yr. Tonnage report: yes.
No published rule No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Nevada Department of Agriculture (commercial feed). Agency page.Source: agri.nv.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 Nevada Department of Agriculture's published pages and Nevada's law. We don't judge whether any particular product or kitchen qualifies; that's for the agency, Nevada Department of Agriculture.
Product registration: none. License: $75 per license/yr.
| What's registered | Per firm: a commercial feed license for each manufacturer, distributor or guarantor. No product registration.Source: agri.nv.gov · NDA: “A manufacturer, distributor or guarantor who distributes, sells or offers for sale commercial feed in Nevada must obtain a license.” NRS 587.865 also requires a license for each Nevada facility where feed is made or distributed. Nothing in NRS 587.841 to 587.899 or NAC 587 registers individual products. |
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| Product registration fee | None (Nevada has no product registration)Source: leg.state.nv.us · NRS 587.841 to 587.899 (added 2015) set up licensing and quarterly reporting only. |
| Package-size rule | No package-size ruleSource: leg.state.nv.us · The quarterly fee is per ton of all commercial feed, whatever the package size (NRS 587.877). |
| License / firm fee | $75 per license per year (non-refundable)Source: agri.nv.gov · NAC 587.632(2): “A nonrefundable application or annual renewal fee, as applicable, of $75.” NRS 587.867 caps it at $75. |
| Registration period | Annual (calendar year): a license expires December 31 each yearSource: agri.nv.gov · NRS 587.867(3). |
| Renewal due | By December 31 each year; a $20 late fee applies to renewals after December 31Source: agri.nv.gov · NRS 587.867(3) and NAC 587.632(3). |
| Form or portal | https://nv.certifyag.com/Feed/Source: agri.nv.gov · NDA's Online Commercial Feed System (CertifyAg): apply for a new license, renew, and file and pay quarterly tonnage reports. Existing licensees log in with their CF number and passcode. Payment by e-check or card. |
| License / firm form | https://nv.certifyag.com/Feed/Source: agri.nv.gov · New license applications are made in the same online system; its page says “New License … Register for the first time”. We found no paper license form on NDA's page. |
| What to send | Online license application (or renewal) with the $75 fee, including a declaration of who is responsible for the quarterly reports and fees. Then a tonnage report and fee every quarter. NDA may ask for copies of your labels.Source: leg.state.nv.us · NAC 587.632; NRS 587.885(2) (labels on request). |
| Tonnage report required? | Yes, every licensee reports each quarter, even with no salesSource: agri.nv.gov · NDA: “A tonnage report must be submitted regardless of whether the licensee manufactured, distributed or guaranteed any commercial feeds during the reporting period.” NAC 587.634(1). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
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| How often | Quarterly (calendar quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31)Source: agri.nv.gov · NRS 587.877(1). |
| Due | Within 15 days after the end of each quarter: April 15, July 15, October 15 and January 15Source: agri.nv.gov · NDA: “Per NRS 587.877, quarterly sales reports must be submitted within 15 days after the end of a quarter.” The fee is 15 cents per ton or $5, whichever is greater, each quarter (NAC 587.634(3)). Late payments add 50% of the amount due (NRS 587.877(2)). 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 Nevada fact, with sources: Nevada 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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