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

No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (feed program). Product registration: $102–$127/yr. License: none. Tonnage report: some products.

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Can you make dog treats in a home kitchen in New Mexico?

No published rule No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (feed program). Agency page.Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.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 New Mexico Department of Agriculture's published pages and New Mexico's law. We don't judge whether any particular product or kitchen qualifies; that's for the agency, New Mexico Department of Agriculture.

New Mexico registration and license for dog treats

Product registration: $102–$127/yr. License: none.

What's registered	Per product: each commercial feed, including pet food, specialty pet food and treats, is registered every year. No firm license.Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · NMDA: “Commercial feeds, which include pet foods and specialty pet foods, are registered by the individual product label.” Pet food page: “New Mexico registers individual products verses licensing companies.” NMSA 76-19A-10(A). Pet food “includes pet treats, biscuits, training foods, sample sizes as well as the more traditional pet foods.”
Product registration fee	$2 registration fee per product per year; plus a $25 annual inspection fee per product sold in packages of 10 lb or less; plus a $100 Spay and Neuter Program fee per dog or cat food product, unless exempt.Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · Application form: “Registration Fee: $2.00 per product regardless of weight”; “Inspection Fee: An additional $25.00 per product if available in quantities of 10 pounds or less”; “Spay and Neuter Program Fees: An additional $100.00 per pet food product.” NMSA 76-19A-10(A), 76-19A-10.1 and 76-19A-12(A). The $100 fee does not apply to a veterinarian-prescribed diet, or to pet food made by a manufacturer whose pet food gross revenue is no more than $3,000,000 a tax year (notarized exemption form, filed every year).
Package-size rule	10 lb or less: $25 annual inspection fee per product instead of tonnage. Over 10 lb: quarterly tonnage report and fee. Sold in both: pay both. Sample sizes are not exempt.Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · NMDA: “If products are distributed in both 10 pound (or less) packages and packages greater than 10 pounds, both the $25.00 inspection fees and quarterly inspection fees are required for those products. There is no exemption for sample size containers.” NMSA 76-19A-12(A). One $2 registration covers all sizes of the same label.
License / firm fee	None (New Mexico registers products, not companies)Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · NMDA: “New Mexico registers individual products verses licensing companies.”
Registration period	Calendar year: from approval to December 31Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · Application form: “All registrations are valid from the day of approval till December 31 of the same year.” NMSA 76-19A-10(A): “A commercial feed registration expires annually on December 31.”
Renewal due	By December 31 each year (registrations expire December 31)Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · NMDA mails renewal applications about six weeks before December 31. Renew on the paper renewal application; new products need the new product registration form.
Form or portal	https://nmdeptag.nmsu.edu/media/pdf/Commercial-Feed-Registration.pdfSource: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · Application for Registration of Commercial Feed (paper; mail with labels and fees to NMDA Feed, Seed & Fertilizer Section, P.O. Box 30005, MSC 3150, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005). Spay and Neuter Program fee exemption form: https://nmdeptag.nmsu.edu/media/pdf/spay-and-neuter-program-exemption-form.pdf
License / firm form	None. No company license in New Mexico; only products are registered.Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · No company license in New Mexico; only products are registered.
What to send	The Application for Registration of Commercial Feed listing each product and all its package sizes, a complete legible label for each product, and the fees: $2 per product, $25 per product sold in 10 lb or less, and $100 per dog or cat food product (or the notarized Spay and Neuter exemption form).Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · Labels as 8.5 x 11 or 11 x 17 hard copies, or digital files named to match the products on the application. Label changes need a Label Revision form and the new label.

Tonnage report

Tonnage report required?	Yes, for products sold in bulk or in packages over 10 lb. Products sold only in packages of 10 lb or less pay the $25 annual inspection fee instead.Source: nmonesource.com · NMSA 76-19A-12(A), as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 13 (SB 143), effective July 1, 2026: $0.25 a ton, at least $5.00 per reporting period. NMDA's tonnage page and fact sheet still show $0.15 a ton and no minimum. Late: 20% or $10, whichever is greater. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. Source for the new rate: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/final/SB0143.pdf
How often	Quarterly (calendar quarters). A report is required even if no sales were made.Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu
Due	Within 30 days after each quarter: January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · NMSA 76-19A-12(C)(1). NMSA 76-19A-12(A), as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 13 (SB 143), effective July 1, 2026: $0.25 a ton, at least $5.00 per reporting period. NMDA's tonnage page and fact sheet still show $0.15 a ton and no minimum. Late: 20% or $10, whichever is greater. 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

December 31: New Mexico feed and pet food registrations expire December 31; renew by then (renewal applications are mailed about six weeks before) (if you register products)Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu
January 31, April 30, July 31, October 31: New Mexico quarterly commercial feed tonnage report and inspection fee due for the previous calendar quarter. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. (only if you have products under tonnage reporting)Source: nmonesource.com

Steps

Ask about home kitchens first. We found no published rule on pet treats made in a home kitchen in New Mexico. Ask the agency, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, before you start.Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.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.
Register each product. $2 registration fee per product per year; plus a $25 annual inspection fee per product sold in packages of 10 lb or less; plus a $100 Spay and Neuter Program fee per dog or cat food product, unless exempt.. Registration form or portal.Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · Application form: “Registration Fee: $2.00 per product regardless of weight”; “Inspection Fee: An additional $25.00 per product if available in quantities of 10 pounds or less”; “Spay and Neuter Program Fees: An additional $100.00 per pet food product.” NMSA 76-19A-10(A), 76-19A-10.1 and 76-19A-12(A). The $100 fee does not apply to a veterinarian-prescribed diet, or to pet food made by a manufacturer whose pet food gross revenue is no more than $3,000,000 a tax year (notarized exemption form, filed every year).
What to send. The Application for Registration of Commercial Feed listing each product and all its package sizes, a complete legible label for each product, and the fees: $2 per product, $25 per product sold in 10 lb or less, and $100 per dog or cat food product (or the notarized Spay and Neuter exemption form).Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · Labels as 8.5 x 11 or 11 x 17 hard copies, or digital files named to match the products on the application. Label changes need a Label Revision form and the new label.
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 report is required even if no sales were made.. Due: Within 30 days after each quarter: January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · NMSA 76-19A-12(C)(1). NMSA 76-19A-12(A), as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 13 (SB 143), effective July 1, 2026: $0.25 a ton, at least $5.00 per reporting period. NMDA's tonnage page and fact sheet still show $0.15 a ton and no minimum. Late: 20% or $10, whichever is greater. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. Tonnage reports by state.
Renew. By December 31 each year (registrations expire December 31)Source: nmdeptag.nmsu.edu · NMDA mails renewal applications about six weeks before December 31. Renew on the paper renewal application; new products need the new product registration form.
Shipping to other states? Each state you sell into has its own rules. Selling dog treats online · fee calculator.

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