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

No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Product registration: $99/yr. License: $50 per location per 2 yrs. Tonnage report: some products.

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

South Dakota registration and license for dog treats

Product registration: $99/yr. License: $50 per location per 2 yrs.

What's registeredBoth: a commercial feed license for each location (for firms that make feed or whose name is on the label as manufacturer or guarantor), plus small package registration of each pet food and specialty pet food product sold in packages of 10 lb or lessSource: danr.sd.gov · SDCL 39-14-40.1 and 39-14-43(4), (5). DANR: anyone who makes or distributes pet or specialty pet food or treats in South Dakota “must first get a Commercial Feed License.”
Product registration fee$99 per product per year for pet food and specialty pet food sold in packages of 10 lb or less (small package registration). Paid instead of the tonnage inspection fee.Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-43(4) and (5). DANR's pet program page and Small Package Report show the same $99 per product.
Package-size rule10 lb or less only: register each product at $99/yr. Over 10 lb only: no product registration; those packages go in the annual tonnage report. Sold in both sizes: DANR says to register the small packages ($99) and report the packages over 10 lb in tonnage.Source: danr.sd.gov · SDCL 39-14-43(4) gives the $99 fee for pet food “distributed in the state only in packages of ten pounds or less”. DANR's page asks for both the small package registration and tonnage for products sold in mixed sizes. Ask DANR if this applies to you.
License / firm fee$50 per location for a two-year licenseSource: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-40.1: $50 “per in-state location or manufacturer name and location listed on a commercial feed label”; no fee for in-state firms that make only customer formula feed. DANR's pages say $50 per physical location; the license application (rev. 11/25) shows the same $50.
Registration periodLicense: two years, expiring December 31 of the year after it was issued. Small package registrations: one year; DANR's Small Package Report is for the year ending December 31.Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-40.1: each license “expires on the thirty-first of December of the year after the date of issuance.” DANR: “The license is bi-annual and will expire December 31st the following year.” Small package report: https://danr.sd.gov/Agriculture/Inspection/FeedRemedy/docs/Small%20Package%20Report.pdf
Renewal dueLicense: renew online by January 31 after it expires (renewals open December 1); a $50 late fee applies after January 31. Small package registrations: renew online by January 31 each year; after that a late fee of $20 or 10%, whichever is greater, applies.Source: danr.sd.gov · SDCL 39-14-40.1 (license late fee equal to the license fee). DANR's Small Package Report: “Late fees apply to small package renewals received after January 31st.” Renewal opening date from DANR's online renewal guide: https://danr.sd.gov/Agriculture/Inspection/FeedRemedy/docs/HowTo%20-%20Online%20Renewal.SmallPackage.Tonnage.pdf
Form or portalhttps://apps.sd.gov/doa/fdft/login.aspxSource: danr.sd.gov · DANR's Commercial Feed/Fertilizer online portal for small package registration (upload a PDF of the label for each product), license renewals and tonnage reports. DANR stopped accepting mailed or emailed labels in January 2024. Contact: Kylie Good, Kylie.Good@state.sd.us, 605-773-4432.
License / firm formhttps://danr.sd.gov/Agriculture/Inspection/FertilizerSoilAmendments/docs/2023%20DANR%20Feed%20and%20Fertilizer%20Application.pdfSource: danr.sd.gov · Commercial Feed and Fertilizer Distribution License Application (rev. 11/25), $50, for a first license. Check “Manufacture, Label and/or Distribute Pet/Specialty Pet Foods” and the package sizes. Renewals are online at https://apps.sd.gov/doa/fdft/login.aspx.
What to sendFor a first license, the Commercial Feed and Fertilizer Distribution License application with $50. Then, in DANR's online portal, a PDF of the label for each pet food or specialty pet food product sold in packages of 10 lb or less, with $99 per product. Each January, an online tonnage report and fee for anything sold in packages over 10 lb.Source: danr.sd.gov

Tonnage report

Tonnage report required?Yes, for pet food sold in packages over 10 lb (and all other feed). Pet food in the small package registration doesn't pay tonnage on those packages.Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-43 and 39-14-44. DANR: tonnage is the total distributed in or into South Dakota “in packages over 10 lbs.” Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.
How oftenAnnual (previous calendar year)Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-44(1).
DueJanuary 31, for the previous calendar yearSource: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-44(1). Late: 10% or $20, whichever is greater. A licensed firm with no sales must still file with the $20 minimum fee. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. Report online at https://apps.sd.gov/doa/fdft/login.aspx (paper form: https://danr.sd.gov/Agriculture/Inspection/FeedRemedy/docs/DANR%20Feed%20Tonnage%20Inspection%20Fee%20Report.23.pdf).

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 South Dakota. Ask the agency, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, before you start.Source: danr.sd.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. License. Commercial feed license ($50 per 2 yrs per location): $50 per location per 2 yrs. License form or portal.Source: sdlegislature.gov
  3. Register each product. $99 per product per year for pet food and specialty pet food sold in packages of 10 lb or less (small package registration). Paid instead of the tonnage inspection fee.. Registration form or portal.Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-43(4) and (5). DANR's pet program page and Small Package Report show the same $99 per product.
  4. What to send. For a first license, the Commercial Feed and Fertilizer Distribution License application with $50. Then, in DANR's online portal, a PDF of the label for each pet food or specialty pet food product sold in packages of 10 lb or less, with $99 per product. Each January, an online tonnage report and fee for anything sold in packages over 10 lb.Source: danr.sd.gov
  5. 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.
  6. Tonnage report. Annual (previous calendar year). Due: January 31, for the previous calendar yearSource: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-44(1). Late: 10% or $20, whichever is greater. A licensed firm with no sales must still file with the $20 minimum fee. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. Report online at https://apps.sd.gov/doa/fdft/login.aspx (paper form: https://danr.sd.gov/Agriculture/Inspection/FeedRemedy/docs/DANR%20Feed%20Tonnage%20Inspection%20Fee%20Report.23.pdf). Tonnage reports by state.
  7. Renew. License: renew online by January 31 after it expires (renewals open December 1); a $50 late fee applies after January 31. Small package registrations: renew online by January 31 each year; after that a late fee of $20 or 10%, whichever is greater, applies.Source: danr.sd.gov · SDCL 39-14-40.1 (license late fee equal to the license fee). DANR's Small Package Report: “Late fees apply to small package renewals received after January 31st.” Renewal opening date from DANR's online renewal guide: https://danr.sd.gov/Agriculture/Inspection/FeedRemedy/docs/HowTo%20-%20Online%20Renewal.SmallPackage.Tonnage.pdf
  8. Shipping to other states? Each state you sell into has its own rules. Selling dog treats online · fee calculator.

Every South Dakota fact, with sources: South Dakota 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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