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

Allowed: Wisconsin's DATCP: if you make pet food or treats for sale in your own kitchen, even on a very small scale, you must meet all the requirements of a commercial feed manufacturer, but you don't need a commercial kitchen like the one needed for human food. Product registration: none. License: $25 per license/yr. Tonnage report: yes.

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Can you make dog treats in a home kitchen in Wisconsin?

Allowed Wisconsin's DATCP: if you make pet food or treats for sale in your own kitchen, even on a very small scale, you must meet all the requirements of a commercial feed manufacturer, but you don't need a commercial kitchen like the one needed for human food. Condition: Commercial feed license, annual tonnage report and labeling rules. DATCP's FAQ adds that the kitchen must be clean and in good repair, and to check with your municipality for local rules.Source: datcp.wi.gov · DATCP, Making Pet Treats for Sale: “You do not need a commercial kitchen like that you would need to produce human food.” DATCP, Starting a Pet Food or Treat Business FAQ, Q7: https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/PetFoodBizzFAQ.pdf

This is Wisconsin's published guidance, checked October 3, 2026. We don't judge whether any particular product or kitchen qualifies; that's for the agency, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture.

Wisconsin registration and license for dog treats

Product registration: none. License: $25 per license/yr.

What's registered	Per firm: an annual commercial feed license (one for each Wisconsin site that makes, labels or distributes feed, plus one covering all out-of-state sites). Pet food and treats are commercial feed. No product registration.Source: datcp.wi.gov · Wis. Stat. 94.72(5) and Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 42.02.
Product registration fee	None (Wisconsin has no product registration)Source: datcp.wi.gov
Package-size rule	No package-size ruleSource: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov · Wis. Stat. 94.72(6)(a): inspection fees apply to all commercial feed distributed in Wisconsin, with no package-size exception.
License / firm fee	$25 per license per yearSource: datcp.wi.gov · Wis. Stat. 94.72(5)(b) and ATCP 42.02(4) also set $25 per license/location.
Registration period	Annual license year, March 1 through the last day of FebruarySource: datcp.wi.gov · Wis. Stat. 94.72(5)(b) and ATCP 42.02(5): licenses expire on the last day of February.
Renewal due	By February 28 (last day of February) each year, together with the tonnage reportSource: datcp.wi.gov
Form or portal	https://mydatcp3.wi.gov/services/servicedetails/1bf60013-a197-ef11-903e-00505684f46bSource: datcp.wi.gov · Apply online through MyDATCP (new applicants); renewals at https://mydatcp3.wi.gov/ (MyDATCP). Paper new-license form: https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/CommFeedNewLicense.pdf
License / firm form	https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/CommFeedNewLicense.pdfSource: datcp.wi.gov · Paper renewal form: https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/CommFeedRenewLicense.pdf
What to send	Commercial feed license application (online at MyDATCP or on paper) with $25 per license, plus copies of the pet food labels you will distribute in Wisconsin. Each year after that, renew and file the tonnage report by the end of February.Source: datcp.wi.gov

Tonnage report

Tonnage report required?	Yes, every licensee files a tonnage report for each license, even with zero tonnageSource: datcp.wi.gov · DATCP renewal materials: a separate tonnage report is required for each license.
How often	Annual (previous calendar year)Source: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Due	By the last day of February (postmarked by February 28)Source: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov · Wis. Stat. 94.72(6)(am)1. 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

February 28: Wisconsin commercial feed license renewal due ($25; license expires end of February)Source: datcp.wi.gov
February 28: Wisconsin annual tonnage report due for the previous calendar year (required even with zero tonnage). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Steps

Home kitchen. Wisconsin's DATCP: if you make pet food or treats for sale in your own kitchen, even on a very small scale, you must meet all the requirements of a commercial feed manufacturer, but you don't need a commercial kitchen like the one needed for human food. Commercial feed license, annual tonnage report and labeling rules. DATCP's FAQ adds that the kitchen must be clean and in good repair, and to check with your municipality for local rules.Source: datcp.wi.gov · DATCP, Making Pet Treats for Sale: “You do not need a commercial kitchen like that you would need to produce human food.” DATCP, Starting a Pet Food or Treat Business FAQ, Q7: https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/PetFoodBizzFAQ.pdf
License. Commercial feed license ($25/yr): $25 per license/yr. License form or portal.Source: datcp.wi.gov
What to send. Commercial feed license application (online at MyDATCP or on paper) with $25 per license, plus copies of the pet food labels you will distribute in Wisconsin. Each year after that, renew and file the tonnage report by the end of February.Source: datcp.wi.gov
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. Annual (previous calendar year). Due: By the last day of February (postmarked by February 28)Source: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov · Wis. Stat. 94.72(6)(am)1. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. Tonnage reports by state.
Renew. By February 28 (last day of February) each year, together with the tonnage reportSource: datcp.wi.gov
Shipping to other states? Each state you sell into has its own rules. Selling dog treats online · fee calculator.

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