South Dakota pet food & treat registration

South Dakota registers: both: 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 less. Product fee: $99/yr. License or firm fee: $50 per location per 2 yrs. Tonnage report: some products.

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The facts, with sources

Agency	South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), Animal Feed and Remedy Program (Pet and Specialty Pet Program)Source: danr.sd.gov
What's registered	Both: 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 rule	10 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 period	License: 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 due	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
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.
Tonnage report frequency	Annual (previous calendar year) Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-44(1).
Tonnage report 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).
Form or portal	https://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 form	https://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 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
Home-kitchen pet treats	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. Selling homemade dog treats in South Dakota

Checked October 3, 2026 against the linked agency pages, forms and statutes.

Also see: AAFCO's South Dakota page. AAFCO's state pages show no update date.

Horse, livestock, poultry and wild-bird feed

Different rules Different. The same $50 license applies, but the $99 small package registration is only for pet food and specialty pet food. Other feed (horse, livestock, backyard poultry, wild-bird) goes in the annual tonnage report.Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-43(4) and (5).

For other animal feed in South Dakota: product fee None; license or firm fee $50 per location per 2 yrs; tonnage report yes.

What's registered	Commercial feed license for each location. No product registration for feed other than pet food and specialty pet food.Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-40.1 and 39-14-43.
Product registration fee	None per product (the $99 small package registration is for pet food and specialty pet food)Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-43(4) and (5).
Package-size rule	No package-size rule: all of it goes in the annual tonnage reportSource: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-43.
Tonnage report required?	Yes, for all feed other than pet food and specialty pet food in the small package registrationSource: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-43 and 39-14-44. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.
What to send	The Commercial Feed and Fertilizer Distribution License application with $50 (renewals online), then an online tonnage report and fee each JanuarySource: danr.sd.gov

South Dakota “pet food” means feed for dogs and cats; “specialty pet food” is for pets kept in a cage or tank. Treats for backyard hens or horses aren't in either definition, so they go in tonnage. Ask DANR before you rely on it.Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-39(15)-(19).

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Due dates

January 31: South Dakota small package registration renewal due ($99 per pet food product; late fee after January 31) (if you register products)Source: danr.sd.gov
January 31: South Dakota annual feed tonnage report and inspection fee due (previous calendar year). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. (only if you have products under tonnage reporting)Source: sdlegislature.gov
Your own expiry date: South Dakota commercial feed license expires December 31 of the year after it was issued: renew online from December 1, by January 31 ($50; $50 late fee after that)Source: sdlegislature.gov

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Good to know

Who needs the license: anyone in South Dakota who makes pet food or treats to sell to others; anyone in or outside the state who distributes into South Dakota; anyone named on the label as manufacturer or guarantor. One license for each location with a different physical address.Source: danr.sd.gov
Late fees: a license renewal received after January 31 pays a late fee equal to the license fee ($50). Small package registrations and tonnage reports received after January 31 pay $20 or 10%, whichever is greater.Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-40.1 and 39-14-44(1); repeated on DANR's Small Package Report and tonnage form.
Tonnage inspection fee: DANR charges 10 cents per ton, with a $20 minimum each year. SDCL 39-14-43 caps the rate at 24 cents per ton and sets the $20 minimum. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: sdlegislature.gov · ARSD 12:53:01:13. DANR's commercial feed page: “The tonnage fee is 10 cents/ton or $20 inspection fee, whichever is greater.” https://danr.sd.gov/Agriculture/Inspection/FeedRemedy/CommercialFeed.aspx
South Dakota “pet food” means commercial feed for dogs and cats. “Specialty pet food” is for pets kept in a cage or tank, such as gerbils, hamsters, canaries, psittacine birds, mynahs, finches, tropical fish, goldfish, snakes and turtles. Both pay $99 per product in the small package registration.Source: sdlegislature.gov · SDCL 39-14-39(15), (16), (18) and (19); 39-14-43(4) and (5).
DANR follows the AAFCO Model Bill and Regulations for pet and specialty pet food labeling. DANR says the guaranteed analysis must come from a laboratory test of the finished treat or food.Source: danr.sd.gov · ARSD 12:53:01:02 adopts the model bill and regulations from the 2023 AAFCO Official Publication: https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Rules/12:53:01:02.html
DANR's online renewal guide says hemp products are not allowed in South Dakota.Source: danr.sd.gov · The note appears beside the small package review step. DANR's animal remedy page also bars hemp and CBD in animal remedy products.
In-state firms that make only customer formula feed don't pay the license fee; DANR says a firm only making a custom formula doesn't need a feed license.Source: danr.sd.gov · SDCL 39-14-40.1.

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Nearby states

North Dakota pet food registration (product fee $100 per 2 yrs; license none)
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Iowa pet food registration (product fee $50/yr; license $20 per facility per 2 yrs)
Nebraska pet food registration (product fee $25/yr; license $15 per facility/yr)
Wyoming pet food registration (product fee $40/yr; license none)

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