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Tennessee registers: per facility: a commercial feed license for each facility that manufactures or distributes feed in or into Tennessee, including the guarantor named on the label. Covers pet food and pet treats. No product registration. Product fee: None. License or firm fee: Check with the agency. Tonnage report: yes.
| Agency | Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA), Consumer and Industry Services, Ag Inputs SectionSource: stateoftennessee.formstack.com |
|---|---|
| What's registered | Per facility: a commercial feed license for each facility that manufactures or distributes feed in or into Tennessee, including the guarantor named on the label. Covers pet food and pet treats. No product registration.Source: publications.tnsosfiles.com · T.C.A. 44-6-104(a) as rewritten by 2015 Pub. Ch. 485, sec. 16. TDA's feed forms page lists only the license application, no product registration form. |
| Product registration fee | None (Tennessee licenses facilities, not products)Source: tn.gov |
| Package-size rule | No package-size ruleSource: publications.tnsosfiles.com · Rule 0080-05-05-.19 sets the license fee by tons distributed, with no package-size distinction. |
| License / firm fee | Per facility per year, set by the tons you distributed in Tennessee the previous calendar year (tons ÷ 350 × a "Tier 2" fee), never less than one Tier 2 fee. 2015 Pub. Ch. 485 set the Tier 2 fee at $50; we could not confirm the current amount, so check with TDA.Source: publications.tnsosfiles.com · Rule 0080-05-05-.19(2). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. Tier 2 amount from T.C.A. 43-1-703(f) as set by 2015 Pub. Ch. 485: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/109/pub/pc0485.pdf |
| Registration period | Annual; each license expires July 1Source: publications.tnsosfiles.com · T.C.A. 44-6-104(b) as rewritten by 2015 Pub. Ch. 485. |
| Renewal due | July 1 each yearSource: stateoftennessee.formstack.com · The TDA application states that all current licenses expire July 1, 2026; the statute sets July 1 expiry. |
| Tonnage report required? | Yes, every licensee files an annual statement of net tons distributed in TennesseeSource: publications.tnsosfiles.com |
| Tonnage report frequency | Annual (previous calendar year, January 1 to December 31) Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency.Source: publications.tnsosfiles.com |
| Tonnage report due | On or before July 1Source: publications.tnsosfiles.com · Rule 0080-05-05-.19(1). Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
| Form or portal | https://stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/tda_new_commercial_feed_license_applicationSource: tn.gov · Online New Commercial Feed License Application. Questions: AgInputs.Feed@tn.gov or 615-837-5148. |
| License / firm form | https://stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/tda_new_commercial_feed_license_applicationSource: tn.gov |
| What to send | The Commercial Feed License Application for each facility (company, facility and mailing addresses, stop-sale and licensing contacts), then the annual tonnage statement and the license fee set from it.Source: stateoftennessee.formstack.com |
| Home-kitchen pet treats | No published rule No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (feed program). Agency page. Condition: Tennessee's feed license application asks “Are you producing pet treats/feed from your residence?”, but no published rule says what follows from the answer.Source: stateoftennessee.formstack.com · 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 Tennessee |
Checked October 3, 2026 against the linked agency pages, forms and statutes.
Also see: AAFCO's Tennessee page. AAFCO's state pages show no update date.
Same rules as pet food Same as pet food: livestock feed, pet food and pet treat companies all need the commercial feed license.Source: tn.gov
For other animal feed in Tennessee: product fee None; license or firm fee Check with the agency; tonnage report yes.
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