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West Virginia registers: per product: each dog or cat food and treat, and each specialty pet food, is registered every year. Packages of 10 lb or less and packages over 10 lb (or bulk) are separate registrations. No firm permit is needed to make or distribute only pet food. Product fee: $75–$175/yr. License or firm fee: None. Tonnage report: no.
| Agency | West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA), Regulatory and Environmental Affairs DivisionSource: agriculture.wv.gov |
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| What's registered | Per product: each dog or cat food and treat, and each specialty pet food, is registered every year. Packages of 10 lb or less and packages over 10 lb (or bulk) are separate registrations. No firm permit is needed to make or distribute only pet food.Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · W. Va. Code §19-14-5(c), (d), (f), (g) and (h). “Pet” means a dog or cat (§19-14-2(u)). Specialty pets include rodents, ornamental birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, ferrets, hedgehogs, marsupials, and rabbits not raised for food or fur (§19-14-2(aa)). WVDA: “Pet food includes treats, biscuits, training foods, samples sizes as well as traditional pet foods.” |
| Product registration fee | Dog and cat food: $75 per product per year for packages of 10 lb or less; $100 per product per year for packages over 10 lb or bulk. Specialty pet food: $40 per product per year.Source: agriculture.wv.gov · The $75 is a $40 registration fee plus $35 for the WV Spay Neuter Assistance Fund; the $100 is $50 plus $50 for the fund (W. Va. Code §19-14-5(f) and (g); 61CSR5 Appendix 1). The 2025 amendment (HB 3000) removed the sunset date on the spay neuter amounts. The application forms show the same $75, $100 and $40. |
| Package-size rule | Dog and cat food is registered by package size: 10 lb or less ($75/yr, expires December 31) and over 10 lb or bulk ($100/yr, expires August 31). A product sold in both sizes is registered in both categories ($175/yr). Specialty pet food has one $40 registration whatever the size.Source: agriculture.wv.gov · WVDA's FAQ: “Commercial Feed that is packaged in such weights as to apply to several categories shall be registered in each applicable category.” A product sold in 3 lb and 5 lb bags needs only one small-package registration. Each biscuit or rawhide chew size (small, medium, large) and each form (pellets, crumbles, mash) is a separate product (61CSR5 §5.4.c). |
| License / firm fee | None for a firm that makes or distributes only pet foodSource: code.wvlegislature.gov · W. Va. Code §19-14-5(c) exempts “those producing pet food” from the manufacturing permit, and §19-14-5(d)(1) exempts “Persons distributing pet food exclusively” from the distributor permit. WVDA's pet treat guide lists only the product registrations. The $500 guarantor permit in §19-14-5(e) does not expressly exempt pet food; ask WVDA if your name is on the label of pet food only. |
| Registration period | 10 lb or less and specialty pet food: calendar year, January 1 to December 31. Over 10 lb or bulk: September 1 to August 31.Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · W. Va. Code §19-14-5(f), (g) and (h). The large-package form says “For registration period of September 1, 20__ - August 31, 20__”. |
| Renewal due | Apply at least 30 days before expiration: by December 1 for 10 lb-or-less and specialty pet food, and by August 1 for over 10 lb or bulk. New products: at least 30 days before you start selling.Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · W. Va. Code §19-14-5(b). WVDA's pages and forms say 15 days before expiration (or before you start selling) to avoid the $100 late fee. The statute's 30 days is shown here because it is stricter. |
| Tonnage report required? | No. Pet food and specialty pet food are exempt from the inspection fee, and firms that only make or distribute pet food don't file the semiannual tonnage report.Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · W. Va. Code §19-14-9(a)(5) and (c). |
| Tonnage report frequency | Not applicableSource: code.wvlegislature.gov |
| Tonnage report due | Not applicableSource: code.wvlegislature.gov |
| Form or portal | https://agriculture.wv.gov/application-for-small-package-pet-food-10-lbs-and-under/Source: agriculture.wv.gov · Application for Small Package (10 lb./under) Pet Food Registration ($75 per product). Packages over 10 lb or bulk: https://agriculture.wv.gov/application-for-large-packaged-pet-food-registration/ ($100 per product). Specialty pet food: https://agriculture.wv.gov/specialty-pet-food-application/ ($40 per product). Paper forms by mail with a check or money order. Registered users can renew online in WVPlants (https://wvplants.wvda.us/Index.aspx) with the WVPlants ID and PIN on the renewal notice. |
| License / firm form | NoneSource: code.wvlegislature.gov · No permit is needed to make or distribute only pet food in West Virginia. |
| What to send | The right application for each size category, listing each product's brand name, product name and guaranteed analysis (protein, fat, fiber), a label for each product (numbered to match the form), and a check or money order to the West Virginia Department of Agriculture.Source: agriculture.wv.gov · The application can't be processed until the labels arrive; without labels it is returned and becomes subject to the late fee. Mail: WVDA Administrative Services Division, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, WV 25305. Foreign checks need an extra $35; returned checks cost $15. |
| Home-kitchen pet treats | No published rule No published rule found on selling pet treats made in a home kitchen; ask the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. Agency page.Source: agriculture.wv.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 West Virginia |
Checked October 3, 2026 against the linked agency pages, forms and statutes.
Also see: AAFCO's West Virginia page. AAFCO's state pages show no update date.
The facts above follow the state's source. Compared October 4, 2026.
Different rules Different. West Virginia registers only pet food and specialty pet food. Other feed (horse, livestock, poultry, wild-bird) has no product registration, but needs a firm permit (in-state manufacturing $50 per plant, guarantor $500 per facility shipping into the state, or distributor $30) and semiannual tonnage reports with a $0.35 per ton inspection fee.Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · W. Va. Code §19-14-5(c)-(e) and §19-14-9; 61CSR5 Appendix 1. Rule 61CSR5 §5.4.b: feeds made for “horses, pigs, sheep, goats, trout, duck and others” or for wild animals (“wild bird food”) are not pet food.
For other animal feed in West Virginia: product fee None; license or firm fee $500 per facility/yr; tonnage report yes.
| What's registered | Firm permits, no product registration: a Commercial Feed Manufacturing Permit for each plant in West Virginia; a Commercial Feed Guarantor Permit for each facility or location shipping feed into the state under your name (unless it has a manufacturing permit); a Commercial Feed Distributor Permit for other distributors.Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · W. Va. Code §19-14-5(c), (d) and (e). |
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| Product registration fee | None (West Virginia registers only pet food and specialty pet food)Source: code.wvlegislature.gov |
| Package-size rule | No package-size ruleSource: code.wvlegislature.gov |
| License / firm fee | Guarantor permit $500 per facility; manufacturing permit $50 per in-state plant; distributor permit $30. Annual. $100 late fee.Source: agriculture.wv.gov · 61CSR5 Appendix 1; the permit application forms show the same amounts. |
| Registration period | Calendar year; permits expire December 31Source: code.wvlegislature.gov |
| Renewal due | At least 30 days before December 31 (by December 1)Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · W. Va. Code §19-14-5(b). WVDA's pages say 15 days. |
| Tonnage report required? | Yes. Holders of a manufacturing or guarantor permit file a sworn semiannual tonnage report and pay an inspection fee of $0.35 per ton.Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · W. Va. Code §19-14-9; 61CSR5 §6.1 sets a $25 minimum per report. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
| Tonnage report frequency | Semiannual (January-June and July-December)Source: code.wvlegislature.gov |
| Tonnage report due | January 31 and July 31Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · Late: 10% of the fee due; WVDA's form says a flat $100 for late reports with no fee due. Fee depends on tonnage; see the agency. |
| Form or portal | https://agriculture.wv.gov/application-to-register-as-a-commercial-feed-guarantor-permit/Source: agriculture.wv.gov · Guarantor permit ($500). Manufacturing permit ($50): https://agriculture.wv.gov/application-to-register-as-a-commercial-feed-manufacturing-permit/ Distributor permit ($30): https://agriculture.wv.gov/application-to-register-as-a-commercial-feed-distributor/ |
| License / firm form | https://agriculture.wv.gov/application-to-register-as-a-commercial-feed-guarantor-permit/Source: agriculture.wv.gov |
| What to send | The permit application with the fee; then each half year the Semi-Annual Commercial Feed Report with the inspection fee.Source: agriculture.wv.gov · Tonnage form: https://agriculture.wv.gov/semi-annual-commerical-feed-tonnage-report/ |
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