Colorado pet food registration

Firm license
$75
annual, due Jan 31

Per product
$25
packages ≤10 lb · annual, due Jan 31

Tonnage
none for small packages
annual, due Jan 31

How to file
mixed · AgLicense
Pay by check (initial paper application), credit card or e-check by phone (initial, after emailing the application), credit card or e-check online in AgLicense (renewals, product and tonnage fees)

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Details

Firm license fee	$75 $75 flat Commercial Feed Company Registration per year; not prorated
License late fee	$50 company registration late fee (fee schedule effective 09/23/2026)
Product fee	$25 Small-package (≤10 lb) distribution fee $25 per product name per year, covering all package sizes up to 10 lb; paid in January AFTER the year of sales (e.g. 2026 sales paid Jan 2027). Registration of each product name + label upload in AgLicense is required before distribution and carries no fee at registration. Products only sold >10 lb are reported as tonnage instead.
Product late fee	$25 per product small-package distribution late fee (fee schedule)
Renewal window	distribution fees paid once per year during January for the previous year's distribution; reminders emailed before Jan 31
Exempt	CBD/dietary-supplement products are not treats and 'Colorado does not require registration' for them (FAQ) Rawhide/pizzles/pig ears/trachea need no Guaranteed Analysis on the label (still registered)
Tonnage note	Tonnage applies only to packages >10 lb and bulk: $0.05/dry ton ($0.025/ton wet >60% moisture) or $50 minimum per company per year, whichever greater, reported each January in AgLicense. 'Do not include the quantity of small-packaged products in the annual tonnage report.' Tonnage late fee 10% of fee due or $50 minimum.
Third-party filing	agent_signature: “Company Registration Application: 'Agent for registration, label reviews, and tonnage reporting (if any): Company name / Address / Contact name and Title / Email Address' — separate from 'Guarantor (The company found on the product label)' and 'Manufacturer (if different)'; signed 'Signature / Print Name / Title' with no officer-only wording. AgLicense account is created by CDA for the registered company ('An email will be sent with the link to your account'); no separate agent login role is published (application PDF + label-requirements PDF, re-read 2026-10-08).”
Before you file	Digital label for every small-package product uploaded in AgLicense for review; product is sellable only once its registration shows Active (A) Application asks package sizes distributed (≤10 lb / >10 lb), species, and whether manufactured in Colorado (CO manufacturers answer process/volume questions) Sole proprietors accepted; no incorporation papers, UPCs or business documents requested
Mail to	Colorado Department of Agriculture, Feed Program, 305 Interlocken Parkway, Broomfield, CO 80021
Public registry	html_search

How the online filing goes

Online or paper?
Order of operations — form first, CDA then takes the $75 by phone (year one)
Logon / Register → Register User (public screen, seen)
Products → Add New: small-package product registration (from program page)
January: Distribution Fees (from program page)
Annual company renewal (Feb 1 – Jan 31) — Shopping Cart (from FAQ)

Your packet lists every value for each screen. Year one: NO online payment — email the signed application to jason.mead@state.co.us and CDA phones you for a credit-card or e-check number (303-869-9102), or mail the application with a $75 check payable to Colorado Department of Agriculture, 305 Interlocken Parkway, Broomfield, CO 80021. No invoice or reference number comes first; the certificate email with AgLicense ID + PIN confirms it posted. From year two: $75 renewal (Shopping Cart) and $25 per small-package product (Distribution Fees, January) are paid by credit card or e-check inside AgLicense; $50-minimum tonnage only if any >10 lb sales. Processing fee not published; no paper remittance forms exist.

Forms

Good to know

Only state in this batch with an explicit 'Agent for registration, label reviews, and tonnage reporting' field on the application.
Small-package fee is paid in arrears (January after the sales year) — a brand launching in 2026 pays $75 now and its first $25/product in Jan 2027.
Label review is a gate: products are 'eligible to be sold in Colorado when they have an active (A) registration in the online system'.
Label rules are strict and formatted: 9 required elements, Guaranteed Analysis order fixed (protein/fat/fiber/moisture), net weight in bottom 30% of the front panel, lot code, 'Keep Frozen' for raw; marketing websites/social media count as labeling.
'Human-Grade' not allowed unless made in a commercial kitchen with a human-food license; 'Organic' needs the NOP seal.
Home-kitchen manufacture allowed for CO makers (GMP expected).

Agency

Colorado Department of Agriculture, Inspection and Consumer Services Division — Feed Program
https://ag.colorado.gov/ics/feed
303-869-9102 (Jason Mead, Administrative Assistant)

Sources: Feed — Colorado Department of Agriculture · Animal Food and Pet Treat Registration and Labeling FAQs · Commercial Feed and Pet Food Company Registration Application · ICS Fee Schedule effective 09/23/2026 · AAFCO — Colorado. Verified 2026-10-08. Not legal advice; confirm with the state before paying.