Connecticut pet food registration

Firm license
none

Per product
$80
annual, due Dec 31

Tonnage
none for small packages

How to file
paper · CT eLicense
Pay by check, money order

You sign, pay and submit We fill the forms, compute the fee and tell you where it goes.

Details

Product fee	$80 $80 per product per calendar year, any package size ('Calculated @$80.00 per product'); non-refundable; each new or renewed registration
Renewal window	all registrations expire December 31; renewal form is not posted online — 'You must contact the licensing unit at 860-713-2512 for renewal application and associated forms'
Exempt	Customer-formula feed (§22-118l(b)) A distributor need not register a feed already registered by another person (§22-118l(b)) — a registration by the brand/guarantor covers its distributors
Tonnage note	No tonnage or inspection fee in Chapter 428a (AAFCO: 'Inspection Fees and Reports: n/a')
Third-party filing	agent_signature: “Commercial Feed Registration Application section 1: 'Registrant / Agent / Manufacturer (All correspondence will be mailed here) — If you are registering on behalf of another company, list that contact information here' with a separate 'Company Name / Company Address' column. Certification signed by 'Printed name of applicant / Signature of applicant / Title': '2. The application is made for and in behalf of the above named company.' No online agent role (eLicense is renewal/payment only) (feed-app.pdf, re-read 2026-10-08).”
Before you file	FEIN (or Canadian GST #) or SSN, and business type with principal's name One legible paper label (or facsimile) per new or revised product; 'Acceptance of submitted application does not denote automatic acceptance of submitted label' Allow at least 2 weeks for label review; incomplete applications and payment are returned
Check payable to	Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Mail to	State of Connecticut Department of Agriculture, 450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 702, Hartford, CT 06103
Public registry	html_search

How the online filing goes

Online or paper?
First online renewal — reset the password for the existing account (from user guide)
Renewal (from user guide)
Pay

Your packet lists every value for each screen. Online renewals (when offered on the notice) are paid by credit card at the end of the eLicense renewal. Paper filings: check or money order payable to Connecticut Department of Agriculture, $80 per product, mailed with the application and labels to 450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 702, Hartford, CT 06103. Incomplete applications and payments are returned.

Forms

Good to know

No firm fee, no tonnage — cost is purely $80 × products × year; one of the pricier per-SKU states for a multi-flavor treat line.
Renewal form is deliberately not online; must phone/email the licensing unit each cycle.
Form is built for agents: separate Registrant/Agent column vs Company column and an 'on behalf of' certification.
Dog biscuits are pet food and 'each feed product formulation must be registered' (Agricultural Commodities page).
Posted application still shows 'Registration Expiration: 12/31/23' and 'feed-app-2024.pdf' variant exists — the form is reused year to year.
Failure to register a feed after notice: $100 administrative fine per product (§22-118l(d)(2)).

Agency

Connecticut Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Regulatory Services — Agricultural Commodities Unit (licensing via the Licensing Unit)
https://portal.ct.gov/doag/licensing/licenses/feed-commercial-registration
(860) 713-2512 (licensing) / (860) 713-2513 (commodities)

Sources: Commercial Feed Product Registration — CT DoAg · Commercial Feed Registration Application · Commercial Animal Feed Manufacturing Facility Registration Application (2020) · C.G.S. Chapter 428a, §22-118k–22-118u · Agricultural Commodities — CT DoAg · Proposed Regs §22-118q-1 to -6 (eRegulations) · AAFCO — Connecticut. Verified 2026-10-08. Not legal advice; confirm with the state before paying.