Florida pet food registration

Firm license
$40
annual, due Jun 30

Per product
none

Tonnage
fee
quarterly, due Oct 30 / Jan 30 / Apr 30 / Jul 30

How to file
state_portal · FDACS Feed Licensing and Regulatory Website
Pay by online (www.FDACS.gov), check, money order

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

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Details

Firm license fee	$40 Feed Master Registration, banded by tons distributed in Florida the previous year: 0–25 t $40; >25–50 $75; >50–100 $150; >100–300 $375; >300–600 $600; >600–1,000 $900; >1,000–2,000 $1,250; >2,000–5,000 $2,000; >5,000 $3,500. New firms estimate tonnage for year 1 (F.S. 580.041(1)(b))
Tonnage note	No per-ton fee; the banded master-registration fee is the only money. But quarterly tonnage reports (Jul–Sep, Oct–Dec, Jan–Mar, Apr–Jun) are a condition of registration, due within 30 days after each quarter end (F.S. 580.041(1)(c)3)
Third-party filing	registrant_only: “FDACS-13244 Feed Master Registration: 'The undersigned applicant agrees to comply with the provisions of the Florida Commercial Feed Law … By: Authorized Signature / Official Position' — signed by a company official; the form and the LIMS 'License Registration' screen have no agent, submitter or 'on behalf of' block, and the LIMS account is the registrant's own (fl-13244 PDF + LIMS RegNew screen, read 2026-10-08).”
Before you file	Compliance sampling: samples of feed distributed in Florida must be periodically tested by an FDACS-certified lab per the testing matrix; analyses before June 1, results sent by the lab to FDACS; registrant pays the lab (F.S. 580.041(1)(c)1; state page) Keep records of type and tonnage of feed sold in Florida
Check payable to	FDACS
Mail to	FDACS Revenue Processing Section, 407 S. Calhoun Street, Room 121, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800 (checks); program office 3125 Conner Blvd., L-29, Bldg. 8, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650

How the online filing goes

Home → FEED (new registrants) → License Registration
Application for Feed Master Registration — Registrant Information
Application for Feed Master Registration — Contact Information
Registration Fees (from user guide)
Registration Summary → Submit Application (from user guide)
Order of operations — submit in LIMS first, then pay in the separate ROC payment center
Pay the fee — FDACS Revenue Online Collection (separate login; payment screen not seen)

Your packet lists every value for each screen. Two systems: submit the application in LIMS, then pay in FDACS's separate Revenue Online Collection payment center (fdacs.gov → Pay/Register Online → 'Feed Master' → egc.fdacs.gov/roc, EGovOnline login created separately) — credit card or electronic check, any convenience fee shown at checkout (not published); Help Desk (850) 245-5600. Carry over the company name as entered in LIMS and the Registrant # (renewals) or LIMS confirmation (new). Or mail a check/money order payable to FDACS to the Revenue Processing Section, 407 S. Calhoun Street, Room 121, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800 with company name + 'Feed Master Registration' on the memo. The registration is issued once the fee posts.

Forms

Good to know

Only state in this batch with mandatory private-lab compliance sampling as a registration condition; the number of samples depends on feed type and Florida tonnage (FAQ Q2, 'Compliance Sample Calculator' inside LIMS).
Form 13244 signature line: 'Authorized Signature / Official Position' — no agent field; registrant agrees to comply with Ch. 580.
Certificate of Master Registration 'Expires June 30 each year'; a business opening mid-year still pays the full banded fee.
Late penalty: none in F.S. 580.041; distributing before registration is 'prima facie evidence of an attempt to violate' and subject to penalties (580.041(2)).

Agency

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Division of Agricultural Environmental Services, Feed and Seed Section
https://www.fdacs.gov/Agriculture-Industry/Feed-Distributor-Licensing
(850) 617-7866

Sources: Feed Distributor Licensing — FDACS · F.S. 580.041 Master registration; fee; refusal or cancellation; reporting · FDACS-13244 Application for Feed Master Registration · FDACS Feed FAQ · Florida — AAFCO. Verified 2026-10-08. Not legal advice; confirm with the state before paying.