Indiana pet food registration

Firm license
$50
annual, due Dec 31

Per product
$50
packages ≤10 lb · annual, due Dec 31

Tonnage
none for small packages
quarterly, due Apr 30 / Jul 31 / Oct 31 / Jan 31

How to file
mixed · USAPlantsIN
Pay by check, money order

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

Details

Firm license fee	$50 flat $50 per license (Form F-1); out-of-state distributors need one license for the entity; each IN manufacturing location needs its own
License late fee	$50 license late fee if a previously licensed firm fails to renew by Dec 31 or is found distributing without a license (F-1 'late fee (if applicable: found in distribution)')
Product fee	$50 $50/product/yr for pet & specialty pet food in packages of 10 lb or less (IC 15-19-7-30(b), paid instead of tonnage); products >10 lb or bulk are not individually listed (labels still submitted) and pay tonnage instead
Product late fee	$10 per product if renewal not received before Jan 16 or an unlisted product is distributed
Renewal window	listing 'shall be renewed annually before January 1 of each year' (IC 15-19-7-31(c)(1)) — i.e. due by Dec 31, same as the licence; late after Jan 16
Tonnage note	$50/product annual inspection fee for ≤10 lb pet food is paid 'instead of the tonnage fee' (IC 15-19-7-30(b)); if a firm sells both small and large/bulk packages, both small-package fees and tonnage are due. Tonnage late penalty: 10% or $50, whichever is greater, after the 15th of the month following due date.
Third-party filing	agent_account: “Form F-1 (Rev. 08-26, forms/IN/form-f1-feed-license-application.pdf): 'Submitter Agent – If Submitted by another company, on behalf of the Company/Labeler: Submitting Company Name / E-mail / Address / Phone / Contact Name / Title / Current Submitter License #'; Business Type checkbox 'Submitter only'; instructions '5. NEW Submitter Agents must also complete this form. No fees apply.'; definition 'Submitter Agent - someone who is appointed by the licensee to receive any documents, notices, or demands served upon the licensee.' Form F-3 instructions: 'if the product listing is being submitted by another company on behalf of the Company/Labeler and the Submitter currently holds a license, please provide these license numbers … The individual submitting this document must print their name, sign and date the form.' — OISC registers the agent itself (no-fee F-1, Submitter License #) and the submitter signs; this is a paper 'register as agent' role, NOT a portal login (USAPlantsIN is login-only, no public signup).”
Before you file	Submitter Agent must itself file a Form F-1 (no fee) to get a Submitter License # All labels must be submitted (mail or e-mail) and approved before distribution License name and address must match product labeling
Check payable to	Indiana State Chemist
Mail to	Office of Indiana State Chemist and Seed Commissioner, 175 S. University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2063 (FedEx/UPS for overnight)
Public registry	html_search

How the online filing goes

Online or paper?
Logon / Register (public screen, seen)
Licensed Feed Manufacturer Search (public, seen — confirm your licence)
What the paper filing covers (for the account later)

Your packet lists every value for each screen. Check or money order payable to 'Indiana State Chemist' mailed with Form F-1/F-3 to Office of Indiana State Chemist and Seed Commissioner, 175 S. University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2063 (US bank account only). No online payment is documented for feed. Fees: $50 licence; $50 per pet-food product in packages of 10 lb or less; late: $50 licence, $10 per product after Jan 16; tonnage only on >10 lb products ($0.40/ton, $5 minimum, quarterly).

Forms

Good to know

Form F-3 is for NEW product listings only; annual renewal uses a renewal form OISC sends ('contact us' if missing) – do not reuse F-3 for renewals.
Different ingredients, product name or guaranteed analysis = different product; different package sizes of the same product = one product; label stating a specific animal size (e.g. small/large breed) = separate product each.
Existing licensees may e-mail F-3 + labels to feedlicense@groups.purdue.edu (subject '(Company) F-3 Products Listing') but must still mail the form with the check.
Office closed Dec 24 – Jan 4 each year; renewals due Dec 31/Jan 1 should be mailed early.
Product search (BrandSearch.aspx) redirects to the USAPlantsIN login; licensee search is public.
Forms and instructions were revised 8/3/2026; F-1 page 1 is Rev 08-26 but page 2 still says Rev 03-25.

Agency

Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC), Purdue University – Feed/Pet Food Section
https://oisc.purdue.edu/feed/forms.html
765-494-1551 (licensing/product listings, Kaycie Laughner); 765-494-1611 (pet food labels, Katie Simpson); main 765-494-1492

Sources: Feed Section – Forms (licenses Jan–Dec) · Form F-1 Commercial Feed License Application · Form F-1 Instructions (Rev 08-2026) · Form F-3 Pet Food Listing (≤10 lb) · Form F-3 Instructions · Form F-6 Quarterly Tonnage Report · Feed Section home · Pet Food – Contact · Pet Treats and Food – Resources. Verified 2026-10-08. Not legal advice; confirm with the state before paying.