Kansas pet food registration

Firm license
$10
annual, due Jul 1

Per product
$25
packages ≤10 lb · annual, due Jul 1

Tonnage
none for small packages
semiannual, due Jan 1 / Jul 1

How to file
paper
Pay by check, credit card (KDA 'Credit Card Form' listed on feed documents page – could not download)

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Details

Firm license fee	$10 flat $10 Commercial Feeding Stuffs License per entity; out-of-state firms without a KS facility license their principal office; not required if you only distribute products of a Kansas licensee
Product fee	$25 $25/product/yr for pet food in packages of 10 lb or less, paid in lieu of tonnage/inspection fee; $15/product for specialty pet food ≤1 lb; >10 lb pays tonnage instead
Renewal window	fiscal year Jul 1 – Jun 30, same packet as license renewal
Tonnage note	'In the case of pet foods which are distributed in the state in packages of 10 pounds or less, an annual fee of $25 per product shall be paid in lieu of tonnage reporting.' Tonnage periods Jan 1–Jun 30 and Jul 1–Dec 31; K.S.A. 2-1004(f): 'the report of tonnage and inspection fee shall be due semiannually on the first day of January and the first day of July, covering the tonnage of commercial feeding stuffs sold the preceding six months'; (j) delinquency fee 10% or $50 (whichever greater) if not remitted within 30 days after the due date — tonnage report: 'Penalty starts August 1' / 'Penalty starts February 1'.
Third-party filing	agent_signature: “Small-package registration form (forms/KS/feed-small-package-product-registration.pdf, Rev 03/18): 'Registrant (as name appears on label) … Submitted by (firm, if other than registrant) / Address / City / State / Zip / Phone # / Federal Tax ID #' followed by an unrestricted 'Signature / Title / Date' line (plus a separate 'Name of President/CEO/Owner' info field). Licence form only has 'I hereby attest that the information in this application is true, complete and accurate. Signature / (Typed/printed name of signer) / (Title)'. No portal or agent login exists (paper channel).”
Before you file	A COMPLETE LABEL MUST BE FILED AT TIME OF REGISTRATION Small-package product application must be included with the license application
Mail to	Kansas Department of Agriculture, 1320 Research Park Dr, Manhattan, KS 66502

Forms

Good to know

License form has a separate 'Tonnage Mailing Address' block and feed-category checkboxes ('Small Package (10 lbs. or less)' / 'Bulk/Over 10 lbs.').
Specialty pet food has its own form and a $15 bracket at ≤1 lb; dog/cat food uses the $25 ≤10 lb form.
agriculture.ks.gov is behind Akamai and returns 403 to non-browser fetches; PDFs here were pulled from the Wayback Machine (2024 snapshots) – verify revision dates before filing.

Agency

Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), Dairy and Feed Safety – Feed Safety Program
https://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/dairy-and-feed-safety/feed-safety/feed-licenses
785-564-6700 (fax 785-564-6776)

Sources: KDA Feed Licenses · KDA Commercial Feeding Stuffs Licensing · Feed Small Package Product Registration form (via Wayback) · Commercial Feeding Stuff License application (via Wayback) · Feed Tonnage Fact Sheet · AAFCO – Kansas · K.S.A. 2-1004 Sale of commercial feeding stuffs; inspection fee; annual fee; tonnage report; delinquency fee · Feeding Stuffs Tonnage and Inspection Fee Report (via Wayback). Verified 2026-10-08. Not legal advice; confirm with the state before paying.