Louisiana pet food registration

Firm license
$40
annual, due Jun 30

Per product
$10
packages ≤10 lb · annual, due Jun 30

Tonnage
$1/ton, $10 min
quarterly, due Oct 1 / Jan 1 / Apr 1 / Jul 1

How to file
usaplants · USAPlants-LA
Pay by online via USAPlants-LA (US address + US bank only), check, money order / international money order, wire transfer (Capital One, instructions in renewal guidance)

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 $40 annual company (pet food registration) fee, LAC 7:XVII.137(A); + optional $200 'Specialty Company' fee if ALL products are sold in packages ≤10 lb, which eliminates quarterly inspection (tonnage) fees
License late fee	$50 for renewal registrations filed/postmarked after June 30 (not charged on initial or new-product registrations)
Product fee	$10 $10 per label (product) per year, any package size (LAC 7:XVII.137(B)); package size only affects tonnage: ≤10 lb-only firms may pay the $200 specialty fee instead of tonnage
Product late fee	$50 company late fee covers late renewals; no separate per-label late fee stated
Renewal window	with company renewal, by June 30; new products may be added any time without late fee
Exempt	custom mixes / customer-formula feeds (labeled per R.S. 3:1394 but exempt from label registration)
Tonnage note	$200 Specialty Company fee (paid with registration) exempts a ≤10 lb-only firm from quarterly inspection fees; quarterly tonnage REPORTS are still required ('Specialty Companies must still submit quarterly tonnage reports without inspection fees'). Otherwise $1/ton, $10 minimum per quarter even with zero sales; due Oct 1/Jan 1/Apr 1/Jul 1, 25% penalty if not received within 30 days.
Third-party filing	unknown: “Portal guidance (forms/LA/usaplants-la-online-portal-guidance.pdf): 'If you have the USAPlants ID # and Pin # for your company (found on your renewal statement), please click the "Register" button to sign up for access to our system … When adding a license please be sure that the Company Name is the same name as the guarantor's name on the products being sold. If the names do not match the products will automatically be considered out of compliance.' Also: 'If reporting for multiple accounts we ask that you include a separate check and paperwork for each account registered with our program.' No agent/consultant/authorized-representative wording anywhere in the portal guide, renewal guidance or Jotform descriptions — access is by company ID + PIN, so a third party with the PIN could log in, but no agent role is published.”
Before you file	New firms: submit Jotform AHS-17-03 New Manufacturer Registration AND AHS-17-08 Label Application with check/MO/wire, or email feedprogram@ldaf.state.la.us for portal instructions Labels must be 'Active' after review before distribution; 'Pending Review' products may not be sold
Check payable to	Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) – one check per program/license
Mail to	LDAF Feed Program, c/o LDAF Revenue, 5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 1003, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

How the online filing goes

New firms only - Jotform AHS-17-03 'New Registration of Commercial Feed Manufacturers and Guarantors' (https://ldaf.jotform.com/252894342939067)
New firms only - Jotform AHS-17-08 'Animal Feed and Pet Food Registration Application', one submission per product (https://ldaf.jotform.com/252596041798065)
USAPlants-LA - Feed Program > Products > Add New (Feed Manufacturers Product Edit screen, from user guide)
Renewal (by June 30) - Feed Manufacturers > Actions (from user guide)
Quarterly tonnage reports - Tonnage > Add/Edit Quarterly Tonnage Report (from user guide)

Your packet lists every value for each screen. New firms: mail a copy of the Jotform confirmation email with one check or money order per program, payable to 'Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry', to LDAF Feed Program c/o LDAF Revenue, 5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 1003, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (no cash, no foreign-bank checks; wire instructions are in the portal guide). Renewals and tonnage: Profile > Online Shopping Cart > Add Selected Items to Cart > Proceed to the Louisiana.gov payment page (US address and US bank only). Penalties and partial balances cannot be paid online - check, money order or wire only.

Forms

Good to know

Fiscal-year quarters: Q1 Jul–Sep due Oct 1 (postmark by Oct 30), Q2 due Jan 1, Q3 due Apr 1, Q4 due Jul 1 – a ≤10 lb brand still files four $0 reports/yr if it paid the $200 specialty fee, else four $10 minimums.
Tonnage form has a checkbox 'PAYS $200 SPECIALTY FEE – EXEMPT FROM TONNAGE FEE YES/NO'.
LDAF returns checks covering multiple programs; one check per license/program, with paperwork.
Revised labels with guaranteed-analysis/ingredient changes must be submitted when changed; if old-label stock remains in market the revised label is registered as a NEW product (new $10).
Brand statuses: Active / Pending Review / Not Registered / Denied / Stop Sale / Revision Needed; only Active may be distributed.
Portal errors if browser back button is used; portal can export product list to Excel and print a registration certificate.

Agency

Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF), Office of Animal Health & Food Safety – Feed Program Division
https://www.ldaf.la.gov/animals/feed
225-935-2169 (fax 225-237-5812)

Sources: LDAF – Commercial feed and pet food · LAC 7:XVII.137 Fees for Pet Food · Guidance for Making & Selling Pet Food and Treats in Louisiana · Guidance for Annual Commercial Feed Registration Renewals · Guidance for the LDAF Feed Program Online Portal · Guidance for Submitting Commercial Feed Tonnage · AHS-27-05 Quarterly Tonnage Report. Verified 2026-10-08. Not legal advice; confirm with the state before paying.