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Massachusetts pet food registration

Firm license
none
Per product
$100
annual, due Dec 31
Tonnage
none for small packages
How to file
state_portal · EEA ePLACE Portal
Pay by card (online via ePLACE 'Pay Fees Due'), check (pay by mail, instructions emailed with invoice)

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

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Details

Product fee$100
$100 per product per year, all package sizes (no small-package bracket)
Product late feeLate fees assessed for renewals received after 12/31 (amount not published on page)
Renewal windowOct 1 – Dec 31
Exempt
  • customer-formula feeds (M.G.L. c.128 §52)
  • a distributor need not register a brand already registered by another person (§52)
Third-party filingagent_account: “MDAR ePLACE instructions (forms/MA/eplace-instructions-le100-products.pdf, pp. 7 & 9): 'Note – If you are the 3rd party company hired to complete the registration, please do not enter the 3rd party details here.' … 'Authorized Representative Company Details: An Authorized Representative is an individual who is not an employee of the registering company but has been contracted as a third party to handle the product registration on the company's behalf. Identify if you are an Authorized Representative. If you are then, add the Authorized Representative Company details.' — the third party files from its OWN personal ePLACE account and the record type carries a built-in Authorized Representative role (not just a paper signature block).”
Before you file
  • Personal ePLACE account (legal name, email, 5 security questions) — one account per individual, created once
  • One label file per product (PDF/JPEG/PNG; front+back combined in one file; filename <75 chars, no special characters); >100 products = one .zip
  • Accept ePLACE Terms & Conditions and a certification statement at submission
Mail to30 Riverside Drive, Suite 202, Lakeville, MA 02347 (per AAFCO; paper applications no longer accepted — pay-by-mail instructions arrive with the ePLACE invoice email)

How the online filing goes

  1. Start the application after login (from user guide)
  2. Step 1: Contact Information > Page 1 of 2 — Company Information → 'Add New' (from user guide)
  3. Additional Company Information (from user guide)
  4. Step 1: Contact Information > Page 2 of 2 — Authorized Representative (from user guide)
  5. Step 2: Application Information > Page 1 of 2 — Type of Commercial Feed (check all that apply) (from user guide)
  6. Step 2: Application Information > Page 2 of 2 — Type of Pet Food (check all that apply) (from user guide)
  7. Step 3: Product Information > Page 1 of 2 — Product Label Information (from user guide)
  8. Step 3: Product Information > Page 2 of 2 — Uploading Product Labels (one row per product) (from user guide)
  9. Step 4: Product Summary (from user guide)
  10. Step 5: Review and certify (from user guide)

Your packet lists every value for each screen. Nothing is paid at submission. MDAR reviews the labels first, then emails a list of reviewed products with payment instructions. Pay online: log in → 'My Records' → find the Record Number → 'Pay Fees Due' → 'Pay Online' → enter card and billing details, accept terms, Submit (receipt by email). Or 'Pay by Mail' using the instructions attached to the email (slower). Fee: $100 per product per year (total shown on the cover sheet).

Forms

Good to know

  • No firm license and no tonnage: the only instrument is $100/product/year.
  • Registration is approved first, then invoiced by email; the confirmation email listing approved products IS the registration certificate (no paper certificate).
  • New products, label updates and cancellations are accepted year-round; renewals only Oct 1 – Dec 31.
  • ePLACE application has an explicit 'Authorized Representative' step for contracted third parties — the registrant company goes in Company Information, the agent in the Authorized Representative section.
  • MDAR says 'allow several weeks for processing' during the ePLACE transition.

Agency

Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), Feed Program
https://www.mass.gov/how-to/commercial-feed-pet-food-registration
857-443-5426

Sources: Commercial Feed & Pet Food Registration | Mass.gov · CFPF-EEA ePLACE Instructions (≤100 products) · Account Management for EEA ePLACE Portal · M.G.L. c.128 §52 · Massachusetts - AAFCO. Verified 2026-10-08. Not legal advice; confirm with the state before paying.