Maine pet food registration

Firm license
none

Per product
$100
annual, due Dec 31

Tonnage
none for small packages

How to file
paper
Pay by check (Treasurer, State of Maine), credit card (office-use block on form lists MC/Visa – method not described for applicants)

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/product name/yr for pet food = $80 registration (§714(1)) + $20 Companion Animal Sterilization surcharge (§714(4)); no package-size bracket; non-pet commercial feed $80/product. 2- or 3-year registrations available at 2x/3x fee on request.
Renewal window	calendar year Jan 1 – Dec 31; all registrations expire Dec 31
Exempt	customer-formula feed
Tonnage note	No feed tonnage/inspection fee in Maine (AAFCO: 'Inspection Fees and Reports: n/a'; the DACF form lists tonnage reports only for fertilizer and lime)
Third-party filing	unknown: “Form signature block is only 'Print Name : / Signature : / Date :' with no officer/owner attestation and no agent, consultant or 'submitted by' block; office-use NOTICE refers only to 'the undersigned'. §714 is silent on who may apply. Neither an agent role nor a registrant-only restriction is stated — forms/ME/feed-seed-fertilizer-registration-application.pdf, 7 M.R.S. §714 (re-read 2026-10-08).”
Before you file	Complete set of labels for any new products Product Listing Addendum (product name, type, charge, label on file) List up to two Maine distributors
Check payable to	Treasurer, State of Maine
Mail to	Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations, 28 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0028

Forms

Good to know

The '$100 per pet' on the form means $100 per pet-food product name ($80 fee + $20 spay/neuter surcharge) – highest flat per-product fee in this batch, no small-package discount.
Home-based manufacturers (≤10 product names, made at home, sold direct to consumers) pay one $80 + $20 total regardless of product count.
Surcharge money is earmarked: first $100k/yr to Companion Animal Sterilization Fund, then Animal Welfare Fund.
Multi-year (2- or 3-year) registration can be requested to skip annual paperwork.
Same form covers feed, seed, fertilizer, lime, soil amendments – tick 'Pet Food' and the per-product fee line.

Agency

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry (DACF), Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/qar/permits_and_licenses/index.shtml
207-287-3841 (fax 207-287-5576)

Sources: Feed, Seed & Fertilizer Registration Application · 7 M.R.S. §714 Registration · 7 M.R.S. §712 Definitions · DACF QAR Permits and Licenses · Feed Laws & Rules · AAFCO – Maine. Verified 2026-10-08. Not legal advice; confirm with the state before paying.