Michigan pet food registration

Firm license
$100
annual, due Jun 30

Per product
none

Tonnage
$0.3/ton, $50 min
annual, due Jul 31

How to file
paper
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	$100 $100 per license; $25 per license if distributing in containers of ONLY 5 lbs or less; one license per label name/address combination (and per in-state manufacturing location)
License late fee	$50 late fee (form checkbox, AOBJ 0457)
Tonnage note	None — small-package pet food owes the $50 minimum inspection fee every year (FAQ Q12 walks a 100-lb pet-treat maker through the report)
Third-party filing	agent_signature: “License application STEP 1: 'Submitter name if different from above: / Address: / City: / State: / Zip: / Country:' — a submitter block distinct from the licensee; certification is generic ('I hereby certify that the statements given above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge … Signature / Print Name / Title'), no officer/owner restriction. Tonnage report PI-135 Section A [6]: 'your firm's name and complete address if you're paying for a different Licensee.' No agent login exists (paper only). — forms/MI/commercial-feed-license-application.pdf; forms/MI/inspection-tonnage-fee-report.pdf (re-read 2026-10-08)”
Before you file	Copy of the label for each product with the application (labels must be approved before distribution) Out-of-state firms: Resident Agent designation or records-availability election (STEP 3) License name/address must match product labels exactly
Check payable to	State of Michigan
Mail to	Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, P.O. Box 30776, Lansing, MI 48909-8276
Public registry	html_search

Only state in this batch with a 5-lb (not 10-lb) small-package threshold, and it discounts the license rather than waiving tonnage.
Every licensee files the tonnage report each July even at ~0 tons and pays the $50 minimum; penalty for late report is $50 or 10%, whichever is greater.
Label pre-approval: 'All product labels MUST be approved by the Department prior to their distribution in Michigan.'
License list is a Power BI (powerbigov.us) dashboard — browse-only, no export.
Michigan.gov blocks plain curl (returns HTML); downloads need a browser User-Agent.

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), Animal Feed Safety Section
https://www.michigan.gov/mdard/animals/feed-safety/commercial-animal-feed-licensing
800-292-3939