North Dakota pet food registration

Firm license
none

Per product
$100
biennial, due Dec 31

Tonnage
none for small packages

How to file
state_portal · LARS — License Application & Renewal Services
Pay by online payment in LARS (method not specified on public pages)

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 manufactured out of state; $50 per product manufactured in ND; per two-year cycle, any package size
Product late fee	none stated; cancellation and re-registration after Jan 31
Renewal window	cycle runs Jan 1 of even year – Dec 31 of odd year; renewals appear in the LARS work queue in November of odd years; renewal + fee due by Jan 31 following expiration (i.e., Jan 31 of even years); not renewed by Jan 31 = cancelled, must re-register
Exempt	ND resident producing pet food in a noncommercial kitchen, sold directly to the end consumer at a community event or farmers market, with no meat, poultry, fish or their byproducts
Tonnage note	Pet food is not subject to inspection (tonnage) fees.
Third-party filing	unknown: “LARS 'Logging In For The First Time' tutorial: 'As a registrant you will: i. Be a point of contact for the Business/Entity ii. Access and manage the licensing and product information for the Business/Entity … The registrant request will be sent to the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and staff will approve the application.' 'Registering Pet Food Products': 'If you are a registrant for more than one entity, click the dropdown and select the entity … you must go back and submit an authorized entity request before you can proceed.' No 'agent'/'third party' role is named and nothing restricts the registrant to an officer; NDDA approves each entity request manually. — forms/ND/lars-logging-in-first-time.pdf, lars-registering-pet-food-products.pdf, lars-creating-an-entity.pdf (re-read 2026-10-08)”
Before you file	ND Login account, then an 'authorized entity request' for each company before products can be registered Whole, legible label uploaded per product (PDF preferred, ≤50 MB); NDDA may also request spec sheets, facility permits/licenses or inspection reports
Mail to	600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 602, Bismarck, ND 58505-0020 (paper applications no longer accepted)
Public registry	html_search

How the online filing goes

Registration Request (first sign-in only) (from user guide)
Profile → Authorized Entity(s) → 'Add Entity' (once per company) (from user guide)
Home → 'Product Types' → Pet Food row → 'Start Registration' (from user guide)
Product Registration: Pet Food — Company screen (from user guide)
Add Product dialog (repeat once per product) (from user guide)
Final review and submit (from user guide)

Your packet lists every value for each screen. No payment at submission. NDDA reviews the labels; when approved the application appears in your LARS work queue 'for payment' — open it and pay online in LARS (public pages do not state card vs. ACH or any convenience fee; ask 701-328-2231). Amount: the total shown at final review (step 6). Products become active only after payment.

Forms

Good to know

Online only: 'Paper applications are no longer accepted.' Fee is paid in LARS after NDDA approves the labels; certificate printed from the LARS account.
Biennial cycle locked to even/odd years regardless of when you first register (a product registered in Dec 2027 still expires Dec 31, 2027).
LARS supports one user acting as 'registrant for more than one entity' via authorized-entity requests — the mechanism a filing agent would use; no explicit agent/consultant role is named on public pages.
Out-of-state products pay double the in-state fee ($100 vs $50).
Home-producer exemption is for ND residents only and excludes any meat/poultry/fish products.

Agency

North Dakota Department of Agriculture, Grain & Livestock Division, Pet Food Program
https://www.ndda.nd.gov/divisions/grain-livestock/pet-food-program
(701) 328-2231 / 1-800-242-7535

Sources: Pet Food Program — NDDA · Commercial Feed and Pet Food Registration and Licensing Guidelines (Aug 2025) · LARS: Registering Pet Food Products · Feed Program — NDDA · LARS Pet Food Product Search (public). Verified 2026-10-08. Not legal advice; confirm with the state before paying.