Vermont pet food registration

Firm license
none

Per product
$105
annual, due Apr 1

Tonnage
none for small packages

How to file
mixed · Online renewal/registration for firms with an existing Agency account
Pay by check

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

Details

Product fee	$105 $105 per product per year, all package sizes (no size bracket). Dosage-form animal health products $35.
Product late fee	None stated. $10 surcharge per product (in addition to $105) if a withdrawal-from-distribution order was issued for nonregistration (6 V.S.A. § 324(d)).
Renewal window	Registration year Apr 1 – Mar 31; Agency mails computerized renewal forms on or about Feb 15 (generated in March per program page); cutoff for NEW products before renewals go out is Feb 15; call L&R if no renewal by Mar 10
Exempt	Unaltered single-ingredient products with no guaranteed analysis or nutritional claim (e.g., whole raw bones, whole striped sunflower seed) — must still be labeled 'Not for human consumption' Dosage-form animal health products register separately at $35
Tonnage note	No tonnage FEE ('There is no tonnage fee associated with pet food' — pet-food page; FAQ Q12 'Currently we do no charge a tonnage fee for feed products'). Tonnage REPORTING is required only for 'all agricultural feed manufactured in Vermont' (FAQ Q12, read 2026-10-08) — an out-of-state pet-food registrant files nothing. Earlier FAQ wording ('registered manufacturers, and distributors in Vermont and those located in other states ... Reports are due by January 30') is no longer on the page; VT-manufactured feed may still owe a Jan 30 report — see open_questions.
Third-party filing	agent_signature: “'The undersigned hereby certifies that the information appearing below is correct in every respect, that feed packages and/or labeling conform to 6 V.S.A. 26§325, and that this application is made for and on behalf of: Manufacturer: Firm ...' with a separate 'Address Correspondence to: Firm / Attention' block and 'Correspondents Federal Identification Number'; signed 'Signature & Title' under the 32 V.S.A. § 3113 tax certification — Application for Registration of Commercial Feeds and Feed Supplements (Fillable_NEW.pdf), re-read 2026-10-08. The signer acts 'on behalf of' the manufacturer; no officer-only wording.”
Before you file	Certification of compliance with 32 V.S.A. § 3113 (Vermont tax good standing) signed under pains and penalties of perjury — on the application Labels for ALL products in electronic format (CD/flash drive) with the paper application; labels may also be emailed to agr.feedseedfert@vermont.gov Raw meat/poultry products made in VT need a VT meat handler's license (Animal Food Manufacturer) — out-of-state makers: FDA facility registration/FSMA
Check payable to	Agency of Agriculture
Mail to	Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, Business Office L&R, 116 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620-2901
Public registry	html_search

How the online filing goes

Online or paper?
Logon / Register → Register User (existing registrants only)
Account Home → Feed program → Online Shopping Cart (from user guide)
Add a new product (from user guide)
Proceed to Checkout → pay (from user guide)

Your packet lists every value for each screen. Online renewals pay at VTPlants checkout through the state's payment processor (card or eCheck; a processor service fee may apply — not published on the public pages). Paper: check payable to 'Agency of Agriculture' mailed with the application or the computerized renewal form to Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, Business Office L&R, 116 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620-2901. $105 per product per registration year (Apr 1 – Mar 31).

Forms

Good to know

Highest flat per-product fee in the set: $105/product/year, no small-package bracket, no firm fee.
Non-calendar year: Apr 1 – Mar 31; renewals mailed ~Feb 15; new-product cutoff Feb 15 so a product registered in March is immediately renewed again Apr 1.
Flavor and recipe variants are separate products; package sizes are not (FAQ Q15 examples).
Application includes a Vermont tax good-standing certification under penalty of perjury (32 V.S.A. § 3113).
The application form explicitly says do not use it for renewals; renewals are only via the mailed computerized form or online (existing accounts).
Tonnage: current FAQ Q12 (read 2026-10-08) limits tonnage reporting to 'agricultural feed manufactured in Vermont'; out-of-state pet-food registrants file nothing. (Superseded: earlier FAQ text said out-of-state registrants file a $0 report by Jan 30.)
Deficient guaranteed-analysis penalty $50 per deficiency on official samples.
Discontinuing a product requires a letter to agr.licensing@vermont.gov once off the shelf.

Agency

Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM), Public Health & Agricultural Resource Management Division — Feed, Seed, Fertilizer & Lime; filings go to the Business Office, Licensing & Registration (L&R)
https://agriculture.vermont.gov/public-health-agricultural-resource-management-division/animal-feeds-seed-fertilizer-lime/pet-food
802-828-5050 (feed program); 802-828-2436 (Licensing & Registration)

Sources: VAAFM Pet Food Program · VAAFM Commercial Feed Program · VAAFM Feed FAQs · Application for Registration of Commercial Feeds and Feed Supplements · 6 V.S.A. § 324 Registration and fees · FAQ Raw Foods for Pets. Verified 2026-10-08. Not legal advice; confirm with the state before paying.