Wisconsin pet food registration

Firm license
$25
annual, due Feb 28

Per product
none

Tonnage
$0.25/ton, $50 min
annual, due Feb 28

How to file
mixed · MyDATCP v3
Pay by check, credit/debit card (2.5% convenience fee), ACH (no fee)

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

Details

Firm license fee	$25 $25 per license per year. Out-of-state firm with no Wisconsin premises: one $25 license covers all out-of-state sites. In-state: $25 per Wisconsin premises (plus one for all out-of-state sites). Additional location mid-year: +$25.
License late fee	Late fees apply to applications after Feb 28 (amount not stated on the page); tonnage/inspection fee late penalty = 10% of amount due, minimum $10 (Wis. Stat. 94.72(6)(i))
Exempt	No license for entities distributing only packaged commercial feed in the original packages of a Wisconsin licensee with the licensee's original label (retail sales)
Tonnage note	No small-package exemption: every licensee pays the $50 minimum (0–200 tons, including zero tons) or $0.25/ton (>200 tons) on feed first distributed in or into Wisconsin, calendar-year basis; license is not issued/renewed without the tonnage report.
Third-party filing	agent_account: “'* Regulatory consultants: Prior to submitting online applications for your clients, contact the Feed Program at (608) 224-4537 or datcpfeedlicense@wi.gov so we can provide online access to the businesses you work with. *' — Wisconsin Commercial Feed License Online Instructions P-DARM571 (01/26), forms/WI/commercial-feed-license-instructions.pdf, re-read 2026-10-08. Paper form DARM-BACM-032 signature block is only 'I certify that all information on this application is true and correct. NAME / TITLE / SIGNATURE' (no officer requirement).”
Before you file	FEIN required (sole proprietors submit SSN request form DARM-BACM-007) State of formation and entity type Processing-type, operation and species codes (pet food = species code PF; out-of-state brand with co-packer typically 'O – Main Office' / 'L – Labeling') Prior calendar-year tonnage report (zero tons allowed) must accompany every renewal
Check payable to	DATCP (Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection)
Mail to	DATCP, Box 93598, Milwaukee, WI 53293-3598 (lockbox for license applications and tonnage reports since Jan 1 2025)
Public registry	html_search

How the online filing goes

Online or paper?
Start New License → 1. Applicant
2. Contact Information (primary address)
3. Additional Addresses · 4. License Contacts
5. License Location
6. Activities
7. Upload Feed Product Labels
8. Signature → Submit Application → Pay
Renewal (from user guide) — Log in → My Services → Feed License → Renew License
Renewal (from user guide) — Submit License Tonnage (required before the licence is issued)

Your packet lists every value for each screen. After submitting, the portal shows an invoice: click 'Submit Payment' to pay in US Bank's portal by ACH (no fee) or credit/debit card (2.5% convenience fee), or 'Print Invoice' and mail the payment coupon with a check payable to DATCP to DATCP, Box 93598, Milwaukee, WI 53293-0598. Later payments: 'Pay Online' on the MyDATCP home page with the payment code from the invoice. New licence = $25; renewals = $25 licence + tonnage/inspection fee ($50 minimum, or $0.25/ton over 200 tons).

Forms

Good to know

Firm license only — no product registration and no per-product fee; the recurring cost is $25 license + $50 minimum inspection fee = $75/yr for a small brand.
Tonnage minimum $50 is owed even on zero tons; the license will not be issued without the tonnage report.
New products: upload PDF labels during the online application/renewal; DATCP reviews labels but does not 'register' them.
Explicit consultant/third-party path: DATCP grants online access to the client business after the consultant calls/emails the Feed Program.
Renewals in MyDATCP require a PIN issued by DATCP (call/email to get one); first-time users without a PIN cannot renew online.
Wis. Stat. 94.72(6)(a) splits the $0.25/ton into $0.23 feed + $0.02 weights-and-measures; the $50 minimum is $46 + $4.
Paper filings go to a Milwaukee lockbox (Box 93598), not to Madison; the older tonnage instructions still show PO Box 93193 — use 93598.

Agency

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), Division of Agricultural Resource Management, Bureau of Agrichemical Management – Commercial Feed Program
https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/CommercialFeedLicensingFormsandTonnageReporting.aspx
(608) 224-4537

Sources: Commercial Feed Licensing and Tonnage Reporting | DATCP · Livestock Feed and Pet Food | DATCP · Wisconsin Commercial Feed License – online instructions P-DARM571 (01/26) · New Commercial Feed License Application DARM-BACM-032 (Rev. 11/2025) · Commercial Feed Tonnage & Inspection Fee Report · Wis. Stat. 94.72(5)-(6) · Commercial Feed License – MyDATCP v3 (public service page, not logged in). Verified 2026-10-08. Not legal advice; confirm with the state before paying.