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Pennsylvania — Commercial feed law: registration (pet food included)

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us_state en 2026-07-30

Pennsylvania — Commercial feed law: registration (pet food included)

Source: PA Pet Food & Animal Feed (PA Dept. of Agriculture), retrieved 2026-07-30. Commercial feed (which includes pet food) distributed in Pennsylvania is regulated under this statute/program. This P2/P3 topic covers registration.

Registration framework

Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)

  • Samples of commercial feed are collected and analyzed to ensure feed is not adulterated and meets label guarantees.Consumer complaints are investigated when purchasers receive feed they believe does not conform to guarantees, may be misbranded, and/or causes harm to the animals that eat it.
  • ## Licensing A license is required for each feed manufacturing facility located in Pennsylvania and for each guarantor of feed who distributes a product in Pennsylvania.The annual licensing fee is twenty-five dollars ($25) and is due January 1 of each year prior to the manufacturing and distribution of feed.
  • There is no product registration in Pennsylvania but we may require an applicant or licensee to provide labels for products to be distributed in the state.
  • To apply for a license to manufacture animal feed or pet food, or to be the guarantor of such products, complete the Application for Commercial Feed License.
  • You may apply for a[license online](https://www.paplants.pa.gov/Index.aspx)and pay with a credit card.
  • Select "Apply for New License" on the left hand navigation bar, then select "Feed Manufacturers".

Sources

Pennsylvania — Commercial feed law (registration)
Source document: PA Pet Food & Animal Feed (PA Dept. of Agriculture)
PA Pet Food & Animal Feed (PA Dept. of Agriculture)Official Pennsylvania source (first-hand, via Tavily /extract)retrieved 2026-07-30

Verification file: pdf-raw/us-state/pa_petfood_animal_feed_2026-07-30.txt