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Commercial Animal Feed Licensing

Licensing facilities and registering feed products
  • Commercial Feed Licenses consist of a facility license and individual product registrations.
  • Custom feed formulas are not subject to individual product registration, but manufacturers of custom feeds must have a facility license.
  • Licenses and registrations are issued for the calendar year (January 1 through December 31). Fees are not prorated.
  • Product labels are required.
  • New licensees must apply using a physical form with accompanying check or credit card payment.
  • Renewals can be made online during the renewal period

Facility Licenses

There are three types of facility licenses. Custom feed formulas are not subject to individual product registration, but manufacturers of custom feeds must have a facility license. If you are unsure which license type to choose, please call the office for assistance.

In-state manufacturers, feeders, and product registrants

The annual licensing fee for in-state manufacturers, feeders, and product registrants is based on tonnage made, sold, or used per facility in Oregon. There are no additional tonnage reports to file. Use chart below.

Out-of-state manufacturers and product registrants (heading 2)

The annual licensing fee for out-of-state manufacturers and product registrants is based on total tonnage sold in Oregon, regardless of the number of manufacturing facilities. There are no additional tonnage reports to file. Use chart below.

Non-Manufacturing license (heading 2)

Non-manufacturers may be:

  • Wholesale distributors of products made and labeled by others
  • Re-labelers who repackage products purchased from another manufacturer
  • Retailers who are registering feeds
  • Contract feeders who are not manufacturers.
The annual license fee is $150.00.

Estimated tonnage and annual fee

Feed product registration

The registration fee for each formula is $40.00.

Every brand and each formula in the following list must be registered when manufactured, compounded, delivered, distributed, sold, offered, or exposed for sale in Oregon. Formulas offered in multiple sized packages do not need to be registered multiple times, as long as the labeling is identical otherwise.

  • Any material distributed for use as feed
  • Any feed ingredient for mixing in animal feeds
  • Feed additive concentrates
  • Feed additive supplements
  • Feed additive premix
  • Premixes
  • Custom mixed feeds (manufacturing facility fee still applies)

The following products are exempt from registration:

  • Feed for dogs, cats, birds, or fish maintained as household pets*.
  • Unmixed seeds, whole or processed, that are made directly from the entire seed head and are not used to manufacture wild bird feed.
  • Hay, straw, stover, cobs, husks, screenings and hulls, when unground and unmixed with other materials.
  • Silage, or materials containing at least 60% water.
  • Individual chemical compounds not mixed with other materials (excluding phosphate, urea, or ammonium compounds)

*Pet treats and supplements may be subject to Animal Remedy/Veterinary Product registration in Oregon.

Application 

Download the Feed Distributor or Manufacturer License & Feed Product Registration Form. Be sure to include a copy of each registration's current feed tag or label with your application. Applications cannot be processed without labels.

Renewal and Online Portal

You can use the ODA online licensing portal to:
·      Renew your license(s)
·      Add products to an existing license
·      Upload revised labels for existing products.

Resources

ODA Resources