Agrichemical License Fees and Surcharges - Amounts and Recipients

In accordance with SS 94.73(15), on May 1, 2026, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection determined that the available balance in the Agricultural Chemical Cleanup (ACCP) fund was below $750,000. As such, the following ACCP fees are active for applicable licenses and tonnage reporting as listed below: ​

Pesticides
License/PermitPrevious Fee (June 2024-December 2026)New FeeIncreaseFirst Effective Date
​Household and Industrial Pesticide Registration
​$500
​$500
​$0
​No change
Non-household Pesticide Registration$515$530$15January 1, 2027
Pesticide Business Location (no bulk)$80$90$10January 1, 2027
Pesticide Business Location (w/ bulk)$92.50$115$22.50January 1, 2027
Individual Commercial Applicator$45$50$5January 1, 2027
Reciprocal (out-of-state) applicator$80$85$5January 1, 2027
Restricted Use Pesticide Dealer$70$80$10January 1, 2027

 

 


Fertilizer​
License/PermitFee ACCP Surcharge (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026)ACCP Surcharge (July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027)
License, Wisconsin location or mobile unit$30$10$20
License, Wisconsin location or mobile unit distributing bulk fertilizer$30$12.50$25
License, outside Wisconsin$30$10$20
Tonnage$0.62/ton,
$29 minimum
+$0.05/ton*
Applies during July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026 for reporting the 2026 
license year tonnage.
$0.10/ton*
Applies during July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027 for reporting the 2027 license year tonnage.
Fertilizer Product Permit$25
NoneNone

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Note: These tablesshow a breakdown of the components of each fee charged for licenses and registrations for fertilizer and related products; pesticide application, businesses and products; and feed businesses. ​

Fees and Surcharges ​for Fertilizer and Related Products


Base Fee That Goes to Agrichemical Management Bureau​ (DATCP) 

2026 ACCP Surcharge




2027 ACCP Surcharge

Portion of Fee That Goes to Other Organizations

TOTAL
Fees and Surcharges

Time Period Covered

​Fertilizer license location or mobile unit in Wisconsin​​

​$30

​$10

​$20

​None

​$40 or $50

​October 1-​September 30

​Fertilizer license location or mobile unit in Wisconsin distributing bulk fertilizer​​​​

​$30​
$10 + $12.50 for facilities distributing bulk fertilizer​
$10 + $25 for facilities distributing bulk fertilizer​
​None
​$52.50 or $75
​October 1-September 30

​Fertilizer license outside Wisconsin​​​​

​​$30​
​​$10
​$20
​None
​​$4​0 or $50
​October 1-September 30

​Fertilizer permit

​$25 (one-time fee)

None

​None

​None

​$25 (one-time fee)

​Permits do not expire if your license remains current

​Fertilizer tonnage

$0.​23/ton

$0.0​5/ton

$0.10/ton

​$0.02/ton: Bureau of Weights and Measures (DATCP)

$0.17/ton: Fertilizer Research Council 

$0.10/ton: UW-Madison Soils Department

$0.10/ton: DNR

$0.67/ton or $0.70/ton

​​July 1-June 30

​Soil/plant additive license

​$25​

​None

​None

​None

​$25

​October 1-September 30

​Soil/plant additive permit

​$100 (one-time fee)

​None

​None

​None

​$100 (one-time fee)

​​Permits do not expire if your license remains current

​Soil/plant additive tonnage

$0.​25/ton, minimum $25

​None

​None
$0.10/ton, minimum $1: UW

$0.10/ton, minimum $1: DNR

$0.45/ton

​​July 1-June 30

​Lime license

​$10

​None

​None

​None

​$10

​January 1-December 31

​Lime tonnage

​None

​None

​None

$0.0125/ton: UW

$0.0125/ton​​

​January 1-December 31



Fees and Surcharges for Pesticide Products 2027


Portion​ of Fee That Goes to DATCP

​​ 2027 Licensing Year ACCP Sur​charge

Portion of Fee That Goes to Other Organizations

TOTAL
Fees and Surcharges
for 2027 Licensing Year 

​Time Period Covered

Base fee 

​Household and Industrial pesticide products
$39​​2
​$0
No percentage of sales fee.
$108: DNR
$500
January 1-December 31

​Non-household
pesticide products

​$39​​2

​$30
No percentage of sales fee.

​$108: DNR

​$530

​January 1-December 31

Minimum Risk (25(b) Exempt) pesticide products​

​NA

NA

​NA

$0

January 1-December 31



​ ​Fees and Surcharges for Pesticide Applicators and Businesses 2026

(All fees go to DATCP)​


​Base fee
2026 Licensing Year ACCP

TOTAL
Fees and Surcharges
for 2027 Licensing Year
Time Period Covered

​​Pesticide business location that does not manufacture or distribute bulk pesticide​​

​$70
​$20
​$90​

​January 1-December 31

​Pesticide business location that manufactures or distributes bulk pesticide​​​

​​$70​
​$20 + $25 for facilities who have bulk storage
​$115
​January 1-December 31
​Individual commercial applicator
​$40
​$10
​$50
​January 1-December 31
​Restricted use pesticide dealer
​$60
​$20
​$80
​January 1-December 31
​Reciprocal (out of state) applicator
​$75
​$10
​$85
​January 1-December 31




​ ​Fees and Surcharges for Feed Licenses 2026-27


​Base fee (Agrichemical Management Bureau, DATCP)
Weights and Measures surcharge (DATCP)
TOTAL
Fees and Surcharges
in 2026-2027
Time Period
Covered​​
Feed license
​$25
​None 
​$25
​​March 1-February 28
Feed tonnage
​$50 if less than 200 tons
$0.23/ton if more than 200 tons
​$4 if less than 200 tons
$0.02/ton if more than 200 tons
​$50 if less than 200 tons
$0.25/ton if more than 200 tons
​Sales from January 1-December 31, payable for next year's​ license renewal​

​​​Certificate of free sale​​​
​$15
​None ​
​$15
Varies, based on when certificate is issued


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