The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) licenses commercial feed manufacturing and distribution. This includes livestock feed, pet food - including homemade pet treats, and feed ingredients. Regulation protects the human food chain and animal health, protects consumers against fraud, and provides businesses with an even playing field.
Commercial Feed Licensing and Tonnage Reporting
To distribute commercial feed products, a license is required.
- License year is March 1 through February 28
- License fee: $25
- Tonnage fees: $50 or $0.25 per ton of feed distributed in or into Wisconsin, whichever is greater.
Additional Resources
Medicated feeds
Veterinary feed directives
Feed certificates of free sale
Making pet treats for sale
List of Wisconsin feed-testing laboratories
Using spent grains from distilling and brewing for feed
Organizations, agencies and other reference materials
Webinar Recordings
Commercial Feed Tonnage
Pet Food and Treats (dogs and cats)
Non-medicated Feed (includes human food byproducts, single ingredients, and specialty pet foods)
Medicated Feed