Feed Laws, Regulations & Fees
Commercial Feed Regulatory Program
Feed Laws and Regulations
Commercial Feed Program Fees
Commercial Feed Licensing and Tonnage Tax Fact Sheet
Licensing Fees
Each person shall obtain a license from the secretary for each location where commercial feed is manufactured, distributed, sold, or stored for later sale. Commercial Feed Licensing is for one year, beginning July 1st and expiring June 30th of the following year. The current annual licensing fee is $500.
Tonnage Fees
Any person who distributes commercial feed to a consumer-buyer in California shall pay an inspection tonnage tax on commercial feed sold except for whole hays when unmixed and whole grains. The inspection tonnage tax is currently ten cents ($0.10) per ton. Inspection tonnage tax is due on a quarterly basis.
ONLINE APPLICATION DATABASE
Sign up on our online database to manage your commercial feed licenses and tonnage reporting. Through the database, you can apply for new and manage current commercial feed licenses, update contact information and change of address, enter tonnage reporting data, and pay fees.
New to the database? Click: “Enroll New User” on the top of the sign-in screen.
Need a paper application? Use these forms:
- Certificate of Free Sale
Please allow 10 business days to process Certificates of Free Sale
FFLDRS Database Video Instructions:
- How to Add A Product (MP4, 50 MB)
- How to Add A Firm (MP4, 7 MB)
- How to Add A License (MP4, 20 MB)
- How to Pay For Items (MP4, 13 MB)
- How to do a Renewal (MP4, 12 MB)
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