1. A. Each application for registration of pet food with the commission shall be accompanied by a registration fee of $40.
2. B. Each registrant filing a label for pet food with the commission shall pay to the commission a labeling fee of $10 per label.
3. C. Registration shall expire on the last day of June of each year. An additional $50 late fee will be charged for renewal registrations filed after the last day of June. A late fee will not be charged on initial registrations or registrations of new products filed after the last day of June.
4. D. If a registrant had no sales in a given quarter, he must still file a tonnage report and pay a minimum tonnage fee of $10 for that quarter. A registrant shall keep all records necessary to accurately indicate the tonnage and kind of pet food sold and shall permit the commissioner or his authorized representative to examine these records and to verify the statement of tonnage. Tonnage reports shall be made on forms supplied by the commissioner and suitable for providing the necessary tonnage and statistical information. The tonnage reports and inspection fees shall be due and payable on the first day of October, the first day of January, the first day of April and the first day of July. If the report is not filed and payment made within 30 days after the date due, a penalty of 25 percent of the amount due shall be assessed against the registrant. If payment is not made within 30 days after the due date, the amount of fees due, plus the penalty, shall constitute a debt and become the basis of a judgment against the registrant. All information as to the amount of pet food sold and business practices of the registrant obtained from tonnage reports or from inspection of records and books shall remain confidential and shall not be revealed by the commissioner or his employees to the public or to any other person.

5. E. The inspection fee shall be collected only once on each lot of ingredients. To achieve this end, the following provisions shall apply.

   1. 1. No fee shall be paid on a pet food if a previous manufacturer has paid the fee.
   2. 2. No fee shall be paid on customer-formula pet food if the inspection fee has been paid on the pet food, which are used as ingredients therein.
   3. 3. No fee shall be paid on pet food, which are used as ingredients for the manufacture of registered commercial feeds. If the fee has already been paid, credit shall be given for that payment.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1392 and R.S. 3:1401.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Feed Commission, LR 11:226 (March 1985), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Feed, Fertilizer, and Agricultural Liming Commission, LR 38:2525 (October 2012), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 51:649 (May 2025).