The Kansas Commercial Feeding Stuffs Law specifically states that all manufacturers, importers, jobbers, firms, associations, corporations, or persons that sell, offer or expose for sale or distribution of commercial feed in Kansas must have a commercial license for each manufacturing facility located in the state. Commercial feed includes feed for livestock, poultry, pets, specialty pets, and customer formula feed regardless of package container size or amount. A license is not required of persons only distributing  commercial feed products of a Kansas licensee. Out-of-state manufacturers, importers, jobbers, firms, associations, corporations, or persons not having a distribution facility in the state must have a license for that entity’s principal office if feed is sold, offered for sale, exposed for sale, or distributed in Kansas. The fee for a commercial feeding stuffs license is $10 and shall be renewed on or before July 1st.

Pet Food
In the case of specialty pet foods or pet foods which are distributed in the state in packages of 10 pounds or less, an annual fee of $25 shall be paid in lieu of the inspection fee.

In the case of specialty pet foods which are distributed in the state in packages of one pound or less, an annual fee of $15 shall be paid in lieu of the inspection fee.

Tonnage
Feed manufacturers are required to pay a tonnage fee on feed products and ingredients sold in Kansas. The current fee is 9 cents per ton of feed sold and is reported semiannually. These fees are used to fund the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Commodities Assurance Program.