Washington

Office Information

Food Safety & Consumer Services Division Washington State Department of Agriculture Main Phone: 360 902-1876 Fax: 360 902-2087
agr.wa.gov/departments/animals-livestock-and-pets/animal-feed

Mailing Address
P. O. Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504

Physical Address
1111 Washington St. SE
Olympia, WA 98504

Registration Information

Pet food and specialty pet food are required to be registered biannually with $90.00 per product in packages less than 10 pounds. Pet food and specialty pet food distributed in packages greater than 10 pounds required registration fee of 22 per product every two years.

Tonnage Information

The initial distributor of a commercial feed in or into Washington is responsible for paying the inspection at $0.12 per ton unless the feed is distributed to a responsible buyer or if the product is a pet food and is distributed in less than ten pound packages.

Minimum inspection fee is $12.50 per reporting period.

 

Statutes

Wash. Rev. Code tit. 15, ch. 15.53

Regulations

Wash. Admin. Code § 16-250

Separate Pet Statute/Regulation, Statute/Regulation Citation

Wash. Rev. Code § 15.53.9014;
Wash. Admin. Code § 16-252

Separate Pet Statute/Regulation, Pet defined

Wash. Rev. Code § 15.53.901(23)

Regulatory Authority

Wash. Rev. Code § 15.53.9012

Labeling, Pre-market review of labels

Wash. Rev. Code § 15.53.9014

Labeling, Standards

Wash. Rev. Code § 15.53.9016

Labeling, Model Pet Feed Label Updates

n/a

Licensing or Registration

Licensing and Registration – Wash. Rev. Code §§ 15.53.9013 to 15.53.9014

Ingredient Definitions -incorporation of AAFCO Models by reference

Wash. Rev. Code § 15.53-9012(1)(a)

Laboratory Standards

n/a

Misbranding

Wash. Rev. Code § 15.53.9022

Adulteration

Wash. Rev. Code § 15.53.902

Inspection, Sampling, Analysis

Wash. Rev. Code § 15.53.9024

Inspection Fees and Reports

Wash. Rev. Code § 15.53.9018

Prohibited Acts

n/a

Penalties

Wash. Rev. Code §§ 15.53.904 to 15.53.9042

Recall Authority

Wash. Rev. Code § 15.53.9038

How is it funded?

Wash. Rev. Code § 15.53.9044

A provision prohibiting cottonseed

n/a

Good Manufacturing Practice

Wash. Admin. Code § 16-250-148

Brand and Product Names

Wash. Admin. Code § 16-250-014(1)