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
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
Labeling, Pre-market review of labels
Labeling, Standards
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
Adulteration
Inspection, Sampling, Analysis
Inspection Fees and Reports
Prohibited Acts
n/a
Penalties
Wash. Rev. Code §§ 15.53.904 to 15.53.9042
Recall Authority
How is it funded?
A provision prohibiting cottonseed
n/a
Good Manufacturing Practice
Wash. Admin. Code § 16-250-148