West Virginia
Regulatory and Environmental Affairs
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Main phone: 304-558-2226
Fax: 304-558-3594
Website: agriculture.wv.gov
Address
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305
Registration Information
$10 annually commercial feed, due Jan 1
$100 annually per pet food > 10 lbs, due Sept 1
$75 annually commercial feed and pet food < 10 lbs, due Jan 1
$20 annually specialty pet food < 1 lb, due Jan 1
$15 annually per in-state feed manufacturer permit, due Jan 1
$10 annually per commercial feed distributed in > 10 lb packages, due Jan 1
Tonnage Information
$0.35/ton semi-annually
Statutes
Regulations
Separate Pet Statute/Regulation, Statute/Regulation Citation
n/a
Separate Pet Statute/Regulation, Pet defined
Regulatory Authority
Labeling, Pre-market review of labels
W. Va. Code R. § 61-5-5.3(a)
Labeling, Standards
Labeling, Model Pet Feed Label Updates
n/a
Licensing or Registration
Registration – W. Va. Code §§ 19-14-5 to
19-14-7
Ingredient Definitions -incorporation of AAFCO Models by reference
W. Va. Code R. § 61-5-2.1(a)
Laboratory Standards
n/a
Misbranding
Adulteration
Inspection, Sampling, Analysis
W. Va. Code § 19-14-3(1) to
19-14-3(2); 19-14-3(8); 19-14-3(12) to 19-14-3(15)
Inspection Fees and Reports
Prohibited Acts
Penalties
W. Va. Code §§ 19-14-15 to 19-14-16
Recall Authority
How is it funded?
A provision prohibiting cottonseed
n/a
Good Manufacturing Practice
W. Va. Code R. § 61-5-18
Brand and Product Names
W. Va. Code R. § 61-5-7.1(b)