The Commercial Feed Program administers the Minnesota Commercial Feed Law, Minnesota Statutes 25.31-25.43. The law is applicable to all commercial manufacturing and distribution activities involving feed, feed ingredients and feed additives for all animals, including livestock, aquaculture, pets and specialty pets. The commercial feed program licenses persons manufacturing and/or distributing commercial feed in or into the state of Minnesota, processes inspection fees (tonnage fees) and lists (registers) small package pet and specialty pet food products in lieu of inspection fees.
A Minnesota Commercial Feed License is required before a person may:
- manufacture a commercial feed in Minnesota;
- distribute a commercial feed in or into the state; or
- have the person's name appear on the label of a commercial feed as guarantor.
Before a person may distribute a pet food or specialty pet food in the state, a listing of each product and a label must be submitted annually for products which are distributed only in packages of ten pounds or less.
2012 Commercial Feed Tonnage Fee Exemption Permit Holders
| Facility |
City |
State |
License # |
| Agri Trading |
Hutchinson |
Minnesota |
20085128 |
| CHS |
Inver Grove Heights |
Minnesota |
20121094 |
| Commodity Specialists Company |
Minneapolis |
Minnesota |
20042181 |
| Feed Ingredient Trading Corporation |
Delmar |
New York |
20132010 |
| Gavilon Ingredients, LLC |
Omaha |
Nebraska |
20136320 |
| Gavilon, LLC |
Omaha |
Nebraska |
20110118 |
| Hubbard Feeds Inc. |
Mankato |
Minnesota |
20104994 |
| International Feed |
Loretto |
Minnesota |
20126850 |
| Interstate Commodities, Inc. |
Troy |
New York |
20126280 |
| Land O'Lakes Purina Feed LLC |
Shoreview |
Minnesota |
20086302 |
| Network Trading |
Nerstrand |
Minnesota |
20041947 |
| Northwest Grains International, LLC |
Minneapolis |
Minnesota |
20126511 |
| RPMG |
Shakopee |
Minnesota |
20105613 |
| Scoular Company |
Minneapolis |
Minnesota |
20046261 |
| Shafer Commodities |
Morden |
Manitoba, Canada |
20125995 |
| Superior Feed Ingredients |
Waconia |
Minnesota |
20104143 |
| US Commodities |
Minneapolis |
Minnesota |
20103753 |
| Vita Plus Corporation |
Madison |
Wisconsin |
20041859 |
The inspection fee exemption list is subject to change.
Inspection fees owed to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) on product tons distributed to the entities listed will be paid by the purchaser, not the supplier. A supplier can confirm a purchaser's fee exemption status by requesting a copy of their exemption permit. Exemption permits are location/license specific.
MDA Contacts
Feed Program General Information • 651-201-6027
Register a Food Safety & Feed Complaint • 651-201-6064
St Paul Office Staff
Doug Lueders, Feed Program Supervisor (Feed Program Management)
651-201-6176 (Office) | 651-248-4450 (Mobile) Doug.Lueders@state.mn.us
Dan King, Advisor (Feed Inspection Reports)
651-201-6003 Daniel.King@state.mn.us
Jan Jarman, Consultant (Pet Food & Free Sale Certificates)
651-201-6009 Jan.Jarman@state.mn.us
Natasha Lind, Feed Regulatory Specialist (Pet Food)
651-201-6545 Natasha.Lind@state.mn.us
Stephanie Tkachuck, Feed Regulatory Specialist (Pet Food)
651-201-6051 Stephanie.Tkachuck@state.mn.us
 Commercial Feed Outstate and Field Staff
Tiffany Beard, Pet Food Regulatory Specialist (Metro)
651-338-9951 Tiffany.Beard@state.mn.us
Joy Borchardt, Feed Regulatory Advisor (North Metro & Northeast Counties)
651-465-0346 (Office) | 651-285-8457 (Mobile) Joy.Borchardt@state.mn.us
Danielle Borchert, Feed Regulatory Specialist (South Central)
507-766-5138 Danielle.Borchert@state.mn.us
Dale Carter, Advisor (West Central Counties)
320-239-2414 (Office) | 320-291-4962 (Mobile) Dale.Carter@state.mn.us
Steve Clancy, Feed Sampling Specialist (Statewide)
651-201-6592 (Office) | 651-285-8416 (Mobile) Steven.Clancy@state.mn.us
Roy Kollos, Feed Sampling Specialist (Statewide)
651-285-8458 Roy.Kollos@state.mn.us
Bob Leuer, Feed Regulatory Specialist, (South Metro)
651-285-8328 Bob.Leuer@state.mn.us
Don Mack, Inspection Fee Auditor
507-514-3782 Don.Mack@state.mn.us
Jordan Mancini, Feed Regulatory Specialist (Central)
320-630-6500 Jordan.Mancini@state.mn.us
Rick Manthei, Feed Regulatory Advisor (Southwestern Counties)
507-648-3897 (Office) | 651-285-8362 (Mobile) Rick.Manthei@state.mn.us
Ryan Morgan, Advisor (Northwest Counties)
218-329-0636 Ryan.Morgan@state.mn.us
Norbert Nigon, Drug Residue Consultant
507-884-6821 Norbert.Nigon@state.mn.us
Rebekah Ritson, Specialist (Southeast Counties)
507-923-0505 Rebekah.Ritson@state.mn.us
Barbara Schroeder, Field Staff Supervisor - North Area
320-834-2396 (Office) | 651-285-8393 (Mobile) Barb.A.Schroeder@state.mn.us
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