1. Before being distributed in this state, each pet food product and each specialty pet food product must be registered with the commissioner. This requirement does not apply to a distributor, provided the pet food or specialty pet food is registered by another person.
2. To register and renew pet food and specialty pet food, a person shall submit:
a. An application form at the time and in the manner required by the commissioner;
b. A fee in the amount of one hundred dollars per product manufactured out-of-state; and c. A fee in the amount of fifty dollars per product manufactured in the state.
3. A registration issued under this section is valid during the period beginning on January first of an even-numbered year and ending on December thirty-first of the ensuing odd-numbered year.
4. If a person fails to renew a registration within thirty-one days of its expiration, that person must apply for an initial registration.
5. Upon approving an application for an initial registration or a renewed registration, the commissioner shall furnish a certificate of registration to the applicant. A certificate of registration is not transferable.
6. Any person violating this section is subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each product that must be registered.
7. A person is exempt from this section if the person:
a. Is a resident of this state;
b. Produces pet food in a noncommercial kitchen;
c. Sells the pet food directly to the end consumer at a community event or farmer's market; and d. Does not use meat, poultry, fish, or their byproducts as an ingredient in the product.