SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Smith Michael A (Last) (First) (Middle) 923 S BRIDGE WAY PL (Street) EAGLE ID 83616-6885 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/08/2019	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PetIQ, Inc. [ PETQ ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP - Products	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option to Purchase Class A Common Stock	05/28/2020(1)	05/28/2029	Class A Common Stock	100,000	26.76	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	15,508	(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The options vest in approximately equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of May 28, 2019, subject to the reporting person's continuous service as an employee of the Issuer.

2. Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock.

3. The RSU's vest in approximately equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of May 28, 2019, subject to the reporting person's continuous service as an employee of the Issuer.

Remarks:

	/s/ R. Michael Herrman, as attorney-in-fact	07/10/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Section 16 Filings)

	Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of R. Michael Herrman, John Newland and Patrick Jones,
signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer, director or greater than 10% shareholder of PetIQ,
Inc. ("PetIQ"), Forms3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder;
2. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form3,
4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto and timely
file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any national quotation system, national securities exchange, stock
exchange or similar authority; and
3. Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of or legally required by the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
	The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is PetIQ assuming, any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms3, 4 and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by
PetIQ, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 28th day of May, 2019

/s/ Michael A. Smith
Name: Michael A. Smith