Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BOOTH STUART W
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/14/2010		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO [CENT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1340 TREAT BLVD., SUITE 600		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WALNUT CREEK, CA 94597		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Common Stock 4,000
D
 
Class A Common Stock 23,874
D
 

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 02/11/2011 Common Stock 12,000 (1) $ 7.28 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 12/09/2013 Common Stock 10,000 (2) $ 12.92 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 12/14/2013 Common Stock 13,000 (3) $ 15.22 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 02/11/2011 Class A Common Stock 24,000 (4) $ 7.23 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 12/09/2013 Class A Common Stock 20,000 (5) $ 12.83 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 12/14/2013 Class A Common Stock 26,000 (6) $ 15.11 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (7) 05/23/2015 Class A Common Stock 27,000 (7) $ 13.83 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (8) 03/04/2014 Class A Common Stock 80,000 (8) $ 4.6 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BOOTH STUART W
1340 TREAT BLVD., SUITE 600
WALNUT CREEK, CA 94597		       Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Stuart W. Booth 01/20/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person was granted on February 10, 2003 an option for 15,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. As of January 14, 2010, 12,000 shares are outstanding. Of the 12,000 shares currently outstanding, 6,000 shares are exercisable and 6,000 shares will vest and become exercisable on February 10, 2010.
(2) The reporting person was granted on December 9, 2004 an option for 10,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. As of January 14, 2010, 10,000 shares are outstanding. Of the 10,000 shares currently outstanding, 4,000 are exercisable and 6,000 shares will vest in three equal installments as follows: 2,000 shares will vest and become exercisable on December 9, 2010, December 9, 2011 and December 9, 2012 respectively.
(3) The reporting person was granted on December 14, 2005 an option for 13,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. As of January 14, 2010, 13,000 shares are outstanding. Of the 13,000 shares currently outstanding, 5,200 shares are exercisable and 7,800 shares will vest in three equal installments as follows: 2,600 shares will vest and become exercisable on December 14, 2010, December 14, 2011 and December 14, 2012 respectively.
(4) The reporting person was granted on February 10, 2003 an option for 30,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. As of January 14, 2010, 24,000 shares are outstanding. Of the 24,000 shares currently outstanding, 12,000 shares are exercisable and 12,000 shares will vest and become exercisable on February 10, 2010.
(5) The reporting person was granted on December 9, 2004 an option for 20,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. As of January 14, 2010, 20,000 shares are outstanding. Of the 20,000 shares currently outstanding, 8,000 are exercisable and 12,000 shares will vest in three equal installments as follows: 4,000 shares will vest and become exercisable on December 9, 2010, December 9, 2011 and December 9, 2012 respectively.
(6) The reporting person was granted on December 14, 2005 an option for 26,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. As of January 14, 2010, 26,000 shares are outstanding. Of the 26,000 shares currently outstanding, 10,400 are exercisable and 15,600 shares will vest in three equal installments as follows: 5,200 shares will vest and become exercisable on December 14, 2010, December 14, 2011 and December 14, 2012 respectively.
(7) The reporting person was granted on March 23, 2007 an option for 27,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. As of January 14, 2010, 27,000 shares are outstanding. The option is exercisable on five equal installments as follows: 5,400 shares will vest and become exercisable on May 23, 2010, May 23, 2011, May 23, 2012, May 23, 2013 and May 23, 2014 respectively.
(8) The reporting person was granted on March 4, 2008 an option for 80,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. As of January 14, 2010, 80,000 shares are outstanding. Of the 80,000 shares currently outstanding, 12,000 shares are exercisable and 68,000 shares will vest and become exercisable on April 4, 2013.

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