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 *
  Hibbert Paul
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/05/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO [CENT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY, 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD, SUITE 600		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP - Supply Chain
 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)

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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) 06/30/2015 Class A Common Stock 6,000 $ 9.85 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 06/04/2016 Class A Common Stock 12,500 $ 8.99 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 04/13/2017 Class A Common Stock 25,000 $ 9.26 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Hibbert Paul
C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
1340 TREAT BOULEVARD, SUITE 600
WALNUT CREEK, CA 94597		       SVP - Supply Chain  

Signatures

/s/ Paul Hibbert 10/11/2011
**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) On June 30, 2009, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 6,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The Option vests in five equal annual installments beginning June 30, 2010 based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance for each of the fiscal years ending September 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. As October 5, 2011, 2,400 shares of Class A Common Stock are vested and exercisable.
(2) On June 4, 2010, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 12,500 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The Option vests in five equal annual installments beginning June 4, 2011 based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance for each of the fiscal years ending September 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. As October 5, 2011, 2,500 shares of Class A Common Stock are vested and exercisable.
(3) On April 13, 2011, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 25,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The Option vests in five equal annual installments beginning April 13, 2012 based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance for each of the fiscal years ending September 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
 
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