CO ag commodity handler bonds.
$100 flat.

Colorado's Department of Agriculture licenses farm-product dealers, transporters, and warehouses under the Commodity Handler and Farm Products Act, conditioned on a surety bond with a $10,000 minimum. This page issues the $10,000 minimum bond at $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this specific bond, with the application collecting no credit information.

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Required for a farm-product dealer, transporter, or warehouse license under C.R.S. 35-36

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Minimum $10,000 — your required amount scales with your commodity volume

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Fixed price on the minimum — $10,000 bond, $100, no quote process

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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

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Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.

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Pay & e-sign

Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

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File with the Department of Agriculture

Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your commodity handler license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Colorado licenses commodity handlers — farm-product dealers, transporters, and public warehouses — through the Department of Agriculture under the Commodity Handler and Farm Products Act. The license is conditioned on a surety bond standing behind what a handler owes producers for the commodities it buys, hauls, or stores.

The bond is a producer-protection guarantee: it is a three-party arrangement between you (the principal), the surety, and the state and producers as the protected parties. If a handler fails to pay a producer for farm products it bought or handled, the producer can recover against the bond.

The required amount scales with your commodity volume — generally about 2% of prior-year Colorado purchases, with a $10,000 floor for dealers (warehouse minimums are higher). This page issues the $10,000 minimum at $100 flat; if your license requires more, send it to us and we’ll confirm your price.

C.R.S. 35-36 (Commodity Handler and Farm Products Act)Colorado licenses commodity handlers — farm-product dealers, transporters, and warehouses — under the Commodity Handler and Farm Products Act, C.R.S. 35-36-101 et seq., with rules at 8 CCR 1202-11. The license requires a surety bond whose amount is set by the handler’s prior-year Colorado commodity volume (roughly 2%), subject to a $10,000 minimum for dealers and higher minimums for public warehouses. Confirm your required amount on your Department of Agriculture license.

You need this bond if you're

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A farm-product dealer buying agricultural commodities from Colorado producers

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A commodity transporter hauling farm products under the Act

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A public warehouse storing grain, beans, or other commodities

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Renewing your handler license and your bond is expiring or your volume changed

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond's application doesn't collect credit information.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Colorado commodity handler bond?On the $10,000 minimum bond, the premium is $100, set by our carrier for this specific bond. Your required amount scales with your prior-year commodity volume (a $10,000 floor for dealers, higher for warehouses); send us a larger required amount and we’ll confirm your price.

Do I pay the $10,000?No. You pay $100 on the minimum bond. The bond amount is the surety's maximum liability to producers and the state — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.

My license requires more than $10,000 — can you write it?Yes. The Act sets your amount by your commodity volume, so warehouses and high-volume dealers carry larger bonds. Send us your required amount and we’ll confirm the price before you buy.

Is there a credit check?The application collects no credit information at all. The fixed minimum bond approves instantly for most applicants; if a check ever runs, it's a soft pull that won't touch your score.

When does it renew?The bond must stay active while you hold the handler license. Buy a 1, 2, or 3-year term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, with autopay available, so your license never lapses over a missed email.

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CO ag commodity handler bonds.$100 flat.