IL 72-hour trip permit seller bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.

Illinois lets certain agents sell 72-hour trip hauling permits on behalf of the Department of Agriculture so livestock can move quickly without a standing dealer license. If your authorization is conditioned on a surety bond, we issue it from $100 — the application collects no credit information, and most approve instantly.

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For agents authorized to sell or issue 72-hour livestock trip hauling permits through the Illinois Department of Agriculture

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Backs the permit fees you collect on the State’s behalf and your compliance with the program rules

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From $100, soft pull only — enter the amount your authorization requires and the premium updates

1% of amount$100 minimumNo credit reviewnot even a soft pullFastapproval for most

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How it works

Apply to issued in one sitting.

No underwriting queue for a small agriculture permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file. Here is the whole thing:

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Your business details, the bond amount your authorization names, and the effective date — that is the entire application.

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Issued on the spot

The application collects no credit information; most bonds issue instantly upon payment. Larger amounts may get a quick soft-pull review that never affects your score.

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File with the Department of Agriculture

Submit the executed bond with your seller authorization. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists on them.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually covers

Illinois regulates the interstate and intrastate movement of livestock through the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare. Animals moving on a short, defined trip can travel on a 72-hour trip hauling permit rather than a full dealer or transporter license, and the Department can authorize agents to issue those permits.

When an agent collects permit fees and handles permit paperwork on the State’s behalf, the Department can condition that authorization on a surety bond. The bond stands behind the fees you collect and your faithful compliance with the permit program — it protects the State, not you.

Because the requirement comes from the Department’s authorization rather than a single headline statute, the exact bond amount is whatever your authorization names. Send us the figure and we issue the bond from $100 — your exact price appears at the application.

Illinois Department of Agriculture — livestock movement permitsIllinois livestock-movement permits, including short-duration trip hauling permits, are administered by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare, under the Illinois Diseased Animals Act (510 ILCS 50) and related rules. A bond, when required of a seller or issuing agent, is set by the Department’s authorization — confirm the exact amount on your paperwork and we’ll issue it.

You need this bond if you are

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An agent authorized to sell 72-hour trip hauling permits on the Department’s behalf

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A livestock market or hauler the Department has asked to post a bond for permit issuance

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Renewing an authorization whose prior bond is expiring or was non-renewed

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Unsure of the amount — send us your authorization and we’ll confirm the figure

One application, issued on the spot.

Submit the application with the bond amount your authorization names — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is this bond?Pricing is 1% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum. The bond amount is set by your Department of Agriculture authorization, not by us. Enter that figure at the application and your exact price appears.

Who requires it?The Illinois Department of Agriculture, when it authorizes an agent to sell or issue 72-hour livestock trip hauling permits and conditions that authorization on a surety bond.

Is there a credit check?The application collects no credit information, and most applications approve instantly. If a check runs on a larger amount, it is a soft pull only — it never affects your credit score.

What does the bond protect against?It backs the permit fees you collect for the State and your compliance with the permit program. If you fail to account for fees or violate the program rules and the State is harmed, it can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.

I don’t see a dollar amount on my paperwork — what do I enter?Ask the Department of Agriculture for the exact figure, or send us your authorization and we’ll confirm it. We don’t want you guessing on a number the State sets.

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