MS landscape horticulturist bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Mississippi conditions a landscape horticulturist license on a surety bond filed with the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Bureau of Plant Industry. The statutory minimum is $1,000. Pricing is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
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No underwriting queue for the standard landscape horticulturist bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with MDAC. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount required, and the effective date — that is the entire application. No credit section to fill out.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review; if a check ever runs, it's a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with your MDAC license
Submit the executed bond with your landscape horticulturist license application to the Bureau of Plant Industry. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the landscape horticulturist bond actually covers
Mississippi licenses landscape horticulturists — people who, for a fee, install or replace plants and render landscaping services — through the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Bureau of Plant Industry, under the landscape architecture and horticulture provisions of the Mississippi Code (chapter 69-19). You can't advertise, solicit, bid, or contract for landscaping services without a license.
Getting the license requires passing the Landscape Horticulturist exam and a laws-and-safety exam, carrying general liability insurance, and posting a surety bond of at least $1,000. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee — it backs your compliance with the landscaping laws and your obligations to the customers you contract with.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Mississippi through MDAC (the obligee), with your customers as the protected parties. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay valid for your whole licensing period, and we keep it continuous.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your MDAC license application.
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Pricing from $100. Enter your required amount and file with MDAC the same day.