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South Carolina ag products dealer bonds.
From $100.
Before the South Carolina Department of Agriculture issues an agricultural products dealer license, S.C. Code 46-41-60 requires a surety bond that protects producers — it guarantees you faithfully account for and pay over the proceeds of the products you handle. Enter the amount the Commissioner set; pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the Department of Agriculture. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount on your application, the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. Any credit check on this application is a soft pull that never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with the Department of Agriculture
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your dealer/handler license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the dealer bond actually covers
South Carolina licenses dealers and handlers of agricultural products through the SC Department of Agriculture under Title 46, Chapter 41. A dealer buys, receives, or handles agricultural products from producers — and before a license issues, S.C. Code 46-41-60 requires the dealer to deliver a surety bond (or equivalent security) to the Commissioner.
The bond is conditioned to secure the faithful accounting for and payment of the proceeds of all agricultural products the dealer handles or sells on behalf of producers. In plain terms, it protects the farmers who consign or sell to you against not being paid what they are owed.
The statute sets the amount at $25,000, or an amount equal to the maximum monthly business done (or estimated) by the dealer, whichever is less. The Commissioner names the figure on your application. We price that amount at the rate, from $100,; a soft pull that never affects your score informs approval only.
You need this bond if you are
One application, one soft pull.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Commissioner set, plus a one-time consent to a soft credit check. Issued when you pay.
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Pricing from $100, one soft pull. Enter the Commissioner-set amount and file.