AL livestock weigher bonds.
$275. Five minutes.

A licensed Alabama public weighmaster who weighs livestock and issues certificates of weight files a $1,000 bond with the Department of Agriculture & Industries. At a flat 3% that math is $30 — so it lands at our $275 minimum. The application is five minutes.

Required for your AL public weighmaster registration as a livestock weigher
Fixed amount, fixed price — $1,000 bond, $275 (our floor), no quote process
Issued by the Weights & Measures Division of the Department of Agriculture & Industries
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

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

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit check section for this bond.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

A $1,000 license bond like this issues right after purchase in most cases. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with the Weights & Measures Division

Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your public weighmaster registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$1,000 bond × 3% = $30, which is under our $275 minimum — so it is $275. Multi-year terms hold the same floor.

1-year term
$275
2-year term
$275
3-year term
$275
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Alabama regulates public weighmasters through the Department of Agriculture & Industries, Weights & Measures Division. A public weighmaster weighs commodities — here, livestock — and issues an official certificate of weight that buyers and sellers rely on for payment.

The bond is a fidelity-and-accuracy guarantee: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Alabama (the obligee), with the people relying on your weight certificates as the protected parties. If a weighmaster issues false or fraudulent certificates and someone is harmed, the claim is paid against the bond.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We track the renewal so your weighmaster registration never lapses over an expired bond.

Dept. of Agriculture & Industries — Weights & MeasuresAlabama public weighmasters are licensed by the Department of Agriculture & Industries, Weights & Measures Division, under the state's weights-and-measures law (Code of Alabama Title 2, with rules in Administrative Code Title 80). A public weighmaster who issues certificates of weight posts a surety bond as a condition of registration. The $1,000 figure reflects the amount set for this registration — confirm the exact bond amount on your application or with the Division (wm@agi.alabama.gov).

You need this bond if you're

Registering as an AL public weighmaster to weigh livestock for hire
Operating a livestock scale and issuing official certificates of weight
Renewing your weighmaster registration with the Weights & Measures Division
A stockyard or auction barn weigher the Division requires to be bonded

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the Alabama livestock weigher bond? +
The premium is $275 — our minimum. A flat 3% of the $1,000 bond would be $30, which is below the floor, so the price is $275. Same for every weigher.
Do I pay the $1,000? +
No. You pay $275. The $1,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
Why is it $275 and not $30? +
$275 is our minimum premium on any bond. On a small $1,000 bond the 3% math comes out under that floor, so the floor applies. We tell you that plainly rather than inventing a bigger number.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section. A small fixed-amount license bond like this doesn't need one.
When does it renew? +
The bond stays active for as long as you hold the weighmaster registration. You can buy a 1, 2, or 3-year term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, with autopay available.
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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

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