Arkansas pesticide applicator bonds.
$2,000 flat.
Arkansas requires commercial pesticide applicators to carry at least $100,000 of financial responsibility, and a surety bond is one accepted way to prove it. Ours is $2,000 flat — the checkout price, identical for every applicator. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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How much does an Arkansas pesticide applicator bond cost?
$2,000 at the $100,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to compliant.
Your Plant Board license is waiting on proof of financial responsibility. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
A $100,000 bond gets a quick underwriting look; if anything is needed, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
E-sign & submit to the State Plant Board
Pay online and receive the executed bond as your proof of financial responsibility. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Arkansas regulates commercial pesticide application through the State Plant Board (now within the Arkansas Department of Agriculture) under the Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act. Commercial applicators must maintain a minimum of $100,000 in financial responsibility to cover damage their applications might cause to people, property, or crops.
The rule lets you prove financial responsibility several ways — a surety bond, a liability insurance policy (form DP-44, deductible capped at $5,000), a letter of credit from an Arkansas bank, or an escrow account. A $100,000 surety bond is the accepted bond option, and the one we write.
The bond protects third parties harmed by a covered application from drift, misapplication, or related damage. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Some applicators (seed-treatment and regulatory pest-control applicators) are exempt; confirm whether the requirement applies to your category.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $100,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & submit to the State Plant Board. Pay online and receive the executed bond as your proof of financial responsibility. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $2,000 at the $100,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application: approved instantly, or after a quick credit check.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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$2,000 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.