AR pesticide applicator bonds.
$3,000 flat. Soft pull.
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 $3,000 flat — 3% of the $100,000 bond amount, identical for every applicator. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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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. The credit check is a soft pull that 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.
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$100,000 bond × 3% = $3,000, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
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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Five minutes. The whole thing.
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.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Do I pay the $100,000? +
Do I have to use a bond? +
What does the bond guarantee? +
Is there a credit check? +
Am I exempt? +
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Prove your financial responsibility today.
$3,000 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.