GA bait dealer forfeiture bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Georgia requires an applicant for a bait dealer license to file a $2,000 forfeiture bond with the Department of Natural Resources, guaranteeing compliance with the laws on taking, possessing, and selling bait shrimp. Ours is the $275 flat minimum, no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Small fixed-amount bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the DNR
Your executed bond arrives by email on the form the department prescribes, ready to file with your bait dealer license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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3% of $2,000 is $60, below our $275 minimum — so the bond is $275 per term. The license runs April 1 to March 31; multi-year terms available.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bait dealer bond actually covers
Georgia regulates the commercial taking and sale of bait shrimp through the Department of Natural Resources. An applicant for a bait dealer license must file a $2,000 forfeiture bond on the form the department prescribes, executed by a surety authorized in Georgia, in favor of the state.
The bond is conditioned on faithful compliance by the dealer and all employees with the laws and regulations on taking, possessing, and selling bait shrimp. If the dealer or an employee violates those laws, the $2,000 may be forfeited to the state — that is why it is called a forfeiture bond.
The bond term is one year, matching the bait dealer license, which runs from April 1 to March 31. We issue it at the $275 flat minimum with no credit check; if you want multi-year coverage we can write a 2- or 3-year term.
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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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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.