Georgia hemp processor bonds.
From $400.
Georgia conditions a hemp processor permit on a surety bond delivered to the Commissioner of Agriculture under O.C.G.A. § 2-23-6.1. It is sized at 2% of the hemp you purchased from licensed growers in the most recent calendar year, with a $20,000 minimum and $1,000,000 maximum. The premium is 2% of the bond amount.
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How much does a Georgia hemp processor bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $400 at the $20,000 minimum. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
The bond is one line on your hemp processor permit checklist. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, the bond amount your permit requires, an effective date, and a soft-pull credit consent — a soft inquiry only, so it never affects your score. That is the application.
Pay & e-sign
This bond is checkout-priced at 2% of the bond amount, so it issues the moment you pay — no quote round-trip, no waiting on an underwriting queue.
File with the Department of Agriculture
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit to the Georgia Department of Agriculture's Hemp Program with your processor permit application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Georgia permits hemp processors through the Department of Agriculture under the Georgia Hemp Farming Act. Since the 2024 amendments (SB 494), every applicant for a processor permit must make and deliver to the Commissioner of Agriculture a surety bond under O.C.G.A. § 2-23-6.1 — executed by a surety authorized to transact business in Georgia and approved by the Commissioner, with a certificate of good standing from the Commissioner of Insurance accompanying the bond application.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the state (the obligee). The bond is sized to your operation — 2% of the hemp you purchased from licensed Georgia hemp growers in the most recent calendar year, within the Commissioner-set floor and ceiling: $20,000 minimum and $1,000,000 maximum, effective October 1, 2024. It stands behind your obligations under the Act, including payment to the growers who supply you.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Processor permits renew annually, so the bond has to stay continuously on file with the Hemp Program; we track the term and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out. As your purchase volume grows, we re-issue at the higher amount your renewal requires.
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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 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.
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
File with the Department of Agriculture. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit to the Georgia Department of Agriculture's Hemp Program with your processor permit application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not 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, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — business details, the bond amount, an effective date, and a soft-pull credit consent that never affects your score.
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2% of the bond amount, issued the moment you pay, soft pull only. Free until issued.