Houston County beer & wine bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Houston County conditions a beer and wine retail sales license on a $750 surety bond filed with the County. At 3% that lands under our floor, so the price is $275 flat. The application is five minutes, and alcohol-license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Alcohol-license bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, what the license is for, and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Houston County
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Houston County beer and wine license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$750 bond × 3% = $22.50, which is below our $275 minimum — so the price is $275 per term, fixed.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Georgia delegates alcohol-license regulation to local governments, and Houston County conditions a beer and wine retail sales license on a $750 surety bond. The bond is a compliance and tax guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to follow the County's alcohol ordinance and pay any excise tax due on your beer and wine sales.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Houston County (the obligee). If you violate the County's alcohol rules or fail to remit tax owed, the County can recover against the bond up to the $750 limit.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and your alcohol license can be suspended — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you're
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields, with no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your Houston County license today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.