KY septic servicing bonds.
$100 flat.

Kentucky requires a business that pumps or services septic tanks to hold a septic tank servicing business license from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and to file a $5,000 surety bond with the application under 902 KAR 10:170 (form DFS-335). Ours is $100 flat, and this fixed license bond issues fast.

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Required for a KY septic tank servicing business license — under 902 KAR 10:170

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Fixed amount, fixed price — $5,000 bond, $100, no quote process

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Annual license — applications are due to the Cabinet before March 1 each year

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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

Fixed-amount license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

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Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit section.

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Pay & e-sign

Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with your license application

Your executed bond (form DFS-335) arrives by email, ready to file with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services license application (DFS-306). Wet-ink original mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Kentucky regulates businesses that service septic tanks, holding tanks, portable toilets, and similar onsite sewage works through the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health. A business must hold an annual septic tank servicing business license, and 902 KAR 10:170 requires a $5,000 surety bond filed with the application.

The bond is a public-and-consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with the sanitation rules for collecting, transporting, and disposing of domestic septage. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Cabinet (the obligee), with the public protected.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a valid claim, you repay the surety. The license is annual, with applications due to the Cabinet before March 1; the bond is filed on form DFS-335 alongside the DFS-306 application.

902 KAR 10:170 (form DFS-335 / DFS-306)Under 902 KAR 10:170, a business that services or maintains septic tanks, holding tanks, portable toilets, and similar onsite sewage treatment works must hold an annual license from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health, and file a $5,000 surety bond (form DFS-335) with the DFS-306 license application. Applications are due before March 1 each year. Onsite sewage system licensing is administered with local health departments. Confirm the current requirement on your application.

You need this bond if you're

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Pumping or servicing septic tanks — collecting, hauling, and disposing of domestic septage

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Servicing portable toilets or holding tanks under the same business license

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Applying for a KY septic servicing license for the first time before the March 1 deadline

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Renewing an annual license and your current bond is expiring or non-renewing

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond doesn't need one.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Kentucky septic tank servicing bond?The bond amount is fixed at $5,000 under 902 KAR 10:170, and our carrier prices the premium at a flat $100. Same number for every servicing business.

Do I pay the $5,000?No. You pay $100. The $5,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made — it's not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.

Which form do I file, and when?The bond is filed on form DFS-335 with the DFS-306 business license application to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The license is annual, with applications due before March 1 each year.

Is there a credit check?The application collects no credit information at all — most applications like this approve instantly. If a check ever runs on a bond like this, it's a soft pull that won't touch your score.

When does it renew?The bond must stay active for as long as you hold the license. You can buy a 1, 2, or 3-year term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, with autopay available, so your annual license never lapses over a missed email.

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