KY tobacco weighperson bonds.
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Kentucky tobacco warehouses must bond their weighmen — the people who weigh tobacco at sale — through the Department of Agriculture under KRS Chapter 248. The bond guarantees honest, accurate weighing; we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.

Required for tobacco-warehouse weighmen under KRS Chapter 248 (KRS 248.410)
Filed with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture — individual or blanket form
Flat 3%, no credit pull — enter the required amount and the premium updates
Flat 3%of your bond amount$275minimum premiumNo creditcheck to issue
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How it works

Apply to filed in one sitting.

No underwriting queue for the standard weighperson bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Agriculture. Here is the whole thing:

TODAY · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Your details, the bond amount the Department requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.

INSTANTLY

Issued on the spot

No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.

SAME DAY

File with the Department of Agriculture

Submit the executed bond (individual or blanket weighperson form) to the Department of Agriculture. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.

The whole pricing page.

Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the Department requires and the premium updates.

$2,500 bond
$275
$5,000 bond
$275
$10,000 bond
$300
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the weighperson bond actually covers

At a Kentucky tobacco warehouse, the weighman is the person who weighs each lot of tobacco when it changes hands — and the accuracy of that weight determines what the grower is paid. Kentucky requires these weighmen to be bonded under KRS Chapter 248 (KRS 248.410), with the bond filed through the Department of Agriculture.

The bond is a faithful-performance guarantee: it stands behind the weighman’s honest and accurate weighing of tobacco. If a weighman’s error or misconduct causes a loss to a grower or warehouse, the harmed party can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, the weighman (or warehouse) repays the surety.

The Department of Agriculture offers both an individual weighperson form and a blanket form covering all of a warehouse’s weighmen. The amount is set by the Department; we issue whatever figure your filing requires at a flat 3% with no credit check.

KRS Chapter 248 (KRS 248.410)Under KRS Chapter 248, Kentucky tobacco warehouses must list their weighmen with the Department of Agriculture and the weighmen must be bonded (KRS 248.410), with the bond guaranteeing honest and accurate weighing of tobacco. The Department offers individual and blanket weighperson bond forms and sets the required amount — confirm the figure on your Department of Agriculture filing.

You need this bond if you are

A tobacco-warehouse weighman Kentucky requires to be bonded before you weigh
A warehouse operator bonding your weighmen on a blanket form
Renewing a weighperson filing with the Department of Agriculture
Adding a new weigher to your warehouse’s list of bonded weighmen

Five minutes, issued on the spot.

Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Agriculture requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

Who needs a Kentucky tobacco weighperson bond? +
Tobacco-warehouse weighmen — the people who weigh tobacco at sale. Under KRS Chapter 248, Kentucky requires these weighmen to be bonded, with the filing made through the Department of Agriculture on either an individual or a blanket form.
How much is the bond? +
The premium is a flat 3% of the bond amount, with a $275 minimum. The amount itself is set by the Department of Agriculture — enter the figure your filing requires and the quote updates.
What does the bond guarantee? +
Honest and accurate weighing of tobacco. If a weighman’s error or misconduct causes a loss, the harmed grower or warehouse can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
Is there a credit check? +
No — the weighperson bond is issued with no credit pull. Larger bond amounts may get a quick soft-pull review, which never affects your credit score.
Individual or blanket form? +
The Department of Agriculture offers both — an individual form for a single weigher and a blanket form covering all of a warehouse’s weighmen. Tell us which you need and we issue the executed bond on the right form.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter your required amount and file with the Department of Agriculture the same day.

Your premium @ 3%$275
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