Minnesota requires anyone who manufactures or wholesales intoxicating liquor or malt liquor to file a bond with the Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division before licensing, under Minn. Stat. 340A.301. The amount depends on what you sell — and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















No underwriting queue for the standard liquor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with AGED. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount for your license type, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond (form PS 9012-02) to the Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division with your license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Division insists.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure for your license type and the premium updates.
Minnesota licenses manufacturers and wholesalers of alcohol through the Department of Public Safety's Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division (AGED). Under Minn. Stat. 340A.301, subd. 4, the commissioner may not issue the license until the applicant files proof of financial responsibility — a corporate surety bond, cash, or U.S. government bonds payable to the state.
The bond is conditioned on the licensee obeying all laws governing the business and paying when due all taxes, fees, penalties, and other charges, and it is forfeited to the state on a violation of law. The statutory amounts are $10,000 for intoxicating liquor, $5,000 for wine, and $1,000 for malt liquor (beer) by product type.
It runs to the state, not to you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Filed on form PS 9012-02, it is one of the items AGED checks before issuing your manufacturer or wholesaler license.
Submit the application with the bond amount for your license type — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with AGED.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter your amount and file with AGED the same day.