Bemidji tree service bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
The City of Bemidji requires a fixed $1,000 bond for a tree service / forestry contractor license — the license to trim, remove, and treat trees within the City. Ours is $275 flat (our minimum), with no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
A City license bond is the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Small City license bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Bemidji
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your tree service license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$1,000 bond × 3% = $30, far below our $275 minimum — so the premium is $275, one-time per term. Multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the tree service bond guarantees
The City of Bemidji licenses tree service and forestry contractors — the crews who trim, remove, and treat trees on public and private property within the City — and conditions that license on a fixed $1,000 surety bond. The bond is a compliance and public-property guarantee: it stands behind your work following the City’s tree and forestry rules and not damaging City trees or right-of-way.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Bemidji (the obligee). If a tree service violates the City’s forestry ordinance or damages public property or trees, the City can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Tree services that follow the City’s rules treat the $1,000 bond as a routine license formality.
You need this bond if you are
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond does not 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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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.