Minnesota fur dealer bonds, individual.
$100 flat.
Minnesota requires a raw-fur-dealer to furnish a $1,000 corporate surety bond in favor of the state when applying for the license, under Minn. Stat. 97B.905. This is the version for a sole proprietor. The premium is fixed at $100, one-time — and no credit check.
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How much does a Minnesota fur dealer bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Your details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the DNR
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your raw-fur-dealer license application at the DNR License Center. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Minnesota licenses raw-fur dealers — people who buy and sell raw furs as a business — through the Department of Natural Resources under the game and fish laws. Minn. Stat. 97B.905 requires an applicant for a raw-fur-dealer license to furnish, at the time of application, a corporate surety bond in favor of the state for $1,000.
The bond is payable upon violation of the game and fish laws — it backs the dealer’s compliance with Minnesota’s wildlife and fur regulations. You are the principal, the surety stands behind you, and the State of Minnesota is the obligee.
No credit check. This is the version for a dealer operating as a sole proprietorship — the individual is the principal. If the state recovers on the bond, the surety can recover from you; dealers who follow the game and fish laws treat it as a license formality.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $1,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to February 28 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, February 28, in the year your term ends.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the DNR. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your raw-fur-dealer license application at the DNR License Center. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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