Mississippi conditions a landscape horticulturist license on a surety bond filed with the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Bureau of Plant Industry. The statutory minimum is $1,000. We issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check — enter the amount required and the premium updates.
















No underwriting queue for the standard landscape horticulturist bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with MDAC. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount required, 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 with your landscape horticulturist license application to the Bureau of Plant Industry. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. The $1,000 statutory minimum lands at our $275 minimum premium.
Mississippi licenses landscape horticulturists — people who, for a fee, install or replace plants and render landscaping services — through the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Bureau of Plant Industry, under the landscape architecture and horticulture provisions of the Mississippi Code (chapter 69-19). You can't advertise, solicit, bid, or contract for landscaping services without a license.
Getting the license requires passing the Landscape Horticulturist exam and a laws-and-safety exam, carrying general liability insurance, and posting a surety bond of at least $1,000. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee — it backs your compliance with the landscaping laws and your obligations to the customers you contract with.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Mississippi through MDAC (the obligee), with your customers as the protected parties. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay valid for your whole licensing period, and we keep it continuous.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your MDAC license application.
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 required amount and file with MDAC the same day.