Queensbury transient merchant bonds.
$100.
Before the Town of Queensbury issues a transient merchant or transient merchant market license, the Town Board requires proof of a surety bond fixed at $10,000 under Town Code § 160-8, security that saves Queensbury residents harmless from false, fraudulent, or unlawful sales practices. Premiums cost 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Queensbury transient merchant bond cost?
$100 for the $10,000 bond: 1% of the bond amount.
Three steps. One sitting.
No quote round-trip for the standard transient merchant bond — the amount is already fixed, so you just apply, pay, and file with the Town Clerk. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the location and dates of your proposed operation, and the effective date — that is the entire application. No credit check.
Issued on the spot
The bond amount is fixed at $10,000 and the rate is fixed at 1%, $100 minimum — your executed bond and power of attorney generate the moment you pay.
File with the Town Clerk
Submit the executed bond with your transient merchant application at least 60 days before you plan to operate. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Town insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the transient merchant bond actually guarantees
A transient merchant under Queensbury's Town Code is any retail or wholesale business conducted from a building, tent, truck, trailer, parking lot, or public right-of-way for a temporary period — and a transient merchant market is a gathering of three or more such merchants or peddlers. Town Code § 160-8 requires the Town Board to approve a license, and the Town Clerk to issue it, before either may operate in Queensbury.
Before that license issues, the applicant must file with the Town Clerk proof of a surety bond, letter of credit, or cash deposit in the amount of $10,000 — a fixed figure set by the ordinance itself, not sized to the individual business. The bond is conditioned on saving the citizens of Queensbury harmless from any damages caused by false, fraudulent, or unlawful sales practices by the licensee; if a resident wins a judgment against the merchant for such conduct, the security satisfies it.
The license itself runs up to 14 days per calendar year per applicant, and the application must be filed at least 60 days before the proposed start date, going through the Town Clerk, Zoning Administrator, and (for markets) the Planning Board for site plan review before the Town Board acts. We issue the bond at the fixed $10,000 amount, priced from a $100 minimum with no credit check.
You need this bond if you are
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 $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
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 Town Clerk. Submit the executed bond with your transient merchant application at least 60 days before you plan to operate. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Town insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields for the fixed $10,000 bond. There is no credit check — your price is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, set at application.
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Transient merchant license waiting on one bond.
A fixed $10,000 bond, 1% premium, $100 minimum — no amount to enter. Apply and file with the Town Clerk the same day.