Ohio requires a registered septage hauler — a business that pumps and hauls sewage from septic and treatment systems — to maintain a $25,000 statewide bond under ORC Chapter 3718. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every hauler. No credit check.
















Registration bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
The original executed bond is submitted to ODH for your septage hauler registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
Ohio registers septage haulers under ORC Chapter 3718 and OAC 3701-29-03 — the businesses that pump septic tanks and haul the septage to approved disposal. The registration is conditioned on a $25,000 statewide surety bond filed with the Department of Health.
The bond provides financial security for enforcement of the registration law. It guarantees that you handle and dispose of septage in compliance with Ohio's rules — and if you violate those rules and the public is harmed, recovery can be made against the bond.
Ohio's bonding for septage haulers is statewide — the law prohibits a local health district from requiring an additional hauler bond, so a single bond covers you across the districts where you register. The bond must stay active for as long as you are registered.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.