Oregon wholesale fish dealer bonds.
From $100.
A wholesale fish dealer or fish/shellfish canner in Oregon files a bond with the Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to secure the landing fees they owe. The amount is tied to your three highest sales months of the prior year — pricing starts from $100, and no credit check up to $30,000.
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How much does an Oregon wholesale fish dealer bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Enter your amount, pay, and file with ODFW. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount ODFW set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $30,000, and most applicants are approved instantly once you pay. Above $30,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with ODFW
Submit the executed bond with your wholesale fish dealer or canner license. This bond carries a statutory 12/31 renewal date. Wet-ink originals mailed when the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fish dealer bond actually covers
Oregon's Department of Fish and Wildlife requires wholesale fish dealers and fish/shellfish canners to post a surety bond so the agency is protected against non-payment of landing fees — the per-pound fees due on commercial fish landed and sold.
The bond amount is sized to your volume: it is the total landing fees due for your three highest sales months of the previous year, with a statutory minimum of $1,000, and the Department may adjust it at its discretion. The bond should be issued to the exact business name on file.
This bond is subject to statutory renewal dates — it renews on December 31 of the term you select. If you fail to remit landing fees, ODFW can recover against the bond, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. Pricing starts from $100 and depends on your bond amount; no credit check up to $30,000.
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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 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 December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, 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 ODFW. Submit the executed bond with your wholesale fish dealer or canner license. This bond carries a statutory 12/31 renewal date. Wet-ink originals mailed when the Department insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $30,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount ODFW set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your license.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount ODFW set and file with your license the same day.