TN pest control charter bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
Tennessee requires a commercial pest control firm to hold a charter from the Department of Agriculture for each location, and that charter is conditioned on a $10,000 surety bond. Our premium is $300 — a flat 3% of the bond amount, the same for every firm.
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Three steps. One sitting.
The charter bond is a license formality. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. No financials and no credit check section on the standard $10,000 charter bond.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your charter application
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Department of Agriculture charter application, along with your fee and proof of liability insurance. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the charter bond actually guarantees
Tennessee regulates commercial pest control through the Department of Agriculture. A charter authorizes a person, firm, or corporation to do business in commercial pest control, and one is required for each location. The charter is conditioned on a $10,000 surety bond plus a per-year fee and proof of liability insurance.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind your proper application of pesticides and compliance with the pest control law. If a firm's wrongful act or omission harms a customer, the harmed party can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
One important wrinkle. For a new company holding a WDO, GRC, FUM, or BDC license category, Tennessee requires a $50,000 bond for the first three years of business, dropping to $10,000 in the fourth year. The $10,000 bond here is the standard charter amount; if you fall under the higher requirement, send us your category and we'll issue at $50,000.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because the standard $10,000 charter bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.