TX public weigher bonds.
$200 flat.

Texas requires a licensed public weigher to file a $10,000 surety bond with the Texas Department of Agriculture before issuing official weight certificates. Ours is $200 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.

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Required for your TDA public weigher license — one $10,000 bond per location

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Fixed price, fixed amount — $10,000 bond, $200, no quote process

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Multi-year terms available — though the license itself runs a 2-year, non-renewable term

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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

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Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.

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Pay & e-sign

License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

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File with the Department of Agriculture

Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your TDA public weigher license application, alongside your scale registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

A public weigher is licensed to issue official certificates of weight that buyers and sellers rely on to close a sale — cotton, grain, livestock, scrap, and other commodities. The bond is an accuracy-and-honesty guarantee: that you weigh correctly and certify truthfully.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Texas through the Department of Agriculture (the obligee), with the parties who rely on your certificates as the protected parties. If a weigher issues a false or careless certificate and someone is harmed, that party can recover against the bond.

The bond must stay in place for your license. A Texas public weigher license runs a two-year term and is non-renewable — you reapply when it expires — so we track your bond and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping the $10,000 filing continuous.

Tex. Agriculture Code ch. 13, subch. ETexas Agriculture Code Chapter 13, Subchapter E governs public weighers. Section 13.255 requires a certificate of authority from the Texas Department of Agriculture before a weigher may officially weigh a commodity, and §13.256 requires each public weigher to execute a bond in accordance with rules adopted by the department, conditioned on the accuracy of the weights certified, the protection of the commodity, and compliance with the laws and rules governing public weighers. The statute sets no dollar amount — the department does. TDA’s application instructions for form RWM-702 call for a $10,000 bond payable to the State of Texas for the duration of the two-year license, and state that a public weigher license cannot be renewed. Confirm the current amount and term on your TDA application.

You need this bond if you're

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Applying for a TDA public weigher license — the bond is filed with your application

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Reapplying after a 2-year term since the license is non-renewable and expires

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Weighing commodities for hire — cotton, grain, livestock, scrap, produce

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Adding a location that requires its own $10,000 bond and scale registration

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond's application doesn't collect credit information.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Texas public weigher bond?The premium is $200, set by our carrier's rate book for this fixed $10,000 bond — the same for every weigher. The $10,000 is set by the Department of Agriculture, so there is no quote process.

Do I pay the $10,000?No. You pay $200. The $10,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.

How fast will I have the bond?License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase — many weighers finish the application and have the bond in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.

Is there a credit check?The application collects no credit information, so most applications approve instantly.

How long does the license last?A Texas public weigher license runs a two-year term and is non-renewable — when it expires you file a new application. You can buy a 1, 2, or 3-year bond term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out so your filing never lapses.

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