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A cannabis business in Del Norte County needs a state license from the Department of Cannabis Control, and that license application has to include a $5,000 surety bond for each licensed premises. The bond is a small annual premium, and the same continuous bond carries through every renewal.
California Code of Regulations, Title 4, section 15002 requires every annual cannabis license application to include proof of a surety bond of at least $5,000 payable to the State of California for each licensed premises. Operators in Del Norte County use DCC Form 8113, written by a corporate surety licensed in California. A business holding several licenses may use one aggregated bond.
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The figure most applicants get wrong is the count. The $5,000 requirement applies to each licensed premises, not to the business as a whole. A Del Norte operator with a cultivation site and a separate distribution premises needs bonding for both. The Department of Cannabis Control does allow an aggregated bond when the same commercial cannabis business holds multiple licenses, which can simplify the paperwork.
Form DCC-8113 cites Business and Professions Code sections 26051.5 and 26070 and Title 4, section 15002 of the regulations. The bond runs to the State of California and covers the cost of destroying cannabis or cannabis products if a licensing violation makes destruction necessary. It also guarantees that the licensee, its agents and employees comply with the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act and pay any money owed to the state under it.
The bond is continuous. It starts when the license is received and runs with the license through each renewal period until the surety cancels it. A surety must give the Department and the licensee 30 days written notice to cancel.
The state bond does not replace local approval. Del Norte County Code Chapter 20.67 bars commercial cannabis activity in the unincorporated county without a use permit, so applicants work through the county planning process as well as the state license. Confirm any county conditions of approval with Del Norte County before your bond is issued.
If you replace or change the bond after licensing, send a copy of the new bond on Form 8113 together with Form 27, Notifications and Requests to Modify a License, to licensechange@cannabis.ca.gov.
At least $5,000 for each licensed premises, payable to the State of California, under Title 4, section 15002 of the California Code of Regulations.
Not necessarily. The Department of Cannabis Control allows an aggregated bond when multiple licenses are held by the same commercial cannabis business.
No. Form DCC-8113 is continuous and runs with the license through each renewal until the surety cancels it on 30 days written notice.
No. The county requires a use permit for commercial cannabis activity in the unincorporated area. Check with Del Norte County for any local conditions tied to that permit.
You pay a premium set by the surety after it reviews the owners' credit and the business. Many applicants receive a quote the same day.
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