Itinerant Vendor Bond - Thomaston, CT in Connecticut

Brief Summary

Most vendors searching for this bond assume it goes to the State of Connecticut. It does not anymore. The state license was repealed in 2018, so the bond on this page is a Town of Thomaston matter, and the town is the office that sets the amount, the form and when it is due.

Connecticut no longer licenses itinerant vendors at the state level. The Department of Consumer Protection states the licensing requirement was repealed effective January 1, 2018, under Public Act 17-75. The Itinerant Vendor bond on this page is posted with the Town of Thomaston as obligee and guarantees that the vendor follows the town's rules for temporary and transient sales. Confirm the current amount, form and filing steps with the Thomaston Town Clerk before the bond is issued.

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How to Apply for a Itinerant Vendor Bond:

• Confirm with the Thomaston Town Clerk that a local vendor permit and bond apply to your sales activity.
• Get the required bond amount and any town bond form from the town.
• Apply for the bond in the exact legal name of the vendor or business on the town application.
• Pay the premium and receive the executed bond naming the Town of Thomaston as obligee.
• File the bond with the town along with any local permit application and fee.
• Keep the bond in force for as long as you sell in Thomaston and renew it when the town permit renews.

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The state license is gone

Until the end of 2017, Connecticut required itinerant vendors to hold a state license from the Department of Consumer Protection. Public Act 17-75, An Act Concerning the Department of Consumer Protection and Occupational Licensing, repealed that requirement effective January 1, 2018. DCP's own itinerant vendor page says so directly. Any instructions that send you to DCP for a state itinerant vendor license, or tell you to file a bond with the state, are out of date.

What applies in Thomaston

What remains is local. Connecticut towns can regulate vendors who sell from tents, booths, trucks or other temporary setups, and the bond on this page is written to the Town of Thomaston. It guarantees that the vendor will comply with the town's requirements for transient sales, which protects the town and the customers who buy from the vendor. Because the state program no longer exists, the town is the only authority that can tell you the current bond amount, the prescribed form, and whether a permit from the Town Clerk or another office must be issued alongside it.

Before you buy the bond

Call or visit the Thomaston Town Clerk and ask three questions: whether a local vendor permit is required for your type of sale, what bond amount the town requires, and whether the town has its own bond form. Get the bond issued on the town's form, in the town's amount, with the Town of Thomaston named as obligee. A bond written to the State of Connecticut will not satisfy a town requirement.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Connecticut Itinerant Vendor Bond:

• Town of Thomaston named as obligee, not the State of Connecticut.
• Bond amount as set by the town.
• Surety company licensed to do business in Connecticut.
• Premium set by the surety based on the bond amount and the applicant's credit history.

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