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Game and Fish Licensee and Permit Agent Bond - Brevard County, FL in Florida

Brief Summary

If your Brevard County shop, marina or bait store wants to sell Florida hunting and fishing licenses, the bond is what lets you handle state license money as an appointed subagent. You pay a premium instead of tying up cash as security, and the bond goes to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission with your subagent paperwork.

Businesses appointed as license subagents under Florida Statute 379.3511 sell hunting, fishing and permit products on behalf of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The statute lets the commission require each subagent to post a bond in an amount it determines, written by an insurer it accepts. The bond protects the state's license revenue that passes through your register before it is remitted.

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How to Apply for a Game and Fish Licensee and Permit Agent Bond:

Contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission about a license subagent appointment for your Brevard County location.
Get the required bond amount and any prescribed bond form from the commission.
Have the legal business name and address exactly as they will appear on the appointment.
Provide owner name, home address and Social Security number for the surety's credit review.
Pay the premium and return the signed bond with your appointment paperwork.

Detailed Information About the Florida Game and Fish Licensee and Permit Agent Bond:

What most applicants get wrong

The bond amount is not fixed in statute. Florida Statute 379.3511(1)(a) says the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may require each subagent to post an appropriate bond as determined by the commission, using an insurance company acceptable to the commission. That means the figure, the form and the filing steps come from the commission's appointment packet, not from a law you can look up. Ask for the current amount before you order the bond.

The commission also has two alternatives. It may buy blanket bonds covering all or selected subagents, or it may allow a subagent to post other security. So some subagents never buy an individual bond, and others are asked for one at appointment.

Who posts it

Any business in Brevard County that wants to sell recreational licenses and permits as a subagent rather than sending customers to the Brevard County Tax Collector. Handling licenses for a fee without an appointment is unlawful under the same section, and a willful violation is a Level Two violation under section 379.401.

What the bond guarantees

The bond backs your duty to remit license and permit money and report sales the way the commission prescribes. Under section 379.3511 a subagent keeps 50 cents for each license sold on top of the regular fee. Everything else belongs to the state. If a subagent fails to turn over collected funds, the commission can claim against the bond.

Cost

Premium is set by the surety based on the bond amount the commission assigns and the owner's credit. Confirm the required amount with the commission first so the quote matches.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Florida Game and Fish Licensee and Permit Agent Bond:

Bond written by an insurance company acceptable to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Bond amount as determined by the commission under Florida Statute 379.3511(1)(a).
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission named as obligee unless the commission directs otherwise.
Remittance and sales reporting on the schedule the commission prescribes.
Sales only at locations the commission authorizes.

Florida Game and Fish Licensee and Permit Agent Bond FAQs:

How much is the bond?

Florida law leaves the amount to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Section 379.3511 says the commission may require an appropriate bond as it determines. Get the figure from the commission before you buy.

Can I sell licenses without being bonded?

Only if the commission covers you under a blanket bond or accepts other security in place of a bond. The statute allows both. What you cannot do is sell licenses for a fee without a subagent appointment.

What do I earn as a subagent?

Section 379.3511 lets a subagent keep 50 cents for each license sold, in addition to the license fee. The rest is remitted to the state.

Is this the same as the Brevard County Tax Collector's role?

No. The tax collector sells licenses directly and keeps its own retention under section 379.352. A subagent is a separate business appointed by the commission and posts its own security if asked.