California — Cannabis Microbusiness License Bond
A California Type 12 microbusiness combines at least three eligible cannabis activities at one location. Match that actual DCC license and premises when arranging the State licensee bond. DCC's annual-license requirement calls for at least $5,000 in surety security for each licensed premises; a microbusiness label does not authorize activities missing from the license.
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- Recorded state
- California
- Bond type
- Cannabis / Marijuana Bond
- Category
- Business operations & taxes
What this bond does
Secure the microbusiness's State commercial-cannabis licensing condition, including required product destruction after a licensing violation and the compliance and State-payment duties in DCC's accepted licensee bond.
- Who needs it
- California Type 12 applicants and licensees coordinating bond proof for the actual combination of cultivation, permitted manufacturing, distribution or retail activities at their licensed location.
- Who it protects
- The State of California is protected under DCC's published Form 8113. Its condition covers the principal and its representatives' licensing compliance, lawful destruction when required and monies due to the State under MAUCRSA. It is not a general guarantee of a microbusiness's sales, customer refunds or private contracts.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- DCC Type 12 microbusiness activities (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- DCC licensee bond and change instructions (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Complete DCC Form 8113 (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
Have these ready
- Identify the Type 12 legal applicant, trade names and exact licensed premises.
- Provide the approved or proposed combination of eligible activities.
- Match DCC's accepted licensee undertaking and State obligee.
- Confirm required sum and any actual approved aggregation or license-change record.
- Complete signatures and the Department's new-or-changed-bond submission.
Questions about this bond
Does Type 12 authorize all cannabis activities?
No. DCC describes a combination of at least three eligible activities at one location and limits the listed cultivation and manufacturing activities. Match the actual license and permitted methods; the bond does not expand them.
Does listing several activities establish an aggregated bond?
No. DCC's aggregation instruction concerns multiple licenses held by the same commercial cannabis business. Confirm the required total and actual covered license/premises schedule. The activity list alone is not an approved aggregation.
What follows Purchase Now?
Propeller's California cannabis microbusiness application opens in a new tab. Match the Type 12 principal, licensed premises and activities, DCC-accepted undertaking, required sum, dates and execution. File the Department's bond proof or change documents; provider payment does not award the license or authorize another activity or location.