Delaware Code Title 3. Agriculture § 2504. License fee;  bond required;  exceptions to bond requirement

All applications shall be accompanied by a license fee of $25 and a good and sufficient bond in the minimum sum of $25,000.  In any event, the bond shall be equal to or greater than the maximum amount of gross business done in this State the previous calendar year, but in no event shall the amount of bond required exceed $50,000.  After a hearing on any complaint against a licensee, a maximum bond of $100,000 may be required at the discretion of the Secretary.  In lieu of the bond, applicants may deposit with the Secretary, United States government securities, irrevocable letters of credit, or appropriate certificate of deposit, satisfactory to the Secretary, to which every producer and/or auction market with whom the licensee does business has recourse on a claim filed in writing with the Department of Agriculture.  In lieu of bond Delaware brokers may submit evidence satisfactory to the Secretary that they have net assets in the State with value equal to or exceeding the bonding requirements of this section.