Instructions to Complete

Surety Bond Form

Form PSD 2000 

When you, as a packer, market agency or dealer (also referred to as the Principal), apply for a surety 

bond to meet the bonding requirements of the Packers and Stockyards Division (PSD), you must 

provide form PSD 2000 to the surety for execution of the surety bond to cover your operation with the 

Packers and Stockyards Division. 

A surety bond requires complete and correct information to be submitted to the PSD on form PSD

2000. If any information is missing or incorrect, PSD will return the surety bond form to the principal 

or surety for completion or correction. 

Operating without proper registration and bond may subject the principal to severe civil penalties as 

authorized by law for each violation, and additional penalties for each day the violation continues (7 

U.S.C § 203). 

Submit the completed form to the PSD regional office that covers your area. The Areas covered by 

each regional office are listed below the regional office's address. 

Regional Offices of the Packers and Stockyards Division 

Agricultural Marketing Service, Fair Trade Practices Program

Eastern Regional Office

75 Ted Turner Drive SW, Ste 230 

Atlanta, GA 30303-3308 

Telephone: (404) 562-5840 

FAX: (404) 562-5848 

E-mail:

PSDAtlantaGA@ams.usda.gov

States Covered

AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, 

LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, 

NH, NJ, NL, NY, PA, PR, QC, 

RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV

Midwestern Regional Office

210 Walnut Street, Room 317 

Des Moines, IA 50309-2110 

Telephone: (515) 323-2579 

FAX: (515) 323-2590 

E-mail:

PSDDesMoinesIA@ams.usda.gov

States Covered

IA, IL, IN, KY, MB, MI, MN, 

MO, ND, NE, OH, ON, SD, WI

Western Regional Office

3950 Lewiston St., Suite 200 

Aurora, CO 80011-1556 

Telephone: (303) 375-4240 

FAX: (303) 371-4609 

E-mail:

PSDDenverCO@ams.usda.gov

States Covered

AB, AK, AZ, BC, CA, CO, HI, 

ID, KS, MT, NM, NV, OK, OR, 

SK, TX, UT, WA, WY

If you have any questions about the form or completing the form, please contact the PSD Regional 

Office that covers your area, as listed above.

The Surety must complete lines 1 through 6, sign line 7(b), and complete lines 8 and 9. 

The Principal must sign line 7(a). 

If the surety bond names a trustee, the trustee must sign line 7(c). 

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Line No. Subject Instruction

1 Bond Number Enter the bond number assigned by the surety.

2 Principal 

Name, 

Address and 

Phone 

(Street, City, 

State, Zip + 4, 

Phone, and 

Email)

Enter the full name, mailing address, phone, and email of the principal. 

The principal’s name must match the name under which the principal is 

registered with the Packers and Stockyards Division. 

3 Surety Name, 

Address and 

Phone (Street, 

City, State, 

Zip + 4, 

Phone, and 

Email)

Enter the full name, mailing address, phone, and email of the surety.

4 Trustee, If 

Required, 

Name, 

Address and 

Phone (Street, 

City, State, 

Zip + 4, 

Phone, and 

Email)

If a trustee is required on the surety bond, enter the trustee’s full name, 

address, phone and email. If a trustee is not required, leave line 4 blank 

or insert N/A or None listed.

Some States require a State agency or official be named as trustee. 

Please contact the Regional Office covering your state for this 

information. 

5

a and b 

Amount of 

Bond

Enter the full dollar amount of the surety bond; spell out the amount and 

provide the amount numerically. For example, if the full dollar amount 

of the bond is $10,000, list the amount as follows: 

a. Ten Thousand Dollars and No/100 b. $10.000.00

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Line No. Subject Instruction

6 Condition

Clauses 

Line 6 defines the conditions that are applicable for livestock 

operations. 

The surety shall indicate the correct condition clause as applies to the 

firm’s operation.

Examples of each of the condition clauses are:

Condition Clause 1 - The principal sells livestock for the account of 

others. (Registered as Selling Livestock on Commission)

Condition Clause 2 - The principal buys livestock for his/her own 

account or for the accounts of others. (Registered as Buying Livestock 

on Commission or as a Dealer)

Condition Clause 3 - The principal is providing bond coverage for 

other registrant(s), as clearee(s), and therefore is responsible for the 

obligations of the clearee(s). (Registered as Clearing Services) The 

registrant(s) name(s) to be listed as clearees under this surety bond 

should be inserted into the space available in condition clause 3. 

Condition Clause 4 - The principal is purchasing livestock for purposes 

of slaughter, for his/her own account as a packer. 

Each type of operation (defined through the condition clause) 

requires a separate surety bond. The only instance a surety bond 

will be accepted with multiple condition clauses selected are when 

the firm operates as both a dealer/order buyer and clearing agent, 

thereby providing a Clause 2/3 surety bond

7

a, b, and c 

Signatures a. Principal’s Signature: The principal, or someone authorized to sign

for the principal (i.e. partner, owner, or officer), must print their name

and sign the surety bond.

• If an Individual operation, the principal must print and sign the

surety bond.

• If a Partnership operation, one of the partners must print and

sign the surety bond.

• If a Corporation, Limited Liability Corporation, Limited

Liability Partnership, or Association, an owner, officer or duly

authorized agent of the firm must print and sign the surety bond.

b. Surety’s Signature: The attorney-in-fact for the surety company

must print and sign the surety bond.

c. Trustee’s Signature: If a trustee is named on the surety bond,

Packers and Stockyards Division will obtain the trustee’s signature,

where indicated on the form.

d. Electronic signatures are considered valid.

8 Date Effective Enter the effective date of the surety bond.

9 Attach Power 

of Attorney

A Power of Attorney must be attached to the surety bond. The date of 

the Power of Attorney must be equal to or prior to the effective date of 

the surety bond. The person listed as the Attorney-in-Fact signing the 

surety bond for the surety company must be listed on the Power of 

Attorney.

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