OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- STATE ‑- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ‑- CASH BUYER ‑- LICENSE AND BONDING REQUIREMENTS A cash buyer (as well as a commission merchant and/or dealer) of livestock is required to post a $7,500 surety bond required by RCW 20.01.210 as a condition precedent to obtaining a license to engage in business under the provisions of chapter 20.01 RCW.