Section 13.8 – Director committees.
3-1-13.8. Director committees. (1) (a) Unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation or bylaws, a board of directors may create one or more committees and appoint members of the board of directors to serve on them. (b) Each committee shall have two or more members who serve at the discretion of the board of […]
Section 8 – Bylaws.
3-1-8. Bylaws. The members of the association shall adopt bylaws not inconsistent with law or the articles, and they may alter and amend the same from time to time. Bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed, at any regular meeting, or at any special meeting called for that purpose, by a majority vote of the […]
Section 9 – Powers.
3-1-9. Powers. (1) An association formed under this act, or an association which might be formed under this act and which existed at the time this act took effect, shall have power and capacity to act possessed by natural persons and may do each and everything necessary, suitable, or proper for the accomplishment of any […]
Section 1 – Declaration of policy.
3-1-1. Declaration of policy. It is the declared policy of this state, as one means of improving the economic position of agriculture, to encourage the organization of producers of agricultural products into effective associations under the control of such producers, and to that end this act shall be liberally construed. Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 […]
Section 1.1 – General corporation laws do not apply.
3-1-1.1. General corporation laws do not apply. Title 16, Chapter 10a, Utah Revised Business Corporation Act, does not apply to domestic or foreign corporations governed by this chapter, except as specifically provided in Sections 3-1-13.4, 3-1-13.7, and 3-1-16.1. Amended by Chapter 79, 1996 General Session
Section 2 – Definitions.
3-1-2. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context or subject matter requires otherwise: (1) “Agricultural products” includes floricultural, horticultural, viticultural, forestry, nut, seed, ground stock, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee and any and all farm products. (2) “Articles” means the articles of incorporation. (3) “Association” means a corporation organized under this act, or a […]
Section 3 – Qualifications of incorporators.
3-1-3. Qualifications of incorporators. (1) Five or more individuals may form an association if they are: (a) at least 18 years of age; and (b) engaged in agriculture. (2) One or more associations of individuals engaged in agriculture referred to in Subsection (1) may form an association. Amended by Chapter 70, 2003 General Session
Section 4 – Purposes.
3-1-4. Purposes. Such association may be organized for the purpose of engaging in any cooperative activity for producers of agricultural products in connection with: (1) producing, assembling, marketing, buying or selling agricultural products, or harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, manufacturing, blending, canning, packing, ginning, grading, storing, warehousing, handling, shipping, or utilizing such products, or manufacturing or […]
Section 5 – Articles of incorporation.
3-1-5. Articles of incorporation. (1) (a) Articles of incorporation shall be signed in duplicate by each of the incorporators and acknowledged before a notary public. (b) Where the incorporators are associations, the president and secretary of each of the associations shall sign the articles of incorporation, and their signatures shall be acknowledged as provided in […]
Section 6 – Filing articles of incorporation — Certificate of incorporation — Fees — Constructive notice.
3-1-6. Filing articles of incorporation — Certificate of incorporation — Fees — Constructive notice. (1) The articles of incorporation shall be filed with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, which shall thereupon issue a certificate of incorporation. This certificate or a certified copy of the same shall be prima facie evidence of the due […]