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§ 2-2-422. Annual report

Each association formed under this subchapter shall prepare and make out an annual report on forms furnished by the Secretary of State and the College of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, containing: (1) The name of the association; (2) Its principal place of business; and (3) A general statement of its business […]

§ 2-2-423. Interest in other corporations

(a) An association may organize, form, operate, own, control, have an interest in, own stock of, or be a member of any other corporation, with or without capital stock; and engage in preserving, drying, processing, canning, packing, ginning, compressing, storing, handling, shipping, utilizing, manufacturing, marketing, or selling of agricultural products handled by the association, or […]

§ 2-2-424. Agreements with other associations

(a) Upon resolution adopted by its board of directors, any association may enter into all necessary and proper contracts and agreements and make all necessary and proper stipulations, agreements, contracts, and arrangements with any other cooperative corporation or association formed in this or any other state for the cooperative and more economical carrying on of […]

§ 2-2-425. Existing entities may participate

(a) (1) By a majority vote of its stockholders or members, any corporation or association organized under previous existing statutes may be brought under the provisions of this subchapter by limiting its membership and adopting the other restrictions as provided in this subchapter. (2) It shall make out in duplicate a statement signed and sworn […]

§ 2-2-426. Arrangements not in restraint of trade

No association organized under this subchapter shall be deemed to be a combination in restraint of trade or an illegal monopoly or an attempt to lessen competition or fix prices arbitrarily. The marketing contracts or agreements between the association and its members or any agreements authorized in this subchapter are not illegal or in restraint […]

§ 2-2-427. Tax exemption

Each association organized under this subchapter shall be exempt from all franchise or license taxes.

§ 2-2-428. General corporation laws

The provisions of the general corporation laws of this state and all powers and rights thereunder shall apply to the associations organized under this subchapter, except where the provisions are in conflict with or inconsistent with the express provisions of this subchapter.

§ 2-2-429. Conflicting laws

Any provisions of law which are in conflict with this subchapter shall not be construed as applying to the associations provided for in this subchapter.

§ 2-2-430. Conversion to nonprofit corporate status

(a) An association formed under this subchapter may elect to be governed by the provisions of the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993, § 4-33-101 et seq., by amending and restating its articles of incorporation to provide that it shall be so governed. (b) The election shall be approved upon receiving the affirmative vote of […]