17-1601. Purpose of cooperative marketing act. The purpose of the cooperative marketing act is to promote, foster and encourage the intelligent and orderly marketing of agricultural products through cooperation and to eliminate speculation and waste; make the distribution of agricultural products as direct as can be efficiently done between producer and consumer; stabilize the marketing […]
17-1602. Definitions, nonprofit character of associations. (a) As used in this act: (1) “Agricultural products” shall include horticultural, viticultural, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee, and farm and ranch products. (2) “Member” shall include actual members of associations without capital stock and holders of common stock in associations organized with capital stock. (3) “Association” means any […]
17-1603. Incorporation of associations. (a) Five or more persons engaged in the production of agricultural products may form a nonprofit, cooperative association or associations with or without capital stock, under the provision of this act. (b) Any corporation organized under this act may form a corporation under the provisions of this act, for the purpose […]
17-1604. Purposes of association. An association may be organized to engage in any activity in connection with the marketing or selling of the agricultural products of the association’s members; harvesting, threshing, milling, preserving, drying, processing, canning, packing, storing, handling, shipping, or utilization of the agricultural products; manufacturing or marketing of the agricultural by-products; manufacturing, selling, […]
17-1605. Powers of association. Each association incorporated under this act shall have the following powers: (a) To engage in any activity in connection with the marketing, selling, harvesting, threshing, milling, preserving, drying, processing, canning, packing, storing, handling or utilization of any agricultural products produced or delivered to the association by the association’s members; manufacturing or […]
17-1606. Members or stockholders. (a) Under the terms and conditions in the association’s bylaws, an association may admit as members, or issue voting common stock only to persons engaged in the production of agricultural products including the lessees and tenants of lands used for the production of such products and any lessors and landlords who […]
17-1607. Articles of incorporation. (a) Each association formed under this act must prepare and file the articles of incorporation, setting forth: (1) The name of the association. (2) The purposes for which it is formed. (3) The term for which it is to exist, if the term is not to be perpetual. (4) The number […]
17-1608. Amendment of charter. The charter may be altered or amended by any annual meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose. Any amendment must first be approved by 2/3 of the directors and then be adopted by a vote representing a majority of all the members or voting stockholders of the association. […]
17-1609. Bylaws. Each association incorporated under this act must, within 30 days after its incorporation, adopt for its government and management a code of bylaws, not inconsistent with the powers granted by this act. Each association under its bylaws may also provide for any or all of the following matters: (a) The time, place and […]
17-1610. Meetings; notice. In its bylaws each association shall provide for one or more regular meetings annually. The board of directors shall have the right to call a special meeting at any time, and 10% of the members or voting stockholders may file a petition stating the specific business to be brought before the association […]
17-1611. Board of directors; election from districts; delegates to meetings; compensation of officers and directors; executive committee; vacancy in board of directors. (a) The affairs of the association shall be managed by a board of not less than five directors, elected by the members or voting stockholders from such association’s own numbers. (b) The bylaws […]
17-1612. Officers; requirements; elections. (a) The directors shall elect from their number a president or chairperson. The directors shall also elect one or more vice-presidents or vice-chairpersons, one of whom shall be a director. The directors shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer, who need not be directors, and the directors may combine the […]
17-1613. Certificate of membership; stock and stockholders. (a) When a member of an association established without capital stock has paid such member’s membership fee in full, such member shall receive a certificate of membership. No association shall issue stock to a member until such stock has been fully paid for; promissory notes of the members […]
17-1614. Removal of director or officer. (a) Any member or voting stockholder may bring charges against an officer or director by filing them in writing with the secretary of the association, together with a petition signed by 10% of the members, requesting the removal of the officer or director in question. The removal shall be […]
17-1615. Matters subject to referendum, when. Upon demand of one-third of the entire board of directors, any matter that has been approved or passed by the board must be referred to the entire membership or the stockholders for decision at the next special or regular meeting which shall be held not less than 15 days […]
17-1616. Marketing contracts; injunction to prevent breach. (a) The association and the association’s members may make and execute marketing contracts, requiring the members to sell, for any period of time, not over 10 years, all or any specified part of their agricultural products or specified commodities exclusively to or through the association or any facilities […]
17-1617a. Interest in other cooperative association or corporation. Any association may have an interest in or own the preferred or common stock or become a member of any cooperative association. Any association may have an interest in or own preferred or common stock of or become a part of any other corporation or corporations. History: […]
17-1618. Annual report; annual report fee. [See Revisor’s Note] Each association formed under this act, or acts amendatory thereto, shall prepare and make an annual report to the secretary of state, and pay the annual report fee, as prescribed by K.S.A. 17-7504, and amendments thereto, except that the report shall be filed at the time […]
17-1620. Contracts generally. Any association may, upon resolution adopted by its board of directors, enter into all necessary and proper contracts and agreements and make all necessary and proper stipulations, agreements and contracts and arrangements with any other cooperative corporation, association or associations, formed in this or in any other state, for the cooperative and […]
17-1621. Adoption of act by existing corporations. Any corporation or association organized under previously existing statutes may by a 2/3 vote of the corporation’s or association’s voting stockholders or members voting at an annual meeting of the corporation or association or a special meeting called for such purposes upon written notice sent by first-class mail […]
