Chapter 1. General Provisions Relating to Agricultural Cooperative Associations


§ 3-1-1. Declaration of policy.
§ 3-1-1.1. General corporation laws do not apply.
§ 3-1-2. Definitions.
§ 3-1-3. Qualifications of incorporators.
§ 3-1-4. Purposes.
§ 3-1-5. Articles of incorporation.
§ 3-1-6. Filing articles of incorporation -- Certificate of incorporation -- Fees -- Constructive notice.
§ 3-1-7. Amendments to articles of incorporation.
§ 3-1-8. Bylaws.
§ 3-1-9. Powers.
§ 3-1-10. Members -- Qualifications and liabilities -- Voting rights.
§ 3-1-11. Certificates of and termination of membership -- Dividends and distribution of reserves -- Preferred stock -- Certificates of interest -- Unclaimed credits.
§ 3-1-12. Meetings.
§ 3-1-12.1. Quorum -- Voting.
§ 3-1-12.2. Waiver of notice.
§ 3-1-13. Directors.
§ 3-1-13.1. Limitation of personal liability of officers and directors.
§ 3-1-13.2. Place and notice of directors' meetings -- Action without meeting -- Meetings by telephone conference calls.
§ 3-1-13.3. General standards of conduct for directors and officers.
§ 3-1-13.4. Indemnification of officers, directors, employees, fiduciaries, and agents.
§ 3-1-13.5. Conflicts of interest.
§ 3-1-13.6. Quorum and voting.
§ 3-1-13.7. Resignation of directors.
§ 3-1-13.8. Director committees.
§ 3-1-14. Removal of director.
§ 3-1-15. Officers.
§ 3-1-15.1. Duties of officers.
§ 3-1-16. Removal of officer.
§ 3-1-16.1. Resignation of officers.
§ 3-1-17. Contracts with association.
§ 3-1-18. Inducing breach of contract -- False reports -- Penalty.
§ 3-1-19. Association not in restraint of trade -- Right to disseminate information.
§ 3-1-20. Voluntary dissolution -- Distribution of assets -- Proceedings.
§ 3-1-20.1. Grounds for judicial dissolution.
§ 3-1-20.2. Procedure for judicial dissolution.
§ 3-1-20.3. Receivership or custodianship.
§ 3-1-20.4. Decree of dissolution.
§ 3-1-21. Existing associations continued under chapter.
§ 3-1-22. Accrued rights not affected by chapter.
§ 3-1-23. Use of term "cooperative" limited.
§ 3-1-24. Eligible foreign corporations may operate under chapter.
§ 3-1-25. Filing of annual reports.
§ 3-1-26. Separability clause.
§ 3-1-27. Construction of chapter.
§ 3-1-28. Short title.
§ 3-1-29. Inconsistent acts repealed -- Existing associations continued.
§ 3-1-30. Authorization for merger or consolidation with other associations or corporations -- Laws governing surviving or new corporation.
§ 3-1-31. Contents and approval of plan of merger or consolidation.
§ 3-1-32. Notice to members and shareholders of meeting to vote on plan of merger or consolidation.
§ 3-1-33. Determination of members and shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote on plan of merger or consolidation.
§ 3-1-34. Quorum at meeting to vote on plan of merger or consolidation.
§ 3-1-35. Procedure at meeting to vote on plan of merger or consolidation -- Abandonment of merger or consolidation prior to filing articles.
§ 3-1-36. Articles of merger or consolidation -- Execution, contents, and filing of articles -- Issuance of certificate of merger or consolidation -- Fees.
§ 3-1-37. Effect of merger or consolidation.
§ 3-1-38. Procedure for and effect of merger or consolidation of foreign and domestic corporations or associations.
§ 3-1-41. Domestic or foreign corporations or associations -- Plan of merger -- Articles of merger -- Certificate of merger.
§ 3-1-42. Association's records.
§ 3-1-43. Inspection of records.
§ 3-1-44. Registered office and agent.
§ 3-1-45. Sale, mortgage, and lease of assets.
§ 3-1-46. Conversion to a limited cooperative association.