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13 ME Rev Stat § 1556 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 2: ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS|13 §1556. Meetings

 §1556. Meetings Regular meetings shall be held as prescribed in the bylaws, but shall be held at least once a year. Special meetings may be demanded by a majority vote of the directors or by written petition of at least 3/10 of the membership, in which case it shall be the duty of the secretary to call such meeting to take place within 30 days after such demand.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1601 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 3: VOTING|13 §1601. One member, one vote

 §1601. One member, one vote Each member of an association shall have one and only one vote, except that where an association includes among its members any number of other associations or groups organized on a cooperative basis, the voting rights of such member associations or groups may be as prescribed in the articles or bylaws.   No voting agreement or other device to evade the one-member-one-vote rule shall be enforceable by a civil action.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1602 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 3: VOTING|13 §1602. No proxies (REPEALED)

 §1602. No proxies (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 7, §1 (RP).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1603 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 3: VOTING|13 §1603. Application of provisions to voting by delegates

 §1603. Application of provisions to voting by delegates If an association has provided for voting by delegates, any provision of this subchapter referring to votes cast by the members shall apply to votes cast by delegates; but this shall not permit delegates to vote by mail.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1604 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 3: VOTING|13 §1604. Voting by proxy

 §1604. Voting by proxy Unless specified otherwise in an association's articles of incorporation or bylaws, members are permitted to vote by proxy.   [PL 1997, c. 7, §2 (NEW).]1.  Appointment of agent.  The appointment of one or more agents to vote on behalf of the member must be by written proxy executed by the member or by the member's duly authorized attorney-in-fact. A telegram, cablegram or facsimile appearing to have been transmitted may be considered to satisfy this requirement.   [PL 1997, c. 7, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Duration.  A proxy is valid for only 11 months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise expressly and conspicuously provided in the proxy.   [PL 1997, c. 7, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Revocation.  A proxy is revocable at the pleasure of the person executing it. A proxy may be revoked, without limitation, by an instrument that in terms revokes the proxy or by a subsequent duly executed proxy. The authority of a proxy holder is not revoked by death or supervening incapacity of the member executing the proxy unless, before the authority is exercised, written notice of death or incapacity is filed with the corporate officer responsible for maintaining the list of members. The presence at a members' meeting of the member appointing a proxy does not of itself revoke the proxy. A member may revoke an appointment of a proxy by giving notice to the corporate officer responsible for maintaining a list of members or by giving notice in open meeting of the members.   [PL 1997, c. 7, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 7, §2 (NEW).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1641 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 4: MEMBERS|13 §1641. Eligibility and admission to membership

 §1641. Eligibility and admission to membership Any natural person, association, incorporated or unincorporated group organized on a cooperative basis or any nonprofit group shall be eligible for membership in an association, if it has met the qualifications for eligibility, if any, stated in the articles or bylaws and shall be deemed a member upon payment in full for the par value of the minimum amount of share or membership capital stated in the articles as necessary to qualify for membership.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1642 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 4: MEMBERS|13 §1642. Subscribers

 §1642. Subscribers Any natural person or group eligible for membership and legally obligated to purchase a share or shares of, or membership in, an association shall be deemed a subscriber. The articles or bylaws may determine whether, and the conditions under which, any voting rights or other rights of membership shall be granted to subscribers.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1643 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 4: MEMBERS|13 §1643. Liability of members

 §1643. Liability of members Members shall not be jointly or severally liable for any debts of the association, nor shall a subscriber be so liable except to the extent of the unpaid amount on the shares or membership certificates subscribed by him. No subscriber shall be released from such liability by reason of any assignment of his interest in the shares or membership certificate, but shall remain jointly and severally liable with the assignee until the shares or certificates are fully paid-up.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1644 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 4: MEMBERS|13 §1644. Expulsion

 §1644. Expulsion A member may be expelled by the vote of a majority of the members voting at a regular or special meeting. The member against whom the charges are to be preferred shall be informed thereof in writing at least 10 days in advance of the meeting, and shall have an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel at said meeting. On decision of the association to expel a member, the board of directors shall purchase the member's holdings at par value, if and when there are sufficient reserve funds.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1691 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 5: SHARES|13 §1691. Issuance and contents

 §1691. Issuance and contents No certificate for share or membership capital shall be issued until the par value thereof has been paid for in full. There shall be printed upon each certificate issued by an association a full or condensed statement of the requirements of sections pertaining to one-member-one-vote, no proxy and transfer of shares and membership.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1692 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 5: SHARES|13 §1692. Transfer of shares and membership; withdrawal

 §1692. Transfer of shares and membership; withdrawal If a member desires to withdraw from the association or dispose of any or all of his holdings, the directors shall have the power to purchase such holdings by paying him the par value of any or all of the holdings offered. The directors shall then reissue or cancel the same. A vote of the majority of the members voting at a regular or special meeting may order the directors to exercise this power to purchase.   If the association fails, within 60 days of the original offer, to purchase all or any part of the holdings offered, the member may dispose of the unpurchased interest elsewhere, subject to the approval of the transferee by a majority vote of the directors. Any would-be transferee not approved by the directors may appeal to the members at their first regular or special meeting thereafter, and the action of the meeting shall be final. If such transferee is not approved, the directors shall exercise their power to purchase, if and when such purchase can be made without jeopardizing the solvency of the association.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1731 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES|Article 6: DISSOLUTION|13 §1731. Procedure

 §1731. Procedure An association may, at any regular or special meeting legally called, be directed to dissolve by a vote of 2/3 of the entire membership. By a vote of a majority of the members voting, 3 of their number shall be designated as trustees, who shall, on behalf of the association and within a time fixed in their designation or within any extension thereof, liquidate its assets and shall distribute them in the manner set forth in this section. In case of any dissolution of an association, its assets shall be distributed in the following manner and order:   1.  Paying debts and expenses.  By paying its debts and expenses;   2.  Amounts paid by members.  By returning to the members the par value of their shares or of their membership certificates, returning to the subscribers the amounts paid on their subscriptions and returning to the patrons the amount of savings returns credited to their accounts toward the purchase of shares or membership certificates; and   3.  Paying patrons or giving to nonprofit associations.  By distributing any surplus in either or both of the following ways as the articles may provide:   A. Among those patrons who have been members or subscribers at any time during the past 6 years, on the basis of their patronage during that period; or   B. As a gift to any consumers' cooperatives association or other nonprofit enterprise which may be designated in the articles.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1771 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1771. Short title

 §1771. Short title This subchapter may be cited as the "Uniform Agricultural Cooperative Association Act".
13 ME Rev Stat § 1772 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1772. Policy

 §1772. 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 subchapter should be liberally construed.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1773 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1773. Uniformity of interpretation

 §1773. Uniformity of interpretation This subchapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1774 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1774. Definitions

 §1774. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms shall have the following meanings.   [PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §133 (AMD).]1.  Agricultural products.  "Agricultural products" include floricultural, horticultural, viticultural, forestry, nut, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee and any farm products.   2.  Articles.  "Articles" means the articles of incorporation.   3.  Association.  "Association" means a corporation organized under this subchapter, or a similar domestic corporation, or a foreign association or corporation if authorized to do business in this State, organized under any general or special Act as a cooperative association for the mutual benefit of its members, as agricultural producers, and which confines its operations to purposes authorized by this subchapter and restricts the return on the stock or membership capital and the amount of its business with nonmembers to the limits placed thereon by this subchapter for associations organized hereunder.   [PL 1993, c. 316, §10 (AMD).] 4.  Board.  "Board" means the board of directors.   5.  Domestic association.  "Domestic association" means an association or corporation formed under the laws of this State.   6.  Foreign association.  "Foreign association" means an association or corporation not formed under the laws of this State.   6-A.  Independent agricultural contractor.  "Independent agricultural contractor" means a person who grows under contract, or who harvests or hauls forest products under contract, as the person's primary activity or as part of a general agricultural activity.   [PL 2019, c. 248, §1 (AMD).] 6-B.  Marketing contract.  "Marketing contract" includes a contract related to the marketing of agricultural products and a contract by an independent agricultural contractor for furnishing services and facilities in raising or growing agricultural products.   [PL 1971, c. 502 (NEW).] 7.  Member.  "Member" includes the holder of a membership in an association without capital stock and the holder of common stock in an association organized with capital stock.   8.  Person.  "Person" includes an individual, a partnership, a corporation and an association.   8-A.  Producers.  "Producers" includes independent agricultural contractors.   [PL 1971, c. 502 (NEW).] 9.  Subchapter.  "This subchapter" means the "Uniform Agricultural Cooperative Association Act."   SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 502 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 541, §A133 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 316, §10 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 248, §1 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1775 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1775. Existing associations

 §1775. Existing associations Any existing association formed under any law of this State as a cooperative agricultural association may elect, by a vote of 2/3 of the members voting thereon at a legal meeting, to secure the benefits of and be bound by this subchapter, and shall thereupon amend such of its articles and bylaws as are not in conformity with this subchapter. A certificate of the action taken at such meeting shall be filed with the Secretary of State within 20 days after such meeting, and a fee of $5 shall be paid.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1776 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1776. Use of word "cooperative"

 §1776. Use of word "cooperative" No person, firm, corporation or association, domestic or foreign, hereafter commencing business in this State shall use the word "cooperative" as a part of its corporate or business name unless it has complied with this subchapter or some other statute of this State relating to cooperative associations. A foreign association organized under and complying with the cooperative law of the state of such association's creation shall be entitled to use the term "cooperative" in this State if it has obtained the privilege of doing business in this State.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1777 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1777. Foreign associations

 §1777. Foreign associations A foreign corporation that can qualify as an association, as defined in section 1774, may be authorized to do business in this State under this subchapter by complying with the laws relating to foreign corporations doing business in the State. It shall pay the same fees and charges as domestic associations. Upon such compliance it shall have all the rights and privileges of like domestic associations.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1778 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1778. Inducing breach of contract; spreading false reports; penalty

 §1778. Inducing breach of contract; spreading false reports; penalty 1.  Violation.  A person may not:   A. Knowingly induce a member or stockholder of an association to violate the member's or stockholder's marketing contract with the association;   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. G, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]B. Knowingly attempt to induce a member or stockholder of an association to violate the member's or stockholder's marketing contract with the association; or   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. G, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]C. Intentionally or knowingly spread false reports about the finances or management of the association.   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. G, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).][PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. G, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] 2.  Penalties.  A person or corporation whose employees or officers violate this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 may be adjudged for each such offense. In addition, the person or corporation is subject to a civil penalty of $500 for each such offense, to be recovered in a civil action by the aggrieved association.   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. G, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 452, §G1 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1779 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1779. License fees

 §1779. License fees Domestic associations and foreign associations admitted to do business in this State shall pay an annual license fee of $10, which shall be in lieu of all other corporation and franchise taxes.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1780 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1780. Savings clause

 §1780. Savings clause This subchapter shall not impair or affect any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or acquired, or liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred prior to July 21, 1945, but the same may be enjoyed, asserted, enforced, prosecuted or inflicted as fully and to the same extent as if this subchapter had not been passed.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1781 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1781. Nonprofit associations

 §1781. Nonprofit associations An association is deemed "nonprofit," as the association is not organized to make a profit for that association or for its members, but only for its members as producers of agricultural products.   [PL 1993, c. 316, §11 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 316, §11 (NEW).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1782 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|13 §1782. General corporation law; applicability

 §1782. General corporation law; applicability The provisions of the laws related to business corporations and all powers and rights under those laws apply to associations, except when those provisions are in conflict with or inconsistent with the express provisions of this chapter.   [PL 1993, c. 316, §11 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 316, §11 (NEW).
13 ME Rev Stat § 1821 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 2: ORGANIZATION AND POWERS|13 §1821. Incorporators

 §1821. Incorporators Five or more adult persons, engaged in agriculture as bona fide producers of agricultural products, or 2 or more associations of such producers, may form an association with or without capital stock.
13 ME Rev Stat § 1822 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES|Subchapter 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING|Article 2: ORGANIZATION AND POWERS|13 §1822. Purposes

 §1822. 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, selling, etc.  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 marketing the by-products thereof;   2.  Equipment, feed, fertilizer, etc.  Manufacturing, buying for or supplying to its members and other patrons, machinery, equipment, feed, fertilizer, fuel, seeds and other agricultural and household supplies;   3.  Business or educational services.  Performing or furnishing business or educational services, on a cooperative basis, for or to its members and other patrons; or   4.  Financing.  Financing any of the above enumerated activities for its members, subject to the limitations of Title 9-B, section 466.   [PL 1977, c. 564, §66 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 564, §66 (AMD).