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2 OK Stat § 2-16-83 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-16-83. Rural Fire Equipment Grant Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to be designated the "Rural Fire Equipment Grant Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and designated for deposit thereto. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry for the purpose of purchasing and repairing equipment used by rural fire departments for firefighting efforts. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall work with the Rural Fire Coordinators to establish suitable criteria for application and approval of grants awarded to rural fire departments from said fund. Priority of grants awarded from said fund shall be given to rural fire departments which suffered damaged equipment from wildfire suppression efforts related to drought-related fires and fire control. The activities associated with the duties of said fund shall be known as the "Rural Fire Equipment Grant Program". Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 17 § 3, emerg. eff. April 4, 2006. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 13.NOTE: Codified pursuant to State of Oklahoma's request.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-1. Title of act.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Cooperative Marketing Association Act”. |Added by Laws 1937, p. 260, § 1. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-2. Declaration of legislative intent.

|The purpose of the Cooperative Marketing Association Act is to promote, foster, and encourage the intelligent handling, processing, and orderly marketing of agricultural products and the organization and incorporation of cooperative marketing associations of agricultural producers. It is the declared policy of this state that the Cooperative Marketing Association Act be liberally construed. |Added by Laws 1937, p. 260, § 2. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361a of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-3. Definitions.

|A. As used in the Cooperative Marketing Association Act: |1. “Agricultural products" includes horticultural, viticultural, nut, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee, and any other farm products;2. “Member" means, in addition to those admitted to membership in an association without capital stock, holders of common stock in associations organized with capital stock;3. “Association" means any corporation organized pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act or any similar corporation organized under any general or special act of this or any other state as a cooperative association, for the mutual benefit of its members, as agricultural producers, in which the return on the stock or membership capital is limited to an amount not to exceed eight percent (8%) per annum, and which during any fiscal year does not deal with nonmembers' products to an amount greater in value than members' products; and4. “Person" includes individuals, partnerships, firms, corporations, associations, trusts, estates, limited liability companies and any other legal entities recognized to do business in Oklahoma.B. Associations organized pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act shall be deemed nonprofit, inasmuch as they are not organized to make profit for themselves, nor for their members, but only for their members as producers or users of products purchased.Added by Laws 1937, p. 261, § 3. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361b of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-4. Persons who may organize associations.

|Five or more natural persons of full age, engaged in the production of agricultural products either as tenants or landlords, who are residents of this state or any other, or two or more cooperative associations, organized under the laws of this state or any other, may form a nonprofit cooperative association with or without capital stock, pursuant to the provisions of the Cooperative Marketing Association Act. |Added by Laws 1937, p. 261, § 4. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361c of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-5. Purposes and objects for which associations may be organized.

|An association may be organized pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act to engage in any activity in connection with: |1. The marketing or selling of agricultural products;2. The harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, blending, canning, packing, grading, storing, warehousing, handling, shipping, or utilizing of agricultural products;3. The manufacturing, marketing, selling or supplying of the byproducts thereof;4. The manufacturing, selling, or supplying of machinery, equipment, feed, fertilizer, seeds, or buying and selling oil, gasoline, or other supplies;5. The financing of any of the enumerated activities specified by this section;6. The performing or furnishing business or educational services on a cooperative basis for those engaged in agriculture as bona fide producers of agricultural products; or7. Any one or more of the activities specified in this section.Added by Laws 1937, p. 261, § 5. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361d of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-7. Articles of Incorporation - Contents - Execution, acknowledgment and filing - Evidence.

|A. The incorporators of an association to be formed pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act must prepare and file Articles of Incorporation setting forth: |1. The name of the association which may or may not include the word "cooperative";2. Its purposes;3. Its duration;4. Its principal place of business in the state;5. The name and post office address of each of the incorporators;6. The names and addresses of those who are to serve as incorporating directors for the first term, or until the election and qualifications of their successors;7. If organized without capital stock, whether the property rights and interests of each member are to be equal or unequal. If unequal, the Articles of Incorporation shall include the general rule applicable to all members by which the property rights and interests respectively of each member shall be determined and provision for the admission of new members who shall share in the property of the association in accordance with the general rule; and8. If organized with capital stock, the amount of the stock and the number of shares into which the capital stock is to be divided; whether all or part of the capital stock shall have par value, and if so, the par value thereof. If there is to be more than one class of stock created, the Articles of Incorporation shall include a description of the different classes, the number of shares in each class, the relative rights, interests, and preferences each class shall represent, and the dividends, which may be cumulative, not exceeding eight percent (8%) per annum, to which each share shall be entitled.B. The Articles of Incorporation may contain any provision consistent with law with respect to management, regulation, government, financing, indebtedness, membership, the establishment of voting districts, and the election of delegates for representative purposes, the issuance, retirement and transfer of its stock, if formed with capital stock, or any provision relative to the way or manner in which it shall operate with respect to its members, officers, or directors, and any other provisions relating to its affairs.C. The Articles of Incorporation must be subscribed by the incorporators and acknowledged by one of them before an officer authorized by the law of this state to take and certify acknowledgments of deeds and conveyances and shall be filed with the Oklahoma Secretary of State. When filed, the Articles of Incorporation, or certified copies of the Articles of Incorporation, shall be received in all courts of this state as prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein and of the due incorporation of the association.Added by Laws 1937, p. 262, § 7. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361f of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-8. Filing of Articles of Incorporation or amendments - Fees.

|The Articles of Incorporation shall be filed in triplicate with the Secretary of State. For filing the Articles of Incorporation, an association shall pay to the Secretary of State a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), and for filing an amendment to the Articles, a fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00). |Added by Laws 1937, p. 263, § 8. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 229, § 4, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 2001, c. 38, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361g of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-9. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation - Filing.

|A. The Articles of Incorporation may be amended at any regular meeting or any special meeting called for that purpose. An amendment must first be approved by two-thirds (2/3) of the directors, and then adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members present at the meeting. |B. Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation when adopted shall be filed in the same manner as provided for the filing of the original Articles.Added by Laws 1937, p. 263, § 9. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361h of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-10. Bylaws - Adoption - Amendment of bylaws - Subjects which may be regulated.

|A. Each association incorporated pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act shall adopt bylaws consistent with the Cooperative Marketing Association Act within thirty (30) days after its incorporation. A majority of the members voting on the bylaws is necessary to adopt the bylaws. Each shareholder or member shall be entitled to one vote, and no more, irrespective of the number of shares owned or patronage. |B. The bylaws shall provide for their amendment by the members and the method by which amendments may be adopted. The bylaws may include, but are not limited to:1. The time, place, and manner of calling and conducting its meetings, which meetings, and the meetings of its directors, may be held either in or outside the state;2. The number of members constituting a quorum;3. The right of members to vote in person, by proxy, or by mail at general or special meetings; and the conditions, manner, form, and effects of these votes;4. The number of directors constituting a quorum;5. The number, qualifications, compensation, duties, and term of office of directors and officers; the time of their election and the mode and manner of giving notice thereof;6. Penalties for violations of bylaws;7. The amount of entrance, organization, and membership fees, if any; the manner and method of collection of the fees, and the purposes for which the fees may be used;8. The amount which each member shall be required to pay annually or from time to time, if at all, to carry on the business of the association; the charge, if any, to be paid by each member for services rendered by the association to such member and the time of payment and the manner of collection; and marketing contract between the association and its members which every member may be required to sign; and9. The number, qualification, and voting rights of members of the association and the conditions precedent to membership; the method, time, and manner of permitting members to withdraw or to transfer their stock; the manner of assignment and transfer of the interest of members; the mode, manner, and effect of the expulsion of a member; the manner of determining the value of a member's interest and provision for its purchase by the association upon the death or withdrawal of a member or upon the expulsion of a member or forfeiture of membership.Added by Laws 1937, p. 264, § 10. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361i of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-11. Membership in associations - Termination and transfer of memberships - Liability for debts.

|A. Under the terms and conditions prescribed in the bylaws adopted by it, an association may admit as members, or issue common stock to only cooperative associations and/or persons engaged in the production of agricultural products to be handled by or through the association, including the lessees and tenants of land used for the production of agricultural products and any lessors and landlords who receive as rent all or part of the crop raised on the leased premises. |B. An association organized pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act may become a member or stockholder of any other cooperative association organized in this or any other state.C. A member shall lose membership and voting rights if the member ceases to belong to the class of persons eligible for membership pursuant to this section, however, such member shall remain subject to any liability already incurred by such member as a member of the association. Upon the death of a member and the deceased member’s estate ceasing to belong to the class of persons eligible for membership pursuant to this section, the deceased member’s estate shall be entitled to receive from the association, within three (3) years after the latter of the member’s death or the member ceasing to be a member, the value of the membership interest in the association subject to the conclusive appraisal by the board of directors. If the association approves the member's designation of a transferee of the membership interest, the association shall be under no obligation to pay the transferor the value of the interest.D. Except for debts lawfully contracted between a member and the association, no member shall be liable for the debts of the association to any amount exceeding the sum remaining unpaid on the subscription to membership of the member.Added by Laws 1937, p. 264, § 11. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361j of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-12. Certificates of membership or stock certificates - Transfer - Preferred stock.

|A. When a member of an association has paid the membership fee or stock subscription in full, the association shall issue a certificate of membership or a stock certificate to the member. The association may establish a policy of maintaining physical possession of the original certificates. |B. No association shall issue membership certificates or stock until they have been fully paid for, but an association in its bylaws may admit a member and allow the member to vote and hold office as soon as twenty percent (20%) of the membership fee or stock certificate has been paid.C. Ownership of common stock, certificates of indebtedness, or membership certificates may be transferred by a member only to other associations or to persons engaged in the production of agricultural products, and who are eligible to hold same. The transfer must be approved by the board of directors before it is binding on the association.D. 1. An association may issue and sell preferred stock to members or nonmembers. Preferred stock may be redeemable or retirable by the association on terms and conditions as may be provided by the bylaws and printed on the stock certificate. Preferred stockholders shall not be entitled to vote.2. Whenever an association organized pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act with preferred stock shall purchase the stock or any interest in any property of any person it may discharge the obligation so incurred wholly or in part by exchanging for the acquired interest shares of its preferred stock to an amount which would equal the fair market value of the stock or interest so purchased as determined by the board of directors.Added by Laws 1937, p. 265, § 12. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361k of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-13 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-13. Financial statements – Dividends and earnings – Interest on membership capital or stock – Surplus or reserve fund – Undistributed balances.

|A. At the time of each dividend apportionment of earnings and at least once in every year, the directors shall cause to be prepared a financial statement showing: |1. The financial condition of the corporation at the end of the period to which such dividend or apportionment relates, in a form as shall fully exhibit the assets and liabilities of the corporation; and2. Its earnings, purchases and sales, expenses and outlays, for the period covered by the dividend or apportionment, in the manner that a good understanding of the condition of the corporation may be obtained from the financial statement.The directors shall cause the financial statement to be kept on file with the secretary, or such other officer as the directors may designate. The financial statement may be examined by any member of the corporation at all reasonable times.B. The directors, subject to the revision by the members or stockholders, at any general or special meeting lawfully called shall apportion the net earnings from time to time at least once in each year.C. An association shall limit the interest it pays on membership capital or stock to an amount not greater than eight percent (8%) per annum. The apportionment shall not be made until not less than ten percent (10%) of any undistributed balance accruing since the last apportionment, has been set aside in a surplus or reserve fund unless such surplus or reserve funds equal at least one hundred percent (100%) of the paid up membership fees or capital stock.D. 1. Undistributed balances from any source, in excess of additions to reserves and surplus, shall be distributed on the basis of patronage, that is according to the amount or value, as the association may decide, of the products sold to or through, and/or purchased from or through, the association by its patrons.2. The distribution of the balances may be restricted to members or be made at the same rate for members and nonmembers.3. The bylaws may provide that any distribution to a nonmember, eligible for membership may be credited to a nonmember until the amount equals the value of a membership certificate or a share of the association's common stock.4. A distribution credited to the account of a nonmember shall revert to the reserve fund to be used for educational purposes if, after two (2) years, the amount is less than the value of a membership certificate or a share of common stock, or in case the person does not accept and exercise membership privileges.Added by Laws 1937, p. 265, § 13. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361 l of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-14. Regular meetings - Special meetings - Notice.

|A. 1. One or more regular meetings shall be held annually in such places as the bylaws may stipulate. |2. The board of directors may call a special meeting at any time.3. If ten percent (10%) of the members file a petition stating the specific business to be brought before the association and demand a special meeting at any time, a meeting must be called by the directors.B. Notice of all meetings, together with a statement of the purposes, shall be mailed to each member at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting. If provided by the bylaws, all notices may be given by publication in a newspaper, or other periodical of general circulation among the members.Added by Laws 1937, p. 266, § 14. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361m of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-15. Board of directors.

|A. The association shall be managed by a board of not less than five or more than twenty-one directors elected by the members of the association. The directors shall be qualified as may be provided for in the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws. |B. All of the directors shall be members of the association or officers, directors, or members of member associations.Added by Laws 1937, p. 266, § 15. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361n of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-16 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-16. Officers.

|A. The officers of each association established pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act shall be a president, one or more vice-presidents, a secretary and a treasurer and other officers as may be authorized in the bylaws. |B. The president and at least one of the vice-presidents must be directors of the association, unless the bylaws of the association provide to the contrary.C. The office of secretary and treasurer may be combined.D. Officers shall be elected by the directors in the manner and for terms as provided by the bylaws.Added by Laws 1937, p. 266, § 16. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 36, § 1, emerg. eff. March 24, 1986; Laws 2001, c. 38, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361o of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.