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TX Agric Code § 52.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter F. Members|Section 52.083. Meetings

Sec. 52.083.  MEETINGS.  (a)  As prescribed by its bylaws, a marketing association annually shall hold one or more regular meetings of its members.(b)  The board of directors may call a special meeting of the association at any time.(c)  If, at any time, 10 percent or more of the members file with the board of directors a petition demanding a special meeting of the association and stating the specific business to be considered at the meeting, the board shall call the meeting.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1110, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 52.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter F. Members|Section 52.084. Notice of Meetings

Sec. 52.084.  NOTICE OF MEETINGS.  Not later than the 10th day before the day of a meeting of a marketing association, the association shall:(1)  mail to each member notice of the meeting and a statement of the purpose of the meeting;  or(2)  if the bylaws so provide, publish notice of the meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the association's principal place of business is located.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1110, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 52.085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter F. Members|Section 52.085. Voting

Sec. 52.085.  VOTING.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a member of a marketing association is entitled to one vote.(b)  A marketing association may provide in its articles of incorporation or bylaws for a member association or group to have more than one vote if the association providing for the vote:(1)  is organized primarily for the production, cultivation, and care of citrus groves or for processing and marketing citrus products and:(A)  has its principal office in a county that has at least 500 acres of land planted in citrus groves;  and(B)  includes as members one or more associations or groups organized on a cooperative basis;  or(2)  is organized primarily for the harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, storing, handling, shipping, marketing, selling, or use of grain or grain-related products.(c)  A marketing association that provides for a member association or group to have more than one vote under Subsection (b) shall comply with Section 52.012(a)(2).(d)  In accordance with a bylaw adopted under Section 52.052 of this code, a marketing association may provide for its members to vote by proxy or by mail.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1110, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 1.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 339, Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 1999.|
TX Agric Code § 52.086 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter F. Members|Section 52.086. Termination or Suspension of Membership

Sec. 52.086.  TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF MEMBERSHIP.  In accordance with its articles of incorporation or a bylaw adopted under Section 52.052 of this code, a marketing association may provide for the termination or suspension of membership in the association and for the purchase of a member's common or preferred stock, if any, and all other property interest in the association.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1111, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1551, ch. 296, Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 1983.|
TX Agric Code § 52.087 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter F. Members|Section 52.087. Liability of Members

Sec. 52.087.  LIABILITY OF MEMBERS.  Except for debts contracted with the association, a member of a marketing association is not liable for the debts of the association in an amount that exceeds the amount that is unpaid on the member's membership fee or subscription to capital stock, including any unpaid balance on promissory notes given in payment for the stock.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1111, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 52.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter G. Administration|Section 52.101. Board of Directors

Sec. 52.101.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  A board of directors shall manage a marketing association.(b)  The board shall be composed of five or more directors who are elected by the members of the association.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, a person must be a member of the association to be eligible to serve as a director.(d)  As prescribed by the bylaws of the association that is holding the meeting, a marketing association that is a member of the association may designate any of its members to vote on behalf of the member association or to serve as a director of the association holding the meeting.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1111, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 52.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter G. Administration|Section 52.102. Officers

Sec. 52.102.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The directors shall elect:(1)  a president or chairman;(2)  one or more vice-presidents or vice-chairmen;(3)  a secretary;  and(4)  a treasurer.(b)  To be eligible to serve as president, chairman, vice-president, or vice-chairman, a person must be a director.(c)  The directors may combine the offices of secretary and treasurer as secretary-treasurer.(d)  A bank or depository may serve as treasurer but is not considered to be an officer.  If a bank or depository serves as treasurer, the secretary shall perform the usual accounting duties of the treasurer except that the secretary may deposit money only as authorized by the board of directors.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1111, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 52.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter G. Administration|Section 52.103. Removal of Officer or Director

Sec. 52.103.  REMOVAL OF OFFICER OR DIRECTOR.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (f) of this section, a member of a marketing association may initiate removal of an officer or director by filing in writing with the association's secretary:(1)  the charges;  and(2)  a petition that is signed by 10 percent of the members and that requests the removal of the officer or director in question.(b)  The members of the association shall vote on the removal at the next regular or special meeting of the association.(c)  Before the meeting the association, in writing, shall inform the officer or director of the charges.(d)  At the meeting the association shall give the officer or director and the person bringing the charges an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel and to present witnesses.(e)  The association, by a majority vote, may remove the officer or director and fill the vacancy.(f)  If an association's bylaws provide for election of directors by districts with primary elections in each district, the petition for removal of a director must state the charges and must be signed by 20 percent of the members residing in the district from which the director was elected.  The board of directors shall call a special meeting of the members residing in that district to consider removal of the director.  The members in that district, by a majority vote, may remove the director.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1112, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 52.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter G. Administration|Section 52.104. Bond

Sec. 52.104.  BOND.  (a)  Each officer, employee, or agent who handles money or property of a marketing association or any money or property that is under the control or in possession of a marketing association shall execute and deliver to the association an indemnity bond that indemnifies the association and its members against any fraudulent, dishonest, or unlawful act by the bonded person and other acts as provided by the association's bylaws.(b)  If the officers and directors of a marketing association fail to require a person to execute a bond as required by Subsection (a) of this section, each officer and director is personally liable for all losses that would have been recovered under the bond if the person had been bonded.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1112, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 52.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter G. Administration|Section 52.105. Referendum

Sec. 52.105.  REFERENDUM.  (a)  On demand of one-third of the board of directors, the board shall refer to the entire membership of a marketing association for decision at the next special or regular meeting any matter that has been approved or passed by the board.(b)  The association may call a special meeting to consider the referred matter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1112, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 52.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter H. Foreign Cooperatives|Section 52.121. Foreign Cooperative Considered Marketing Association

Sec. 52.121.  FOREIGN COOPERATIVE CONSIDERED MARKETING ASSOCIATION.  For the purposes of this chapter, a corporation or association organized, with or without capital stock, under a cooperative marketing act of another state or of the United States is considered to be a marketing association if the corporation or association:(1)  satisfies the requirements of Section 52.012 of this chapter;  and(2)  is composed of persons who, as farmers, planters, ranchers, dairymen, or nut or fruit growers, produce agricultural products and who act collectively to process, prepare, handle, and market, in interstate and foreign commerce, the members' products.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1112, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 52.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter H. Foreign Cooperatives|Section 52.122. Permits to Do Business

Sec. 52.122.  PERMITS TO DO BUSINESS.  (a)  Any cooperative marketing association incorporated under the laws of another state may apply for and be granted a permit to do business in this state.  The association shall pay as filing fee the amount required of domestic corporations organized for a similar purpose.(b)  A marketing association is not required to have all or part of a paid-up capital to be entitled to a permit under Subsection (a) of this section.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1113, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 52.131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter I. Remedies|Section 52.131. Breach or Threatened Breach of Marketing Contract

Sec. 52.131.  BREACH OR THREATENED BREACH OF MARKETING CONTRACT.  (a)  If a member breaches or threatens to breach a marketing contract, the marketing association may sue and, if successful, is entitled to:(1)  an injunction to prevent further breach of the contract;  and(2)  a decree of specific performance of the contract.(b)  Pending the adjudication of an action filed under Subsection (a) of this section, the association is entitled to a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the member if the association files:(1)  a verified complaint showing the breach or threatened breach;  and(2)  sufficient bond.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1113, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 52.132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter I. Remedies|Section 52.132. Induced Breach of Marketing Contract; False Reports

Sec. 52.132.  INDUCED BREACH OF MARKETING CONTRACT;  FALSE REPORTS.  In a civil suit for damages, a person is liable to a marketing association for an amount equal to three times the amount of actual damages proven for each offense if the person, or where the person is a corporation, if an officer or employee of the corporation:(1)  knowingly induces or attempts to induce a member of the association to breach the member's marketing contract with the association;  or(2)  maliciously and knowingly spreads false reports concerning the finances or management of the association.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1113, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 52.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|Subchapter J. Fees and Reports|Section 52.151. Tax Exemptions

Sec. 52.151.  TAX EXEMPTIONS.  A marketing association is exempt from all franchise or license taxes, except that a marketing association is exempt from the franchise tax imposed by Chapter 171, Tax Code, only if exempted by that chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1113, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2785, ch. 752, Sec. 15(b), eff. Jan. 1, 1982;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 2.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 5.09, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 58.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 58 - Agricultural Finance Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 58.001. Short Title

Sec. 58.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Texas Agricultural Finance Act.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 32, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 20, 1987.|
TX Agric Code § 58.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 58 - Agricultural Finance Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 58.002. Definitions

Sec. 58.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Agricultural business" means:(A)  a business that is or proposes to be engaged in producing, processing, marketing, or exporting an agricultural product;(B)  an eligible applicant as defined in Subchapter E;(C)  the entity designated to carry out boll weevil eradication in accordance with Section 74.1011;(D)  any agriculture-related business in rural areas of Texas including a business that provides recreational activities, including hiking, fishing, hunting, or any other activity associated with the enjoyment of nature or the outdoors on agricultural land;(E)  a state agency or an institution of higher education that is engaged in producing an agricultural product;(F)  a business that holds a permit under Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code; or(G)  any other business in a rural area of this state.(2)  "Agricultural product" means an agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, or vegetable product, bees, honey, fish or other seafood, planting seed, livestock, a livestock product, a forestry product, poultry, or a poultry product, either in its natural or processed state, that has been produced, processed, or otherwise had value added to it in this state.(3)  "Authority" means the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority.(4)  "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.(5)  "Bond" includes any type of obligation issued under this Act, including without limitation, any bond, note, draft, bill, warrant, debenture, interim certificate, revenue of bond anticipation note, grant, or any other evidence of indebtedness.(6)  "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.(7)  "Eligible agricultural business" means an agricultural business having its principal place of business in this state.(8)  "Lender" means a lending institution including a bank, trust company, banking association, savings and loan association, mortgage company, investment banker, credit union, life insurance company, underwriter, or any affiliate of any of those entities, and also includes any other financial institution or governmental agency that customarily provides financing of agricultural loans or mortgages, or any affiliate of such an institution or agency.(9)  "Rural area" means an area which is predominately rural in character, being one which the board defines and declares to be a rural area.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 32, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 20, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1459, Sec. 8, eff. June 19, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 26, Sec. 4, eff. May 2, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 5 (S.B. 948), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 58.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 58 - Agricultural Finance Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 58.003. Venue

Sec. 58.003.  VENUE.  A suit filed by or on behalf of the authority under this chapter may be brought in Travis County.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 26, Sec. 5, eff. May 2, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 58.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 58 - Agricultural Finance Authority|Subchapter B. Administration|Section 58.011. Creation of Authority; Public Purpose

Sec. 58.011.  CREATION OF AUTHORITY;  PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The Texas Agricultural Finance Authority is created within the Department of Agriculture as a public authority.(b)  The authority is created to provide financial assistance for the expansion, development, and diversification of production, processing, marketing, and export of Texas agricultural products.  The exercise by the authority of the powers and duties conferred by this chapter is an essential public purpose of the state in promoting the general welfare of the state and all of its citizens.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 32, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 20, 1987.|
TX Agric Code § 58.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 58 - Agricultural Finance Authority|Subchapter B. Administration|Section 58.012. Board of Directors

Sec. 58.012.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The authority is governed by a board of directors composed of the commissioner of agriculture, the director of the Institute for International Agribusiness Studies at Prairie View A&M University, and nine members appointed by the commissioner.  Members of the board must be appointed in the numbers specified and from the following categories:(1)  one person who is an elected or appointed official of a municipality or county;(2)  four persons who are knowledgeable about agricultural lending practices;(3)  one person who is a representative of agricultural businesses;(4)  one person who is a representative of agriculture related entities, including rural chambers of commerce, foundations, trade associations, institutions of higher education, or other entities involved in agricultural matters; and(5)  two persons who represent young farmers and the interests of young farmers.(b)  The appointed members of the board serve staggered terms of two years, with the terms of four members expiring on January 1 of each even-numbered year and the terms of five members expiring on January 1 of each odd-numbered year.(c)  Any vacancy occurring in an appointed position on the board shall be filled by the commissioner for the unexpired term.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(2).(e)  A board member is not entitled to compensation for serving as a director but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the official duties of office.(f)  Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.(g)  Notwithstanding Subsection (f), age may be considered by the commissioner in making appointments under Subsection (a)(5).|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 32, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 20, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 456, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 538, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 1.12, 5.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 1.05, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 58.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 58 - Agricultural Finance Authority|Subchapter B. Administration|Section 58.013. Officers

Sec. 58.013.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The commissioner shall designate a member of the board as the chairman of the board to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the commissioner.  The board shall elect a vice-chairman biennially from its members and shall elect a secretary, a treasurer, and other officers it considers necessary.(b)  The chairman of the board shall preside at meetings of the board and perform other duties prescribed by the board.(c)  The vice-chairman shall perform the duties of the chairman when the chairman is not present or is incapable of performing his duties of chairman.(d)  The secretary is the custodian of the minutes, books, records, and seal of the board and shall perform other duties prescribed by the board.(e)  The treasurer shall perform the duties prescribed by the board.  The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same individual.(f)  The board may appoint one or more individuals who are not board members to perform any duty of the secretary or treasurer.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 32, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 20, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 1.13, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 58.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 58 - Agricultural Finance Authority|Subchapter B. Administration|Section 58.014. Meetings; Administrative Procedure

Sec. 58.014.  MEETINGS;  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.  (a)  The board shall hold regular and special meetings at times specified by the chairman.(b)  A majority of the voting membership of the board constitutes a quorum.  The board shall act by adopting resolutions.  Except as otherwise provided by Sections 58.021(c) and 58.0211(a), the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present is necessary to adopt a resolution.(c)  The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board.(d)  The board is subject to Chapter 551, Government Code, and Chapter 2001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 32, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 20, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 1.14, 1.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 26, Sec. 6, eff. May 2, 2001.|