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WI Stat § 193.725 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.725 - Allocations and distributions of profits to patron members.

193.725  Allocations and distributions of profits to patron members. (1) Capital reserves. A cooperative may set aside any portion of profits allocated to the patron membership interests that the board determines is advisable for the purpose of creating or maintaining a capital reserve. (2)  Other reserves. The board may do any of the following with regard to profits allocated to the patron membership interests:(a) Set aside an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the annual profits of the cooperative for promoting and encouraging cooperative organization.(b) Establish and accumulate reserves for new buildings, machinery and equipment, depreciation, losses, and other proper purposes. (3)  Patronage distributions. Profits allocated to patron members in excess of dividends on equity and additions to reserves shall be allocated and distributed to patron members on the basis of patronage and, if the bylaws provide, to nonmember patrons as so provided. A cooperative may establish allocation units and pooling arrangements and may account for and distribute profits to patrons on the basis of allocation units and pooling arrangements. A cooperative may offset the losses of an allocation unit or pooling arrangement against the profits of other allocation units or pooling arrangements. (4)  Frequency of distribution. A cooperative shall make distributions under sub. (3) at least annually. (5)  Form of distribution. A cooperative may make distributions under sub. (3) in the form of cash, capital credits, allocated patronage equities, revolving fund certificates, or its own or other securities. (7)  Patronage credits for ineligible members. If a nonmember patron with patronage credits is not qualified or eligible for membership, the cooperative may credit to the nonmember patron's account a refund due to the nonmember patron. The board may issue a certificate of interest to reflect any such credit and, after the board issues such a certificate, the patron may receive distributions of profits in the same manner as a patron member.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.731 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.731 - Member control agreements.

193.731  Member control agreements. (1) Authorization and execution. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any person who has entered into a contribution agreement under s. 193.711 or an agreement to purchase cooperative securities, or any member, may enter into a written agreement with the cooperative that relates to the control of or the liquidation, dissolution, or termination of the cooperative, or any phase of the business and affairs of the cooperative. Such an agreement may not take effect unless signed by all persons who are then members and all persons who have entered into contribution agreements. An agreement under this subsection may not relate to patron member voting control under s. 193.545 or patron member allocation and distribution provisions under s. 193.721. (2)  Same effect as articles and bylaws. Wherever this chapter provides that a particular result may or shall be obtained through a provision in the articles or bylaws, the same result may be accomplished through a provision in an agreement under sub. (1) or a procedure established in such an agreement. (3)  Other agreements not affected. This section does not limit the authority of persons to enter into agreements otherwise valid, nor is the procedure set forth in this section the exclusive method of agreement among members or between the members and the cooperative with respect to any of the matters described.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.735 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.735 - Distribution of unclaimed property.

193.735  Distribution of unclaimed property. (1) Alternate procedure to distribute property. Notwithstanding ch. 177, a cooperative may distribute any property required to be reported under subch. IV of ch. 177 to an entity that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code. A cooperative making a distribution under this subsection shall file all of the following with the secretary of revenue before making the distribution:(a) A verified written description and explanation of the distribution.(c) The name, address, and exemption number of the entity to which the property is to be distributed.(d) The approximate date of the distribution. (2)  Reporting procedure not affected. Subsection (1) does not affect the requirement that a cooperative report property under subch. IV of ch. 177. (3)  Owner's right extinguished on disbursement. The articles or bylaws may provide that a distribution under sub. (1) extinguishes all rights of the owner in and to the distributed property.History:  2005 a. 441; 2013 a. 20; 2021 a. 87.
WI Stat § 193.835 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.835 - Abandonment of merger.

193.835  Abandonment of merger. (1) Authority and procedure. A merger may be abandoned before it takes effect by any of the following means:(b) An abandonment may be approved at a meeting by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the membership interests of each cooperative that is party to the merger who are entitled to vote on the approval of the plan of merger, except that the board of a cooperative that is party to the merger may approve the abandonment if no members of that cooperative are entitled to vote. In addition to the other requirements of this paragraph, if a business entity other than a cooperative is party to the merger, an abandonment may only be approved by taking any actions to approve the abandonment that are required by the laws under which the business entity is organized.(c) An abandonment may be approved as provided in the plan of merger.(d) An abandonment may be approved by adoption, by the board of any cooperative that is party to the merger, of a resolution abandoning the merger, subject to the contract rights of any other person under the plan of merger. If a business entity other than a cooperative is party to the merger, an abandonment may be approved by a resolution of the governing body of the business entity adopted according to the laws under which the business entity is organized, subject to the contract rights of any other person under the plan of merger. (2)  Articles of abandonment. The board or other governing body of any business entity that approves an abandonment under sub. (1) shall file with the department articles of abandonment that contain all of the following:(a) The names of the business entities that were party to the proposed merger.(b) The provisions under sub. (1) under which the proposed merger is abandoned.(c) If the proposed merger is abandoned under sub. (1) (d), the text of the resolution approving the abandonment.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.911 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.911 - Revocation of dissolution proceedings.

193.911  Revocation of dissolution proceedings. (1) Authority to revoke. Dissolution proceedings under s. 193.905 may be revoked before the articles of dissolution are filed with the department as required under s. 193.905 (5). (2)  Revocation by members. The chairperson may call a members' meeting to submit to the members the question of revoking dissolution proceedings under s. 193.905. The dissolution proceedings are revoked if the proposed revocation is approved at the members' meeting by a majority of the votes cast or, for a cooperative with articles or bylaws requiring more than majority approval or other conditions for approval, by a sufficient vote as required under the articles or bylaws or by satisfying the other conditions for approval. (3)  Filing with the department. The chairperson of the board or the records officer shall file with the department a notice of revocation promptly after the revocation is approved as provided under sub. (2). The revocation is effective upon filing of the notice under this subsection.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.925 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.925 - Court-supervised voluntary dissolution.

193.925  Court-supervised voluntary dissolution. After a notice of intent to dissolve is filed as required under s. 193.905 (1) and before a certificate of dissolution is issued under s. 193.905 (7), the cooperative or, for good cause shown, a member or creditor of the cooperative may petition the circuit court for the county where the registered address of the cooperative is located to have the dissolution conducted under the supervision of the court. Section 193.905 does not apply to a dissolution conducted under the supervision of the court under this section. Section 193.911 applies to a dissolution conducted under the supervision of the court under this section. The court may grant equitable relief that it deems appropriate in a dissolution conducted under its supervision under this section, if the supervision resulted from an application by the cooperative.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.935 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.935 - Procedure in involuntary or court-supervised voluntary dissolution.

193.935  Procedure in involuntary or court-supervised voluntary dissolution. (1) Action before hearing. In a dissolution conducted under the supervision of a court under s. 193.925 or in any action under s. 193.931 (1) the court may take any of the following actions before an initial hearing is completed:(a) Issue injunctions.(b) Appoint receivers temporarily, until the conclusion of a hearing under sub. (2), with all powers and duties that the court directs.(c) Take actions required to preserve the cooperative's assets wherever located.(d) Carry on the business of the cooperative. (2)  Appointment of receiver. In a dissolution conducted under the supervision of a court under s. 193.925 or in any action under s. 193.931 (1) the court may appoint a receiver after a hearing is completed, following notice to the parties as directed by the court. The receiver shall collect the cooperative's assets and amounts owing to the cooperative by subscribers on account of an unpaid portion of the consideration for the issuance of shares. Subject to the order of the court, the receiver may continue the business of the cooperative and lease or dispose of the property and assets of the cooperative at public or private sale. (3)  Distribution of assets. In a dissolution conducted under the supervision of a court under s. 193.925 or in any action under s. 193.931 (1), the court shall apply the assets of the cooperative and the proceeds resulting from the lease or disposition of the cooperative's property by following all of the following steps, in alphanumerical order:(a) Applying the assets and proceeds to cover attorney fees and disbursements made in connection with the proceedings and the other costs and expenses of the proceedings.(b) Applying the assets and proceeds to cover debts, taxes, and assessments owing to the United States, this state, and other states, in that order.(c) Applying the assets and proceeds to cover worker's compensation claims for which the cooperative is liable under ch. 102, except that this paragraph does not apply to a claim if, at the time of injury, as defined in s. 102.01 (2) (g), the cooperative had in force a policy of worker's compensation insurance as required under s. 102.28 (2) (a).(d) Applying the assets and proceeds to cover claims of employees for services performed within 3 months preceding the appointment of the receiver, if any.(e) Applying the assets and proceeds to cover other claims proved and allowed.(f) Distributing the assets and proceeds to the members or pursuant to a liquidation plan approved by the members.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.941 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.941 - Receiver qualifications and powers.

193.941  Receiver qualifications and powers. (1) Qualifications. A receiver appointed under s. 193.935 (1) or (2) shall be an individual, a domestic business entity, or a foreign business entity authorized to transact business in this state and shall give a bond as directed by the court with the sureties required by the court. (2)  Powers. A receiver may bring and defend suits.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.951 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.951 - Filing claims in involuntary or court-supervised voluntary dissolution proceedings.

193.951  Filing claims in involuntary or court-supervised voluntary dissolution proceedings. (1) Filing under oath. In a dissolution conducted under the supervision of a court under s. 193.925 or in any action under s. 193.931 (1), the court may require all creditors and claimants of the cooperative to file their claims, under oath and in a form prescribed by the court, with the court or with a receiver appointed under s. 193.935 (1) or (2). (2)  Date to file a claim; notice. If the court requires the filing of claims in a dissolution conducted under the supervision of a court under s. 193.925 or in any action under s. 193.931 (1), the court shall do all of the following:(a) Set a date at least 120 days after the date the order is filed, as the last day for the filing of claims.(b) Prescribe a notice of the fixed date that shall be given to creditors and claimants. (3)  Claims barred; extension of time for filing. The court may prohibit any person who fails to file a claim before the date established under sub. (2) (a) from claiming an interest in or receiving payment out of the property and assets of the cooperative. At any time before the date established under sub. (2) (a), the court may extend the time for filing claims beyond the date established under sub. (2) (a).History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.955 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.955 - Discontinuance of court-supervised dissolution proceedings.

193.955  Discontinuance of court-supervised dissolution proceedings. A dissolution conducted under the supervision of a court under s. 193.925 or any action under s. 193.931 (1) may be discontinued at any time during the dissolution proceedings if it is established that cause for dissolution does not exist. The court shall dismiss the proceedings and direct the receiver appointed under s. 193.935 (1) or (2), if any, to deliver to the cooperative its remaining property and assets.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.961 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.961 - Order of dissolution.

193.961  Order of dissolution. (1) Issuance; effective date. After distribution of a cooperative's assets and proceeds under s. 193.935 (3), the court shall issue an order dissolving the cooperative. The dissolution is effective upon issuance of the order. (2)  Filing. After the court issues an order under sub. (1), the court shall file a certified copy of the order with the department. The department may not charge a fee for filing the order.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.971 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.971 - Barring of claims.

193.971  Barring of claims. (1) Claims barred. Except as provided in s. 193.951 (3), a creditor or claimant who does not file a claim or bring an action during the pendency of the dissolution proceedings or has not brought an action before the commencement of the dissolution proceedings, and all those claiming through or under the creditor or claimant, are forever barred from bringing an action to collect on that claim or otherwise enforcing it, except as provided in this section. (2)  Certain claims allowed for good cause. Except as provided in s. 193.951 (3), within one year after the date on which the articles of dissolution are filed under s. 193.905 (5) or an order of dissolution is issued under s. 193.961, a creditor or claimant who shows good cause for not having previously filed the claim may apply to the circuit court to allow a claim against the cooperative's undistributed assets or, if the undistributed assets are not sufficient to satisfy the claim, against a person to the extent of the distributions received by that person in the dissolution by virtue of that person's status as a member. (3)  Certain omitted claims allowed. A person to whom is owed a debt, obligation, or liability incurred during an action under s. 193.931 (1), but who is not paid before the distribution of assets and proceeds under s. 193.935 (3) (f), may bring an action to recover on the claim against the officers, directors, or members of the cooperative before the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 194.015 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.015 - Planting and harvesting period.

194.015  Planting and harvesting period. For purposes of the exception in 49 CFR 395.1 (k), the planting and harvesting period is January 1 to December 31.History: 2019 a. 174.
WI Stat § 194.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.02 - Legislative intent.

194.02  Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature to remove the economic regulations which limit motor carrier operations in the state. The legislature intends to let the market promote competitive and efficient transportation services, while maintaining the safety regulations necessary to protect the welfare of the traveling and shipping public. It is the intent of the legislature that this chapter be interpreted in a manner which gives the most liberal construction to achieve the aim of a safe, competitive transportation industry.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (9) (c); 1981 c. 347.This section's statement of intent to let the market promote competitive and efficient transportation services is specific to motor carriers and does not apply to regulations regarding taxis. County of Milwaukee v. Williams, 2007 WI 69, 301 Wis. 2d 134, 732 N.W.2d 770, 05-2686.
WI Stat § 194.025 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.025 - Discrimination prohibited.

194.025  Discrimination prohibited. No motor carrier may engage in any practice, act or omission which results in discrimination on the basis of race, creed, sex or national origin.History:  1981 c. 347.
WI Stat § 194.03 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.03 - Interstate commerce and intrastate commerce.

194.03  Interstate commerce and intrastate commerce. (1) This chapter shall apply to motor carriers engaged in interstate commerce upon the public highways of this state, in all particulars and provisions lawful under the constitution of the United States and to motor carriers engaged in intrastate commerce upon the public highways of this state. (2) Fees and taxes provided in this chapter shall be assessed against operations in interstate commerce and intrastate commerce and collected from the carriers performing such operations, as partial compensation for the use of the highways and policing of the same.  (5m) In a case involving a claim by a common motor carrier in interstate commerce for freight charges:(a) A person may assert as a defense to the claim the existence of a freight charge agreement between the person and the motor carrier which applies to the carriage of the freight at issue and which has not been filed as a tariff with the federal surface transportation board.(b) A court shall request the federal surface transportation board or other appropriate federal agency to issue an advisory opinion on any issue which the court determines is within the primary jurisdiction of that agency.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1987 a. 27; 1993 a. 16; 2015 a. 135; 2017 a. 363.
WI Stat § 194.05 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.05 - Exemption.

194.05  Exemption. (1) This chapter shall not apply to motor vehicles owned by the United States, any state, or any political subdivision thereof, except in the case of transportation systems acquired and operated between counties under s. 59.58 (3) (d) but in such a case the political subdivision is exempt from the annual permit fee under s. 194.04 (4) (a). (2) The provisions of this chapter shall not authorize the fixing of any rates, charges or regulations respecting the transportation of United States mails. (3) This chapter shall not apply to transportation of newspapers by motor vehicles having a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds when any transportation for hire provided by the person who owns or operates the motor vehicle is confined exclusively to the transportation or distribution of newspapers within a radius of 50 miles of the point where the person or motor carrier receives the newspapers from the newspaper publisher or the publisher's drop-off agent or carrier. (4) This chapter shall not apply to any farm truck or dual purpose farm truck combined with any semitrailer or farm trailer, or any vehicle combined with a horse trailer, if the vehicle combination's gross combination weight rating, registered weight, and actual gross weight do not exceed 26,000 pounds, the vehicle combination does not include a commercial motor vehicle described in s. 340.01 (8) (c) or (d), and the vehicle combination is operated solely in intrastate commerce. History:  1973 c. 63, 259; 1977 c. 234, 447; 1993 a. 482; 1995 a. 201; 2005 a. 65.
WI Stat § 194.06 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.06 - Public interest.

194.06  Public interest. The business of all common motor carriers of property or of passengers and of contract motor carriers is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest.
WI Stat § 194.07 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.07 - Operations subject to law.

194.07  Operations subject to law. No common motor carrier of property or of passengers or contract motor carrier or private motor carrier shall operate any motor vehicle for the transportation of either persons or property on any public highway in this state except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
WI Stat § 194.08 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.08 - Effect of this chapter on powers of department and municipalities.

194.08  Effect of this chapter on powers of department and municipalities. None of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to deprive the department or any municipality of any jurisdiction they now have or which may be conferred upon them over the public highways of the state, nor prevent the department or any municipality from suspending at any time the right of common motor carriers of property or of passengers, contract motor carriers or private motor carriers to operate motor vehicles over any public highway when necessary for the proper preservation or policing of the public highway.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (8) (a); 1993 a. 246.