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MO Rev Stat § 275.010 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.010 - Who may incorporate — certain restrictions — style of corporate name.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.010. Who may incorporate — certain restrictions — style of corporate name. — 1. Commodity associations, as authorized in this chapter, may be incorporated as follows: Corn growers associations, wheat growers associations, potato growers associations, apple growers associations, strawberry growers associations, cotton growers associations and melon growers associations, but no such association shall be formed for the purpose of growing or producing and marketing more than one of such commodities, and associations of growers; or producers of any other commodity or product of the soil though not herein named may be incorporated under the provisions of this chapter.  2. Every such association shall have, as a part of its corporate name, the name of the commodity in the growing, production and marketing of which its members are, or proposed to be engaged. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14377)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12719
MO Rev Stat § 275.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.020 - General corporate powers, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.020. General corporate powers, when. — That any three or more citizens and residents of this state engaged in growing, cultivating and producing the same agricultural commodity may, upon application as provided in this chapter, become a body corporate, and as such shall have and exercise the following powers:  (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the period limited in its articles of agreement, not exceeding, however, the term of fifty years, and if no limit be fixed in said articles of agreement, for the term of twenty years;  (2) To sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity;  (3) To make and use a common seal and alter the same at pleasure;  (4) To hold, purchase, mortgage or otherwise convey such real estate and personal estate as may be necessary and requisite for the purposes for which such association is organized and also to take and hold and convey such other property, real, personal or mixed, as shall be necessary or requisite for it to acquire in order to secure the payment of any indebtedness or liability which may be due such association;  (5) To appoint such subordinate officers, and make bylaws, for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs;  (6) To increase or diminish, by vote of its stockholders, cast as its bylaws may direct, the number of its directors or trustees, which shall not be less than three nor more than thirty-six in number. Such changes in the number of directors or trustees shall take effect and be in force from the date on which the president or secretary of such association shall file with the secretary of state an affidavit setting forth the number of directors and trustees fixed, together with the date at which such change in number of directors or trustees was voted by the stockholders of such association. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14364)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12706  CROSS REFERENCE:  Cooperative companies, Chap. 357
MO Rev Stat § 275.030 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.030 - Articles of agreement, how drawn.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.030. Articles of agreement, how drawn. — Associations may be incorporated under the provisions of this chapter, by three or more persons entering into written articles of agreement which shall set forth:  (1) The name of the association, which shall include the name of the commodity which the members thereof are engaged in growing, producing or marketing;  (2) The location of the principal office or place of business;  (3) The names and post-office addresses of the persons agreed upon as directors for the first year, not less than three of whom shall be citizens and residents of this state;  (4) The date and place of meeting of the incorporators for the purpose of adopting bylaws and the election of officers. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14365)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12707
MO Rev Stat § 275.040 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.040 - Certificate of incorporation to be issued — subsequent procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.040. Certificate of incorporation to be issued — subsequent procedure. — Articles of agreement for the incorporation of associations under this chapter, shall be filed and recorded in the office of the secretary of state, who shall issue a certificate of incorporation thereon, which shall be filed and recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds in the county in which the principal office or place of business of such association is to be located, within thirty days after issuance thereof. The corporate existence of every such association shall take effect and be in force on and after date of filing articles of agreement for record in the office of the secretary of state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14367)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12709
MO Rev Stat § 275.050 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.050 - Incorporation fees.

Effective - 28 Aug 1949   275.050. Incorporation fees. — At the time of filing articles of agreement for the incorporation of commodity associations, as in this chapter authorized, there shall be paid to the state director of revenue an incorporating tax of fifty dollars on the first fifty thousand dollars, or less, of the authorized capital stock of such association and five dollars for every additional ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, of such capital stock in excess of fifty thousand dollars, together with such recording and certificate fees as are required by law. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14368, A. 1949 S.B. 1099)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12710
MO Rev Stat § 275.060 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.060 - Officers of association.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.060. Officers of association. — The officers of every such association shall be a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and such other officers as may be authorized by the bylaws. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14366)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12708
MO Rev Stat § 275.070 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.070 - Capital stock to be divided into shares — value of stock.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.070. Capital stock to be divided into shares — value of stock. — 1. That associations organized under the provisions of this chapter shall have a capital stock divided into shares having a par value, or having no par value, as the incorporators in their articles of association may determine.  2. If such shares have a par value, the par value thereof shall not be less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and if such shares have no par value, they may be issued to the incorporators and others at not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars per share, as shall be determined by the incorporators in their articles of association. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14371)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12713
MO Rev Stat § 275.080 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.080 - Capital stock may be increased, how.

Effective - 28 Aug 1949   275.080. Capital stock may be increased, how. — The capital stock of every such association may be increased by the filing of an amendment to its articles of agreement, setting forth the amount of such increase and the payment of the incorporation tax and fees thereon, as required by section 275.050. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14368, A. 1949 S.B. 1099)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12710
MO Rev Stat § 275.090 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.090 - Stock to be paid for prior to issuance.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.090. Stock to be paid for prior to issuance. — No share of stock having a par value shall be issued by any such association unless, and until, the par value thereof has in good faith been paid into the treasury of the association in lawful money of the United States, and no share of capital stock without par value shall be issued by any association until the value thereof, as determined in its articles of association, has in good faith been paid to the treasurer of the association in lawful money of the United States. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14372)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12714
MO Rev Stat § 275.100 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.100 - Members of association not individually liable.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.100. Members of association not individually liable. — No stockholder or member of associations organized under the provisions of this chapter shall ever be individually liable by reason thereof, in any amount over or above the value of the share, or shares, owned by him, and having once paid, as in this chapter provided, for said shares, his liability with reference thereto, by reason of being or having been a member or stockholder of such association, shall in law and equity be deemed fully discharged. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14379)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12721
MO Rev Stat § 275.110 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.110 - Shares of stock nontransferable — exception.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.110. Shares of stock nontransferable — exception. — The shares of stock of associations shall be nontransferable, except from the original holder thereof, his heirs, executor, administrator, or legal representative, to the association as authorized in this chapter. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14375)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12717
MO Rev Stat § 275.120 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.120 - Associations may purchase and retire own stock.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.120. Associations may purchase and retire own stock. — Such associations may also have power, and they are hereby authorized to purchase and retire shares of their own stock, whether with or without par value, at a consideration not in excess of the amount for which such share, or shares, were issued in the first instance, together with interest at the rate of six percent per annum upon such shares from date of issuance thereof, less, however, the amount of dividends, if any, paid to the holder of such shares. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14374)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12716
MO Rev Stat § 275.130 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.130 - Authority to reissue and resell shares purchased.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.130. Authority to reissue and resell shares purchased. — Every such association shall have power, and is hereby authorized, when it shall purchase any of its shares, to reissue and resell such shares upon the same terms and conditions as in the first instance. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14376)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12718
MO Rev Stat § 275.140 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.140 - Number of shares may be limited.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.140. Number of shares may be limited. — Associations organized under the provisions of this chapter shall have power, and they are hereby authorized, to limit the number of shares which any stockholder or member of such association may have or hold. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14373)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12715
MO Rev Stat § 275.150 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.150 - Associations empowered to execute purposes of organization.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.150. Associations empowered to execute purposes of organization. — That commodity corporation associations, organized under the provisions of this chapter, shall have power and they are hereby authorized to do any and all things not specifically prohibited by law, which may be necessary to fully carry out the purposes of its organization. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14382)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12724
MO Rev Stat § 275.160 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.160 - Associations may own and vote stock in certain related corporations.

Effective - 28 Aug 1949   275.160. Associations may own and vote stock in certain related corporations. — Commodity associations incorporated under the provisions of this chapter may act as trustee, and as such, or in its own right, may own and vote stock in corporations owning and operating elevators, warehouses, storage houses, factories, mills, and plants for the purpose of storing, treating, processing, or marketing the commodity in the production and marketing of which the members of such association are engaged. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 §§ 14368, 14378, A. 1949 S.B. 1099)  Prior revision: 1929 §§ 12710, 12720
MO Rev Stat § 275.170 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.170 - Association may borrow.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.170. Association may borrow. — Every association organized under the provisions of this chapter shall have power, and is hereby authorized, to borrow on its own account, or as trustee, for its members, on warehouse certificates, bills of lading or other collateral, as the needs of the association or its members may require. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14369)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12711
MO Rev Stat § 275.180 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.180 - Association may contract for commodities.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.180. Association may contract for commodities. — Any association organized under the provisions of this chapter shall have power, and it is hereby authorized, to contract with its members, collectively or individually, for the entire or partial output of the commodity, for the handling of which it is organized for such number of years as may be authorized by its bylaws. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14370)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12712
MO Rev Stat § 275.190 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.190 - May issue and sell notes — security — certain exemption.

Effective - 28 Aug 1971   275.190. May issue and sell notes — security — certain exemption. — Commodity associations as defined in this chapter shall have power to issue notes, payable in such amounts at such rate of interest, and payable at such times as its board of directors may authorize, and to secure the payment of said notes by depositing warehouse certificates, issued against the commodity which such association is organized to handle, then in storage in warehouses, and may sell such notes to the general public and in the sale thereof be exempt from the provisions of chapter 409 relating to domestic and foreign investment companies. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14380, A.L. 1971 S.B. 171)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12722
MO Rev Stat § 275.200 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.200 - Exempt from general corporation law — exceptions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   275.200. Exempt from general corporation law — exceptions. — That commodity associations organized under the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from the limitations, restrictions and burdens imposed upon corporations by any law of this state pertaining to the regulation thereof, except such as are in this chapter specifically set forth. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14381)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12723
MO Rev Stat § 275.300 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.300 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   275.300. Definitions. — When used in sections 275.300 to 275.370 the following terms mean:  (1) "Agricultural commodity", any agriculture product that has been produced for purpose of sale or exchange except animals whose principal use could be construed as recreational, or as a pet;  (2) "Commercial quantity", a quantity produced per year or other period of time which quantity is defined and determined by the commodity merchandising council concerned;  (3) "Commodity merchandising council", a group representative of the commodity, hereafter referred to as the "council";  (4) "Director", the director of the department of agriculture of the state of Missouri or his delegated representative;  (5) "Handler", any person who engages in the selling, marketing, or distribution of any agricultural commodity on a wholesale basis, which he has purchased for resale or which he is marketing on behalf of a producer, and shall include a producer who distributes any agricultural commodity which he has produced;  (6) "Processor", any person engaged in the receiving, grading, packing, canning, freezing, drying, or other methods of preparation for market of agricultural commodities produced in Missouri for sale;  (7) "Producer", any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or unincorporated association engaged within this state in business of producing for market any agricultural commodity in commercial quantities. ­­-------- (L. 1969 S.B. 65 § 1, A.L. 1973 S.B. 92, A.L. 1979 S.B. 43)
MO Rev Stat § 275.310 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.310 - Powers and purposes of councils.

Effective - 28 Aug 1969   275.310. Powers and purposes of councils. — Producers of agricultural commodities are hereby authorized to organize commodity merchandising councils to establish orderly, fair, sound and efficient markets and to maintain, develop and expand markets for agricultural commodities produced in Missouri and to increase the use and consumption of these products. The councils organized under the provisions of sections 275.300 to 275.370 and with the aid of the state may:  (1) Provide for uniform and proper preparation of agricultural commodities for market;  (2) Provide means and methods for the maintenance of present markets and for development of new or larger markets, both domestic and foreign, for agricultural commodities produced within the state;  (3) Eliminate or reduce waste in the marketing or use, or both, of agricultural commodities; and  (4) Restore and maintain adequate purchasing power for the agricultural producers of this state. Provided, however, that any commodity merchandising council organized hereunder shall not undertake to establish, promulgate or fix the price of any commodity or in any way limit the production of any commodity. ­­-------- (L. 1969 S.B. 65 § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 275.320 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.320 - Establishment — petition, contents — membership.

Effective - 28 Aug 1973   275.320. Establishment — petition, contents — membership. — A representative group of not less than five percent of the producers of an agricultural commodity may petition the director for permission to establish a commodity merchandising council. This petition shall include:  (1) A statement of the area of production to be included (the area shall be statewide, except that it may be limited to a well-defined smaller area where such area is the principal commercial producer in the state of the commodity);  (2) A statement of the general purposes of the commodity merchandising council program which may include research, education, grades and standards, merchandising, publicity, sales promotion and cooperation with other state, regional and national organizations;  (3) The amount of the fee that is desired to be collected for each designated unit of commercial quantities of the commodity;  (4) The method or methods to be used in the collection of the fee;  (5) The composition, qualification, terms of office, method of nomination, election, filling unexpired terms, salaries, travel expenses, and duties of the members of the council;  (a) The council shall consist of an odd number of not less than five nor more than fifteen members of whom the majority shall be producers to be selected by producers;  (b) The director shall serve as an ex officio member of the council;  (c) The dean of the college of agriculture, university of Missouri, will serve as an ex officio member of the council;  (6) A recommendation as to what shall constitute a commercial quantity of the commodity;  (7) The method of conducting the referendum of the commodity producers either by mail or by polling place depending on the area and volume of the commodity. ­­-------- (L. 1969 S.B. 65 § 3, A.L. 1973 S.B. 92)
MO Rev Stat § 275.340 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.340 - Hearings, how conducted.

Effective - 28 Aug 1973   275.340. Hearings, how conducted. — 1. Every hearing held pursuant to sections 275.300 to 275.370 shall be public and a permanent record taken of all testimony received. The administrative hearing officer shall conduct the hearing and the director may make the determination from the record.  2. The director shall make and publish findings based upon the facts, testimony and evidence received at the public hearing and shall cause copies of his findings and decisions to be delivered or mailed to all parties of record appearing at the hearing, or their attorneys of record. ­­-------- (L. 1969 S.B. 65 § 4, A.L. 1973 S.B. 92)
MO Rev Stat § 275.360 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.360 - Refund of fees, request for.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   275.360. Refund of fees, request for. — Any producer or grower may, by the use of forms provided by the director, have the fee paid and all future fees paid or collected from him pursuant to sections 275.300 to 275.370 refunded to him, provided such request for refund is in the office of the director within sixty days following the payment of such fee. Apples and rice will be exempt from this provision. ­­-------- (L. 1969 S.B. 65 § 9, A.L. 2011 H.B. 344 merged with S.B. 356)
MO Rev Stat § 275.370 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 275 - Commodity Associations|Section 275.370 - Council, officers, duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 1969   275.370. Council, officers, duties. — 1. The commodity merchandising council shall:  (1) Elect a chairman and any other officers as is considered desirable;  (2) Authorize the director with the approval of the council to expend a budgeted amount of the commodity council merchandising fund in the administration of the commodity merchandising program and in the collection of commodity merchandising fees;  (3) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed in the commodity merchandising program.  2. The director shall be guided by the advice, recommendations and assistance of the commodity merchandising council in the collection of funds, audits and refunds associated with the commodity merchandising program. ­­-------- (L. 1969 S.B. 65 §§ 6, 8)