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CA Food & Agri Code § 54038 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 54038.

54038.  Any association which is organized pursuant to this chapter is not any of the following:(a) A conspiracy, a combination in restraint of trade, or an illegal monopoly. (b) An attempt to lessen competition, to fix prices arbitrarily, or to create a combination or pool in violation of any law of this state.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54039 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 54039.

54039.  The marketing contracts and agreements between an association which is organized pursuant to this chapter and its members and any agreements authorized in this chapter are not illegal, in restraint of trade, or contrary to any statute which is enacted against pooling or combinations.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54040 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 54040.

54040.  The General Corporation Law (Division 1 (commencing with Section 100) of Title 1 of the Corporations Code) as added by Chapter 682 of the Statutes of 1975 and as heretofore or hereinafter amended and all powers and rights under such law applies to each association which is organized pursuant to this chapter, except where such provisions are in conflict with or inconsistent with the express provisions of this chapter. For the purpose of associations organized without shares of stock, the members shall be deemed to be “shareholders” as the term is used in the General Corporation Law.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 586.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54041 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 54041.

54041.  (a) Subject to subdivision (c), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1500) of Title 10 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure does not apply to any proprietary interest in an association organized in accordance with this chapter. Any proprietary interest that would otherwise escheat to the state pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1500) of Title 10 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall instead become the property of the association.(b) This section shall apply to all proprietary interests which as of January 1, 1988, have not yet been paid or delivered to the Controller pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1500) of Title 10 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no proprietary interest shall become the property of the association under this section unless all of the following requirements are satisfied:(1) At least 60 days prior notice of the proposed transfer of the proprietary interest to the association is given to the affected member by first-class or certified mail to the last address of the member shown on the association’s records, and by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the member last resided as shown on the association’s records. Notice given in that manner constitutes actual notice.(2) No written notice objecting to the transfer is received by the association from the affected member or, if the member is deceased, from the member’s heirs or the executor or executrix of the estate, prior to the date of the proposed transfer.(d) “Proprietary interest” means and includes any membership, membership certificate, membership share, share certificate, or equity or dividend certificate of any class representing a proprietary interest in, and issued by, the association together with all accrued and unpaid earnings, dividends, and patronage distributions relating thereto.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 152, Sec. 2. Effective July 10, 1987.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54042 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 54042.

54042.  (a) An association organized pursuant to this chapter may request the board of supervisors of the county in which the association’s principal place of business is located to issue a certificate stating that the association meets the requirements of subdivision (b). When the certificate is provided by the board of supervisors to the association, the Franchise Tax Board shall exempt the association from the minimum franchise tax as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 23153 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(b) The board of supervisors shall issue a certificate if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The association is located in an economically distressed area.(2) At least 90 percent of the association’s members are, or have been, within the previous 12 months unemployed or dependent on public social services for their income.(3) The request is made during the association’s first income year.(c) The certificate issued by the board of supervisors shall be retained by the association. The association shall forward a copy of the certificate to the Franchise Tax Board upon request.(d) As used in this section, “economically distressed area” means a county in which the unemployment rate is either 9 percent, or 2 percent above the statewide average, whichever is greater; or in which 8 percent of the residents are dependent on public social services for their income, or 2 percent more of the residents than the statewide average are dependent on public social services for their income, whichever is greater.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 427, Sec. 1. Effective September 7, 1994.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54061 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 3 - Purposes|Section 54061.

54061.  Three or more natural persons, a majority of whom are residents of this state, who are engaged in the production of any product, may form an association pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of engaging in any activity in connection with any of the following:(a) The production, marketing, or selling of the products of its members.(b) The harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, packing, grading, storing, handling, shipping, or utilization of any product of its members, or the manufacturing or making of the byproducts of any product of its members.(c) The manufacturing, selling, or supplying to its members of machinery, equipment or supplies.(d) The financing of the activities which are specified by this section.(e) Any one or more of the activities which are specified in this section.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54081 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 4 - Articles of Incorporation|Section 54081.

54081.  The articles of incorporation of the association shall show that the signers of the articles of incorporation are engaged in the production of products, and that they propose to incorporate an association pursuant to this chapter, and shall state all of the following:(a) The name of the association.(b) The purposes for which it is formed.(c) The county where the principal office for the transaction of business of the association is to be located.(d) The number of directors of the association, which shall not be less than three, and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as first directors. If it is desired that the first directors shall serve for terms of different length, the term for which each person so named shall serve shall also be stated.(e) If organized without shares of stock, whether the voting power and the property rights and interest of each member are equal or unequal. If voting power and property rights and interest of each member are unequal, the general rule or rules which are applicable to all members by which the voting power and the property rights and interests, respectively, of each member may be and are determined and fixed shall also be stated.(f) If organized with shares of stock, the number of shares which may be issued and if the shares are to have a par value, the par value of each share, and the aggregate par value of all shares. If the shares are to be without par value it shall be so stated.If the shares of stock are to be classified, a description of the classes of shares and a statement of the number of shares of each kind or class and the nature and extent of the preferences, rights, privileges, and restrictions which are granted to or imposed upon the holders of the respective classes of stock.Except as to the matters and things so stated, no distinction shall exist between the classes of stock or the holders of them. One class of stock shall always be known as common stock and voting power may be restricted to holders of common stock.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54082 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 4 - Articles of Incorporation|Section 54082.

54082.  Articles of incorporation shall be signed, acknowledged, and filed in the manner which is prescribed by the general laws of this state for domestic corporations.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54083 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 4 - Articles of Incorporation|Section 54083.

54083.  The articles of incorporation of any association may be amended in the manner and for the purposes which are authorized by the General Corporation Law, Division 1 (commencing with Section 100), Title 1 of the Corporations Code.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54111 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 5 - Bylaws|Section 54111.

54111.  Each association shall, within 30 days after its incorporation, adopt for its government and management, a code of bylaws, not inconsistent with this chapter. The vote or written assent of shareholders or members that hold at least a majority of the voting power is necessary to adopt such bylaws and is effectual to repeal or amend any bylaws, or to adopt additional bylaws.The power to repeal and amend the bylaws, and adopt new bylaws, may, by a similar vote, or similar written assent, be delegated to the board of directors, which authority may, by a similar vote, or similar written assent, be revoked.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54112 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 5 - Bylaws|Section 54112.

54112.  The bylaws may prescribe the time, place, and manner of calling and conducting its meetings. Meetings of members or stockholders shall be held at the place as provided in the bylaws; and if no provision be made, then in the city where the principal place of business is located at a place designated by the board of directors. Meetings of the board of directors may be held at any place within or without the state which is fixed by a quorum of the board of directors unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54113 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 5 - Bylaws|Section 54113.

54113.  The bylaws may prescribe the number of stockholders or members which constitutes a quorum.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54114 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 5 - Bylaws|Section 54114.

54114.  The bylaws may prescribe the right of members or stockholders to vote by proxy or by mail or both, and the conditions, manner, form, and effects of such votes; the right of members or stockholders to cumulate their votes and the prohibition, if desired, of cumulative voting.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54115 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 5 - Bylaws|Section 54115.

54115.  The bylaws may prescribe the number of directors which constitutes a quorum.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54116 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 5 - Bylaws|Section 54116.

54116.  (a) The bylaws may prescribe the qualifications, compensation, duties, and term of office of directors and officers and the time of their election.(b) The number of directors set forth in the articles of incorporation shall be either a fixed number or a variable number. If a fixed number, it shall not be less than three, and if a variable number, the stated minimum shall not be less than three and the stated maximum shall not be greater than two times the stated minimum minus one.(c) The number of directors may also be set forth in the bylaws either as a fixed number or as a variable number subject to the same limitations as in subdivision (b). After shares have been issued or members have been admitted, any adoption or amendment of such bylaw provision shall be approved by the outstanding shares as provided in Section 152 of the Corporations Code.(d) In the event of an inconsistency between an article provision referred to in subdivision (b) and a bylaw provision referred to in subdivision (c), the provision more recently adopted or amended shall prevail.(e) If a variable number of directors is set forth in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws, the exact number of directors shall be fixed, within the limits specified, by approval of the board of directors or the shareholders as provided in Section 153 of the Corporations Code in the manner designated in the bylaws.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 586.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54117 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 5 - Bylaws|Section 54117.

54117.  The bylaws may prescribe penalties for violations of the bylaws.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54118 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 5 - Bylaws|Section 54118.

54118.  The bylaws may prescribe the amount of entrance, organization, and membership fees, if any; the manner and method of collection of such fees; and the purposes for which they may be used.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54119 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 5 - Bylaws|Section 54119.

54119.  The bylaws may prescribe the amount which each member or stockholder 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 or stockholder for services which are rendered by the association to him and the time of payment and the manner of collection; and the marketing contract between the association and its members or stockholders which every member or stockholder may be required to sign.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54120 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 5 - Bylaws|Section 54120.

54120.  The bylaws may prescribe the amount of any dividends that may be declared on the stock or membership capital. To the extent that dividends are payable out of the excess of association income over association expenses attributable to business transacted with or for members, dividends shall not exceed 8 percent per annum. Dividends are in the nature of interest, and do not affect the nonprofit character of any association that is organized pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 46, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54121 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 5 - Bylaws|Section 54121.

54121.  The bylaws may prescribe the number and qualification of members or stockholders of the association and the conditions precedent to membership or ownership of common stock; the method, time, and manner of permitting members to withdraw or the holders of common stock to transfer their stock; the manner of assignment and transfer of the interest of members, and of the shares of common stock; the conditions upon which, and time when, membership of any member shall cease; the automatic supsension of the rights of a member when he ceases to be eligible to membership in the association; and the mode, manner, and effect of the expulsion of a member.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54122 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 5 - Bylaws|Section 54122.

54122.  The bylaws may prescribe 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 his membership, or at the option of the association, the purchase at a price fixed by conclusive appraisal by the board of directors; and the conditions and terms for the repurchase by the association from its stockholders of their stock upon their disqualification as stockholders. In case of the expulsion of a member, and where the bylaws do not provide any procedure or penalty, the board of directors shall equitably and conclusively appraise his property interest in the association and shall fix the amount of his property interest in money, which shall be paid to him within one year after such expulsion.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54141 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 6 - Directors and Management|Section 54141.

54141.  The affairs of the association shall be managed by a board of not less than three directors who are elected by the members or stockholders.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54142 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 6 - Directors and Management|Section 54142.

54142.  The bylaws may provide that the territory in which the association has members shall be divided into districts and that directors shall be elected from the several districts. In any such case, the bylaws shall specify the number of directors to be elected by each district, the manner and method of reapportioning the directors and of redistricting the territory covered by the association.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54143 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 6 - Directors and Management|Section 54143.

54143.  The bylaws may provide that primary elections shall be held to nominate directors. If the bylaws provide that the territory in which the association has members shall be divided into districts, the bylaws may also provide that the results of the primary elections in the various districts shall be final and shall be ratified at the annual meeting of the association.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54144 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 6 - Directors and Management|Section 54144.

54144.  The bylaws may provide that the territory in which the association has members shall be divided into districts, and that the directors shall be elected by representatives or advisers, who themselves have been elected by the members or stockholders from the several territorial districts. In any such case, the bylaws shall specify the number of representatives or advisers to be elected by each district, the manner and method of reapportioning the representatives or advisers and of redistricting the territory which is covered by the association.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54145 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 6 - Directors and Management|Section 54145.

54145.  The bylaws may provide that one or more directors may be chosen by any public official or commission or by the other directors selected by the members. Such director shall represent primarily the interest of the general public in such associations. The directors so chosen shall have the same powers and rights as other directors. Such directors shall not number more than one-fifth of the entire number of directors.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 54146 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations|ARTICLE 6 - Directors and Management|Section 54146.

54146.  The bylaws may provide for an executive committee and may allot to such committee all the functions and powers of the board of directors, subject to the general direction and control of the board.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)