Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS

Section 3-1-1 - Declaration of policy
Section 3-1-1.1 - General corporation laws do not apply
Section 3-1-2 - Definitions
Section 3-1-3 - Qualifications of incorporators
Section 3-1-4 - Purposes
Section 3-1-5 - Articles of incorporation
Section 3-1-6 - Filing articles of incorporation - Certificate of incorporation - Fees - Constructive notice
Section 3-1-7 - Amendments to articles of incorporation
Section 3-1-8 - Bylaws
Section 3-1-9 - Powers
Section 3-1-10 - Members - Qualifications and liabilities - Voting rights
Section 3-1-11 - Certificates of and termination of membership - Dividends and distribution of reserves - Preferred stock - Certificates of interest - Unclaimed credits
Section 3-1-12 - Meetings
Section 3-1-12.1 - Quorum - Voting
Section 3-1-12.2 - Waiver of notice
Section 3-1-13 - Directors
Section 3-1-13.1 - Limitation of personal liability of officers and directors
Section 3-1-13.2 - Place and notice of directors' meetings - Action without meeting - Meetings by telephone conference calls
Section 3-1-13.3 - General standards of conduct for directors and officers
Section 3-1-13.4 - Indemnification of officers, directors, employees, fiduciaries, and agents
Section 3-1-13.5 - Conflicts of interest
Section 3-1-13.6 - Quorum and voting
Section 3-1-13.7 - Resignation of directors
Section 3-1-13.8 - Director committees
Section 3-1-14 - Removal of director
Section 3-1-15 - Officers
Section 3-1-15.1 - Duties of officers
Section 3-1-16 - Removal of officer
Section 3-1-16.1 - Resignation of officers
Section 3-1-17 - Contracts with association
Section 3-1-18 - Inducing breach of contract - False reports - Penalty
Section 3-1-19 - Association not in restraint of trade - Right to disseminate information
Section 3-1-20 - Voluntary dissolution - Distribution of assets - Proceedings
Section 3-1-20.1 - Grounds and procedure for judicial dissolution
Section 3-1-20.2 - [Repealed]
Section 3-1-20.3 - Receivership or custodianship
Section 3-1-20.4 - Decree of dissolution
Section 3-1-21 - Existing associations continued under chapter
Section 3-1-22 - Accrued rights not affected by chapter
Section 3-1-23 - Use of term "cooperative" limited
Section 3-1-24 - Eligible foreign corporations may operate under chapter
Section 3-1-25 - Filing of annual reports
Section 3-1-26 - Severability clause
Section 3-1-27 - Construction of chapter
Section 3-1-28 - Short title
Section 3-1-29 - Inconsistent acts repealed - Existing associations continued
Section 3-1-30 - Authorization for merger or consolidation with other associations or corporations - Laws governing surviving or new corporation
Section 3-1-31 - Contents and approval of plan of merger or consolidation
Section 3-1-32 - Notice to members and shareholders of meeting to vote on plan of merger or consolidation
Section 3-1-33 - Determination of members and shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote on plan of merger or consolidation
Section 3-1-34 - Quorum at meeting to vote on plan of merger or consolidation
Section 3-1-35 - Procedure at meeting to vote on plan of merger or consolidation - Abandonment of merger or consolidation prior to filing articles
Section 3-1-36 - Articles of merger or consolidation - Execution, contents, and filing of articles - Issuance of certificate of merger or consolidation - Fees
Section 3-1-37 - Effect of merger or consolidation
Section 3-1-38 - Procedure for and effect of merger or consolidation of foreign and domestic corporations or associations
Section 3-1-41 - Domestic or foreign corporations or associations - Plan of merger - Articles of merger - Certificate of merger
Section 3-1-42 - Association's records
Section 3-1-43 - Inspection of records
Section 3-1-44 - Registered office and agent
Section 3-1-45 - Sale, mortgage, and lease of assets
Section 3-1-46 - Conversion to a limited cooperative association