Arkansas Code
Subchapter 4 - Marketing Associations
§ 2-2-414. Board of directors

(a)
(1) The affairs of the association shall be managed by a board of not less than five (5) directors elected by the members or stockholders from their own number.
(2)
(A)
(i) 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 according to the districts.
(ii) In this case, the bylaws shall specify the number of directors to be elected by each district and the manner and method of reapportioning the directors and of redistricting the territory covered by the association.

(B) The bylaws may provide that primary elections should be held in each district to elect the directors apportioned to the districts, and the result of all the primary elections must be ratified by the next regular meeting of the association.

(b)
(1) The bylaws may provide that one (1) or more directors may be appointed by the Dean of the College of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville or by the Secretary of State or any other public official or commission.
(2) The directors so appointed need not be members or stockholders of the association but shall have the same powers and rights as other directors.

(c)
(1) An association may provide a fair remuneration for the time actually spent by its officers and directors in its service.
(2) No director during the term of his or her office shall be a party to a contract for profit with the association differing in any way from the business relations accorded regular members or holders of common stock of the association or to any other kind of contract differing from terms generally current in that district.

(d)
(1) When a vacancy on the board of directors occurs other than by expiration of term, the remaining members of the board, by a majority vote, shall fill the vacancy unless the bylaws provide for an election of directors by district.
(2) In that case, the board shall immediately call a special meeting of the members or stockholders in that district to fill the vacancy.