Sec. 6. (a) Before or after the election of directors, the association shall:
(1) file the articles of association in the office of the secretary of state; and
(2) record in the recorder's office of each county in which any part of the proposed horticultural and quarantine district is situated a duplicate copy of the articles of association.
(b) After the articles of association are filed and recorded, the association is a body politic and corporate, by the name and style adopted. The association has all the rights, powers, and privileges given to corporations to:
(1) sue and be sued, plead and be pleaded, answer and be answered, in any court with jurisdiction;
(2) borrow money and levy assessments upon the owners of lands, orchards, trees, and other fruit bearing plants situated in the district; and
(3) rent, lease, purchase, hold, sell, and convey personal property as is necessary and proper for the purposes and objectives of the corporation.
(c) A majority of the members of the association may:
(1) adopt bylaws for the government of the horticultural and quarantine district; and
(2) make rules as may be necessary to carry the bylaws into force and effect.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-7-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 15. Agriculture and Animals
Article 16. Horticulture Control
Chapter 6. Organization of Horticultural and Quarantine Districts
15-16-6-1. Authority to Organize Horticulture and Quarantine Districts; Purposes
15-16-6-2. Organizers; Articles of Association; Contents; Amendment
15-16-6-3. Notice of Election; Information
15-16-6-4. Directors; Election; Term
15-16-6-6. Articles Filing; Corporate Nature and Powers; Assessment; Bylaws
15-16-6-7. Boundaries; Annexation; Maximum Size; Consolidation
15-16-6-10. Withdrawals From Treasury
15-16-6-11. Special Meetings; Quorum
15-16-6-12. Administration by Directors; Purposes; Hiring Experts
15-16-6-13. State Entomologist; Cooperation
15-16-6-14. County Agricultural Extension Educator Ex Officio State Entomologist; Cooperation