Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 274 - Cooperative Marketing Associations
Section 274.200 - Marketing contracts — provisions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939
274.200. Marketing contracts — provisions. — The association and its members may make and execute marketing contracts, requiring the members to sell, for any period of time, not over ten years, all or any specified part of their agricultural products or specified commodities exclusively to or through the association or any facilities to be created by the association. If they contract a sale to the association, it shall be conclusively held that title to the products passes absolutely and unreservedly, except recorded liens, to the association upon delivery, or at any other specified time if expressly and definitely agreed in the said contract. The contract may provide, among other things, that the association may sell or resell the products delivered by its members, with or without taking title thereto; and pay over to its members the resale price, after deducting all necessary selling, overhead and other costs and expenses, including interest, not exceeding eight percent per annum, or any other proper deductions.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14348)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12690

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals

Chapter 274 - Cooperative Marketing Associations

Section 274.010 - Title of law.

Section 274.020 - Definitions.

Section 274.030 - Nonprofit cooperative associations — purposes — owners or operators of a family farm or family farm corporation may engage in production of livestock.

Section 274.040 - Members — qualifications — proxies — joint associations.

Section 274.050 - Membership certificate — liabilities — voting rights.

Section 274.060 - Powers of associations.

Section 274.070 - Articles of incorporation.

Section 274.080 - Articles of incorporation may be amended.

Section 274.090 - Bylaws of association.

Section 274.100 - Meetings of association.

Section 274.110 - Directors to manage affairs of association.

Section 274.120 - Officers elected by directors.

Section 274.130 - Officers and employees to give bonds.

Section 274.140 - Charges made in writing — removals, how made.

Section 274.150 - Decisions by directors referred to members, how.

Section 274.160 - Annual reports — contents.

Section 274.170 - Fee for filing incorporation papers — amendments.

Section 274.180 - Fees paid in lieu of other license or tax.

Section 274.190 - Previously organized associations may use provisions of this chapter — procedure.

Section 274.200 - Marketing contracts — provisions.

Section 274.210 - Marketing contracts — enforcement.

Section 274.220 - Membership in other corporations — functions.

Section 274.230 - Two or more associations may act jointly.

Section 274.240 - Association of other state may do business in state, when.

Section 274.250 - Use of words "nonprofit cooperative" prohibited.

Section 274.260 - Efforts to break contract a misdemeanor.

Section 274.270 - Soliciting breach of contract — liability.

Section 274.280 - Association not guilty of conspiracy, or illegal monopoly.

Section 274.290 - General corporation laws apply to association — exceptions.

Section 274.300 - Provisions of law in conflict not applicable — exemptions.

Section 274.310 - Services provided by department of agriculture to small family owned agricultural producers or processors, cooperative marketing, market development, information dissemination — annual report submitted to general assembly, when.