Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 274 - Cooperative Marketing Associations
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.

Effective - 28 Aug 1996
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. — 1. The department of agriculture shall provide assistance to persons engaged in agricultural production in the following areas:
(1) Cooperative marketing of agricultural products;
(2) Cooperative processing of agricultural products;
(3) Development of regional and niche markets for the marketing of agricultural products; and
(4) Dissemination of the most modern information and technology related to agricultural production, processing and marketing. Such assistance shall have as its primary focus the provision of assistance to small, independent family-owned or -operated agricultural producers or processors.
2. An annual report on the activities engaged in, number of persons served and evaluation of project effectiveness shall be submitted by the department of agriculture to the general assembly, no later than December 1, 1996, and each year thereafter by December first.
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(L. 1996 H.B. 1237 merged with S.B. 521)

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.