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Section 33-47-10. Short title. - This chapter shall be referred to as the "Cooperative Marketing...
Section 33-47-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) The term "agricultural products"...
Section 33-47-30. Declaration of purpose. - In order to promote, foster and encourage the intelligent and...
Section 33-47-40. Applicability of general corporation laws. - The provisions of the general corporation laws of this State,...
Section 33-47-50. Associations not deemed illegal combinations in restraint of trade. - No association organized hereunder shall be deemed to be a...
Section 33-47-60. Marketing information available from Clemson University. - Every group of persons contemplating the organization of an association...
Section 33-47-70. Organization of association. - Five or more persons engaged in the production of agricultural...
Section 33-47-80. Purposes for which associations may be formed. - An association may be organized to engage in any activity...
Section 33-47-90. Adoption of chapter by corporations or associations already formed. - Any corporation or association organized under previously existing statutes may...
Section 33-47-100. Participation of associations in other associations. - An association may organize, form, operate, own, control, have an...
Section 33-47-110. Annual reports. - Each association formed under this chapter shall prepare and make...
Section 33-47-120. Annual license fee; exemption from franchise and license tax. - Each association organized hereunder and all production credit associations organized...
Section 33-47-210. Articles of incorporation. - Each association formed under this chapter must prepare and file...
Section 33-47-215. Reinstatement of a marketing cooperative association. - (A) An association whose term of existence has expired may...
Section 33-47-220. Execution and filing of articles; effect thereof. - The articles must be subscribed by the incorporators and acknowledged...
Section 33-47-230. Powers of association. - Each association incorporated under this chapter shall, in addition to...
Section 33-47-240. Amendment of articles of incorporation. - The articles of incorporation may be altered or amended at...
Section 33-47-250. Amendments requiring approval of three fourths of members. - The provisions of the articles of incorporation inserted therein pursuant...
Section 33-47-260. Fees. - For filing articles of incorporation an association organized hereunder shall...
Section 33-47-410. Membership. - Under the terms and conditions prescribed in its bylaws an...
Section 33-47-420. Associations as members. - One association organized hereunder may become a member or stockholder...
Section 33-47-430. Certificate of membership. - When a member of an association established without capital stock...
Section 33-47-440. Admission of new members. - The association may admit new members who shall be entitled...
Section 33-47-450. Representation of members other than natural persons. - If a member of a nonstock association be other than...
Section 33-47-460. Limitation on business with nonmembers. - No association organized under this chapter shall, during any fiscal...
Section 33-47-470. Payment upon death, withdrawal or expulsion of member. - Upon the death, withdrawal or expulsion of a member, the...
Section 33-47-610. Issuance of stock. - No association shall issue stock to a member until it...
Section 33-47-620. Preferred stock. - Any association organized with stock under this chapter may issue...
Section 33-47-630. Issuance of preferred stock for property purchased. - Whenever an association organized hereunder with preferred stock shall purchase...
Section 33-47-640. Limitation on amount of stock held. - No stockholder of a cooperative association shall own more than...
Section 33-47-650. Limitation on transfer of common stock. - The bylaws shall prohibit the transfer of the common stock...
Section 33-47-660. Purchase of its common stock by association. - The association may, at any time, except when the debts...
Section 33-47-670. Stockholder's liability. - Except for debts lawfully contracted between him and the association...
Section 33-47-810. Bylaws. - Each association incorporated under this chapter must, within thirty days...
Section 33-47-820. Meetings of association. - In its bylaws each association shall provide for one or...
Section 33-47-830. Matters which must be referred to members. - Upon demand of one third of the entire board of...
Section 33-47-840. Voting. - There shall be three methods of voting, each organization determining...
Section 33-47-910. Directors. - The affairs of the association shall be managed by a...
Section 33-47-920. Vacancies on board of directors. - When a vacancy on the board of directors occurs, other...
Section 33-47-930. Remuneration; contracts with association. - An association may provide a fair remuneration for the time...
Section 33-47-940. Officers. - The directors shall elect from their number a president and...
Section 33-47-950. Removal of officers or directors. - Any member may bring charges against an officer or director...
Section 33-47-1110. Contracts for marketing products. - The association and its members may make and execute marketing...
Section 33-47-1120. Damages for breach. - The bylaws and the marketing contract may fix, as liquidated...
Section 33-47-1130. Injunction and specific performance. - In the event of any such breach or threatened breach...
Section 33-47-1140. Contracts entered into with other associations. - Any association may, upon resolution adopted by its board of...
Section 33-47-1150. Inducing members to violate contract or spreading false reports. - Any person who knowingly induces or attempts to induce, or...