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193.001 - Citation. - 193.001 Citation. This chapter may be cited as the “Wisconsin...
193.005 - Definitions. - 193.005 Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this chapter:...
193.105 - Use of term “cooperative" restricted. - 193.105 Use of term “cooperative" restricted. (1) Use of term...
193.111 - Filing fees and other requirements. - 193.111 Filing fees and other requirements. (1) Except as provided...
193.115 - Registered office and agent. - 193.115 Registered office and agent. (1) Registered office and agent...
193.121 - Legal recognition of electronic records and signatures. - 193.121 Legal recognition of electronic records and signatures. For the...
193.201 - Organizational purpose. - 193.201 Organizational purpose. Except as provided in s. 193.203, a...
193.203 - Exceptions. - 193.203 Exceptions. No cooperative may be organized under this chapter...
193.205 - Organizers. - 193.205 Organizers. (1) Qualification. A cooperative may be organized by...
193.211 - Cooperative name. - 193.211 Cooperative name. (1) Distinguishable name. The name of a...
193.215 - Articles of organization and notice of mailing address. - 193.215 Articles of organization and notice of mailing address. (1)...
193.221 - Amendment of articles. - 193.221 Amendment of articles. (1) Procedure. (a) Except as provided...
193.225 - Conversion to cooperative. - 193.225 Conversion to cooperative. (1) Authority and notice. A business...
193.231 - Curative filing. - 193.231 Curative filing. If the department determines that a cooperative...
193.241 - Bylaws. - 193.241 Bylaws. (1) Required. A cooperative shall have bylaws governing...
193.245 - Cooperative records. - 193.245 Cooperative records. (1) A cooperative shall keep as permanent...
193.301 - Cooperative powers. - 193.301 Cooperative powers. (1) Generally. In addition to other powers,...
193.305 - Emergency powers. - 193.305 Emergency powers. (1) In anticipation of or during an...
193.311 - Agricultural product and commodity marketing contracts. - 193.311 Agricultural product and commodity marketing contracts. (1) Authority. A...
193.315 - Indemnification and insurance against securities law claims. - 193.315 Indemnification and insurance against securities law claims. Section 185.042...
193.401 - Board governs cooperative. - 193.401 Board governs cooperative. A cooperative shall be governed by...
193.405 - Number of directors. - 193.405 Number of directors. The board shall have at least...
193.411 - Election of directors. - 193.411 Election of directors. (1) Initial board. The initial board...
193.415 - Removal of directors. - 193.415 Removal of directors. All of the following apply, unless...
193.417 - Resignation of directors. - 193.417 Resignation of directors. A director may resign by giving...
193.421 - Filling vacancies. - 193.421 Filling vacancies. (1) Patron directors. If a vacancy occurs...
193.423 - Allocation of voting authority among directors. - 193.423 Allocation of voting authority among directors. (1) The voting...
193.425 - Board meetings. - 193.425 Board meetings. (1) Time and place. Meetings of the...
193.431 - Quorum; presence of objecting director. - 193.431 Quorum; presence of objecting director. Unless otherwise provided in...
193.435 - Actions of the board. - 193.435 Actions of the board. (1) Generally. Unless this chapter...
193.441 - Actions without a meeting. - 193.441 Actions without a meeting. (1) Generally. (a) Unless the...
193.443 - Board authority concerning certain cooperative property. - 193.443 Board authority concerning certain cooperative property. (1) Sale in...
193.445 - Audit committee. - 193.445 Audit committee. The board shall establish an audit committee,...
193.451 - Committees. - 193.451 Committees. (1) Generally; special litigation committee. The board, by...
193.455 - Conduct and liability of directors. - 193.455 Conduct and liability of directors. (1) Standard and liability....
193.461 - Director conflicts of interest. - 193.461 Director conflicts of interest. (1) Conflict voiding certain contracts...
193.465 - Limitation of director's liability in articles or bylaws. - 193.465 Limitation of director's liability in articles or bylaws. The...
193.471 - Indemnification. - 193.471 Indemnification. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Official capacity"...
193.475 - Officers. - 193.475 Officers. (1) Required officers. (a) The board shall elect...
193.478 - Director Education. - 193.478 Director Education. A director shall annually attend a course...
193.501 - Members. - 193.501 Members. (1) Requirement. A cooperative shall have at least...
193.505 - Member liability. - 193.505 Member liability. A person is not personally liable for...
193.511 - Regular members' meetings. - 193.511 Regular members' meetings. (1) Annual meeting. A regular members'...
193.515 - Special members' meetings. - 193.515 Special members' meetings. (1) Calling a meeting. A special...
193.518 - Effect of insufficient notice. - 193.518 Effect of insufficient notice. Failure of a member to...
193.521 - Certification of notice. - 193.521 Certification of notice. (1) Certificate required. After mailing or...
193.523 - Electronic notice. - 193.523 Electronic notice. (1) Effective date of electronic notice. Any...
193.524 - Revocation of electronic communication. - 193.524 Revocation of electronic communication. A member may revoke any...
193.525 - Quorum at members' meeting. - 193.525 Quorum at members' meeting. (1) Generally; presence of objecting...
193.531 - Virtual members' meetings and attendance. - 193.531 Virtual members' meetings and attendance. (1) Construction and application....
193.535 - Actions of the members. - 193.535 Actions of the members. (1) Generally. Unless this chapter...
193.541 - Actions without a members' meeting. - 193.541 Actions without a members' meeting. (1) Generally. (a) Unless...
193.545 - Member voting rights. - 193.545 Member voting rights. (1) Generally. (a) Each patron member...
193.551 - Patron member voting based on patronage. - 193.551 Patron member voting based on patronage. (1) Additional vote...
193.553 - Voting rights limited to members as of date certain. - 193.553 Voting rights limited to members as of date certain....
193.555 - Voting rights of nonmembers. - 193.555 Voting rights of nonmembers. The articles or bylaws may...
193.557 - Voting of jointly owned membership interests. - 193.557 Voting of jointly owned membership interests. If a membership...
193.559 - Cumulative voting by members. - 193.559 Cumulative voting by members. Except as provided in ss....
193.561 - Voting by business entities, subsidiaries, legal representatives, and holders of security interests. - 193.561 Voting by business entities, subsidiaries, legal representatives, and holders...
193.565 - Voting by proxy. - 193.565 Voting by proxy. (1) Authorization and appointment of proxy....
193.571 - Member authority concerning certain cooperative property. - 193.571 Member authority concerning certain cooperative property. Except as provided...
193.601 - Membership interests. - 193.601 Membership interests. (1) Amounts and divisions of membership interests....
193.605 - Cooperative securities. - 193.605 Cooperative securities. (1) Applicability of ch. 408 to cooperative...
193.611 - Assignment of financial rights. - 193.611 Assignment of financial rights. (1) Assignment of financial rights...
193.615 - Nature and terms of a membership interest and statement of interest owned. - 193.615 Nature and terms of a membership interest and statement...
193.621 - Certificated membership interests. - 193.621 Certificated membership interests. (1) Certificated interests authorized. A membership...
193.625 - Replacement certificates. - 193.625 Replacement certificates. (1) Issuance. A cooperative may issue a...
193.631 - Restriction on transfer or registration of membership interests. - 193.631 Restriction on transfer or registration of membership interests. (1)...
193.701 - Authorization, form, and acceptance. - 193.701 Authorization, form, and acceptance. (1) Board may authorize. If...
193.702 - Valuation; presumption and liability. - 193.702 Valuation; presumption and liability. The determinations of the board...
193.705 - Restated value of previous contributions. - 193.705 Restated value of previous contributions. (1) Definition. In this...
193.711 - Contribution agreements. - 193.711 Contribution agreements. (1g) Contribution agreements permitted. Pursuant to s....
193.715 - Contribution rights agreements. - 193.715 Contribution rights agreements. (1) Contribution rights agreements permitted. Pursuant...
193.721 - Allocations of profits and distributions of cash and other assets. - 193.721 Allocations of profits and distributions of cash and other...
193.725 - Allocations and distributions of profits to patron members. - 193.725 Allocations and distributions of profits to patron members. (1)...
193.731 - Member control agreements. - 193.731 Member control agreements. (1) Authorization and execution. Except as...
193.735 - Distribution of unclaimed property. - 193.735 Distribution of unclaimed property. (1) Alternate procedure to distribute...
193.801 - Merger and consolidation. - 193.801 Merger and consolidation. (1) Authorization. Unless otherwise prohibited and...
193.805 - Merger of subsidiary or parent. - 193.805 Merger of subsidiary or parent. (1) When authorized; plan...
193.807 - Effective date; effect of merger or consolidation. - 193.807 Effective date; effect of merger or consolidation. (1) Effective...
193.835 - Abandonment of merger. - 193.835 Abandonment of merger. (1) Authority and procedure. A merger...
193.905 - Voluntary dissolution; winding up. - 193.905 Voluntary dissolution; winding up. (1) Notice of dissolution. To...
193.911 - Revocation of dissolution proceedings. - 193.911 Revocation of dissolution proceedings. (1) Authority to revoke. Dissolution...
193.925 - Court-supervised voluntary dissolution. - 193.925 Court-supervised voluntary dissolution. After a notice of intent to...
193.931 - Involuntary dissolution. - 193.931 Involuntary dissolution. (1) Causes of action. (a) A member...
193.935 - Procedure in involuntary or court-supervised voluntary dissolution. - 193.935 Procedure in involuntary or court-supervised voluntary dissolution. (1) Action...
193.941 - Receiver qualifications and powers. - 193.941 Receiver qualifications and powers. (1) Qualifications. A receiver appointed...
193.951 - Filing claims in involuntary or court-supervised voluntary dissolution proceedings. - 193.951 Filing claims in involuntary or court-supervised voluntary dissolution proceedings....
193.955 - Discontinuance of court-supervised dissolution proceedings. - 193.955 Discontinuance of court-supervised dissolution proceedings. A dissolution conducted under...
193.961 - Order of dissolution. - 193.961 Order of dissolution. (1) Issuance; effective date. After distribution...
193.971 - Barring of claims. - 193.971 Barring of claims. (1) Claims barred. Except as provided...