Connecticut · statute · Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 596 · 16 active provisions
“Agriculture”, as used in this chapter, includes horticulture, viticulture, forestry, dairying, the raising of livestock or poultry and any other farming activity or business, unless another meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context.
Three or more persons engaged in agriculture may form a corporation without capital stock for the purpose of marketing, buying, selling, treating, dealing in, handling or manufacturing agricultural products or by-products; the purchase of and selling or supplying to its members of surplus materials, including federal m…
Each such corporation shall be subject to the general corporation laws as to name and location, except that in lieu of the word “company” or “corporation” in its name any such corporation may use the word “association”.
Section 33-197 is repealed, provided the repeal of said section shall not affect any right accrued or established, or any liability or penalty incurred, under the provisions of said section prior to January 1, 1961.
The provisions of subsection (b) of section 33-637 shall apply to any corporation formed under this chapter.
When its certificate of incorporation has been approved and recorded, the corporation shall have all powers conferred upon corporations by section 33-647 and shall have the same power to mortgage or pledge its real and personal estate and to issue promissory notes or other evidences of indebtedness as have corporations…
Any such corporation may admit as members only persons engaged in the production of agricultural products, including the lessees or tenants of land used for the production of such products, and any lessors or landlords who receive as rent all or any part of such products raised on the leased premises. If a member is ot…
Agricultural cooperative associations and cooperative marketing corporations incorporated or organized under any statute of this state may merge or consolidate with any other similar corporation or association organized under the laws of this or any other state. Any such merger or consolidation may be effected in accor…
Corporations organized and transacting business under the provisions of this chapter shall, in addition to the statements required by section 33-1243, include a statement as to the number of enrolled members in such corporation.
Any such corporation may at any time amend its certificate of incorporation by a three-fourths vote of its members present and voting at a meeting of the corporation called to consider such amendment or, if the vote upon such amendment is by mail, by a three-fourths vote of those members who have returned ballots, and…
Any such corporation may enter into marketing contracts with its members requiring the members to sell for any period of time, not over ten years, all or any part of their agricultural products or commodities exclusively to or through the corporation or any agency designated by the corporation. If such contract provide…
The bylaws of any such corporation, or such marketing contract, may fix as liquidated damages specific sums to be paid by any member upon the breach of any provision of such marketing contract, and such liquidated damages shall be valid and enforceable in the courts of this state; and any such corporation shall be enti…
Any such corporation may organize, control or own stock in any other corporation engaged in treating, dealing with, handling, manufacturing, marketing or selling the agricultural products handled by such corporation or the by-products thereof.
Any such corporation shall be subject to the provisions of the general corporation law with reference to receiverships, provided no application for a receivership of any corporation organized under this chapter shall be brought by less than one-twentieth in number of the members of such corporation. Any such corporatio…
Upon the filing with the Secretary of the State of the certificate of incorporation or an amended certificate, the corporation shall pay to the secretary a franchise fee of fifty dollars, except that, where the certificate of incorporation or amendment specifically limits the business to be done by the corporation to t…
Any such corporation shall pay, during January of each year, to the Secretary of the State, a license fee of fifty dollars. If such fee is not paid on or before February first, a penalty of fifty dollars shall be added thereto, and such fee, together with such penalty, shall thereafter bear interest at the rate of nine…