Members or stockholders

17-1606. Members or stockholders. (a) Under the terms and conditions in the association's bylaws, an association may admit as members, or issue voting common stock only to persons engaged in the production of agricultural products including the lessees and tenants of lands used for the production of such products and any lessors and landlords who receive as rent part of the crop raised on the leased premises, and may admit as a participating nonmember, participant or associate member, without power to vote, any person regardless of occupation. (b) If a stockholder or member of a nonstock association be other than a natural person, such stockholder or member may be represented by an individual, associate, officer, trustee or member thereof, duly authorized in writing. (c) Any agricultural cooperative association or farm organization, whether organized under the laws of this state or any other state, may become a member or stockholder of any association or associations organized under this act. History: L. 1921, ch. 148, § 6; R.S. 1923, 17-1606; L. 1953, ch. 129, § 4; L. 1992, ch. 227, § 6; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cooperative corporations organized under other laws eligible members of association, when. State, ex rel., v. Consumers Co-operative Ass'n, 163 Kan. 324, 183 P.2d 423. 2. Estate of deceased stockholder not eligible for membership. Hill v. The Partridge Co-operative Equity Exchange, 174 Kan. 5, 6, 8, 254 P.2d 278. 3. County farm bureau could not become member of corporation organized hereunder. State, ex rel., v. Franklin County Farm Bureau, 172 Kan. 179, 184, 239 P.2d 570. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026