Title 44, Animals and Animal Husbandry

(a) Under the terms and conditions prescribed in the bylaws adopted by it, the association may admit as members only persons engaged in the production of sheep, including the lessees and tenants of land used for the production of sheep, and any lessors and landlords who receive a…

(a) Each association formed under this chapter must prepare and file articles of incorporation setting forth:(1) The name of the association;(2) The purpose for which it is formed;(3) The place where its principal business will be transacted;(4) The term for which it is to exist,…

The articles of incorporation may be altered or amended at any regular meeting or any special meeting called for that purpose. An amendment must first be approved by two thirds (⅔) of the directors and then be adopted by a vote representing a majority of all the members of the as…

(a) Each association incorporated under this chapter must, within thirty (30) days after its incorporation, adopt for its government and management, a code of bylaws not inconsistent with the powers granted under this chapter. A majority vote of the members, or their written asse…

(a) In its bylaws, each association shall provide for one (1) or more regular meetings each year. (b) The board of directors shall have the right to call a special meeting at any time; and ten percent (10%) of the members may file a petition stating the specific business to be br…

(a) The affairs of the association shall be managed by a board of not less than five (5) directors elected by the members from their own number. The bylaws may provide that one (1) or more additional directors may be appointed by any public official or commission or by the other …

The directors shall elect from their number a president and one (1) or more vice presidents. They shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer, who need not be directors or members of the association; and they may combine the two (2) latter offices and designate the combined offi…

Every officer, employee and agent handling funds or negotiable instruments or property of or for any association created under this chapter shall be required to execute and deliver a bond for the faithful performance of that person's duties and obligations.

(a) When a member of an association has paid the membership fee in full, and has also paid the prescribed protective fees, the member shall receive a certificate of membership. The promissory notes of the members may be accepted by the association as full or partial payment of fe…

Any member may bring charges against an officer or director by filing them in writing with the secretary of the association, together with a petition signed by five percent (5%) of the members, requesting the removal of the officer or director in question. The removal shall be vo…

(1) Each association formed under this chapter shall prepare and make out an annual report on forms to be furnished by the commissioner of commerce and insurance, containing:(1) The name of the association;(2) Its principal place of business;(3) A general statement of its busines…

Any provisions of law that are in conflict with this chapter shall be construed as not applying to the associations provided for in this chapter.

(a) The general corporation laws of this state, and the powers and rights under those laws, shall apply to the associations organized under this chapter, except where those provisions are in conflict with or inconsistent with the express provisions of this chapter. (b) None of th…

For filing articles of incorporation an association organized under this chapter shall pay five dollars ($5.00); and for filing an amendment to the articles, two dollars ($2.00).