Agricultural Cooperative Associations

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Agricultural Cooperative Associations.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Cooperative Associations”, which is part of Title 13.1 “Corporations”. It contains 35 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 35 sections.

§ 13.1-312	Liberal construction of article
§ 13.1-313	Definitions
§ 13.1-314	Qualification of incorporators
§ 13.1-315	Purposes
§ 13.1-316	Articles of incorporation
§ 13.1-317	Filing and recording articles of incorporation
§ 13.1-318	Amendments to the articles of incorporation
§ 13.1-319	Bylaws
§ 13.1-320	Powers
§ 13.1-321	Members
§ 13.1-322	Membership or voting stock certificates; transfers; dividends; nonvoting stock
§ 13.1-323	General and special meetings; how called
§ 13.1-324	Directors generally; executive committee
§ 13.1-325	Removal of director
§ 13.1-326	Officers generally
§ 13.1-327	Removal of officer
§ 13.1-328	Referendum
§ 13.1-329	Marketing contracts; enforcement; inducing breach; spreading false reports
§ 13.1-330	Recordation of marketing contracts
§ 13.1-331	Associations are not in restraint of trade
§ 13.1-332	Voluntary dissolution
§ 13.1-333	Repealed
§ 13.1-333.1	Annual reports
§ 13.1-334	Application to existing associations
§ 13.1-335	Saving clause
§ 13.1-336	Limitations of the use of the word "cooperative."
§ 13.1-337	Foreign associations
§ 13.1-338	Purchasing business of other associations, persons, firms or corporations; stock issued
§ 13.1-339	Merger or consolidation
§ 13.1-340	Sale, mortgage or other disposition of assets
§ 13.1-341	Taxes
§ 13.1-342	Reserved
§ 13.1-343	Application of general corporation laws
§ 13.1-344	Existing associations continued
§ 13.1-345	Verification no longer required; signing instrument containing misstatement as perjury