Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 275 – Commodity Associations | Midpage275.010Who may incorporate — certain restrictions — style of corporate name275.020General corporate powers, when275.030Articles of agreement, how drawn275.040Certificate of incorporation to be issued — subsequent procedure275.050Incorporation fees275.060Officers of association275.070Capital stock to be divided into shares — value of stock275.080Capital stock may be increased, how275.090Stock to be paid for prior to issuance275.100Members of association not individually liable275.110Shares of stock nontransferable — exception275.120Associations may purchase and retire own stock275.130Authority to reissue and resell shares purchased275.140Number of shares may be limited275.150Associations empowered to execute purposes of organization275.160Associations may own and vote stock in certain related corporations275.170Association may borrow275.180Association may contract for commodities275.190May issue and sell notes — security — certain exemption275.200Exempt from general corporation law — exceptions275.300Definitions275.310Powers and purposes of councils275.320Establishment — petition, contents — membership275.330Procedure after petition received275.340Hearings, how conducted275.350Fees, collection of, commodity council merchandising fund created, lapse into general revenue prohibited — disposition of funds275.352Beef producers assessment, effect if federal assessment adopted — limitation on collection of fees — checkoff fee petition, vote — rulemaking authority275.357State assessment for soybeans — definitions — amount, how determined275.360Refund of fees, request for275.370Council, officers, duties275.450Missouri aquaculture council created — department to divide state into districts, each district to elect council member — qualifications, terms, vacancies, expenses — powers and duties275.452Collection by department of agriculture of a charge per ton of fish food purchased by commercial producers, exceptions — fish food and commercial producer, defined275.454Aquaculture market fund established, charges collected deposited in fund — cost of collection, how paid — purpose of fund275.455Payment of charges to be made, when — reports to be filed with director with payment, content, violation, penalty275.460Definitions275.462Missouri wine marketing and research council, created, members, qualifications, duties275.464Additional charge — director of agriculture's duty275.466Additional charge — Missouri wine marketing and research development fund created — uses275.468Annual report — payment required