Kentucky Statutes 272.1001 – Definition of terms in KRS 272.101 to 272.341
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As used in KRS § 272.101 to KRS § 272.341, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Agricultural products” includes horticultural, viticultural, floricultural, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee and any farm products;
(2) “Association” means a corporation organized under, or entitled to the benefits of, KRS § 272.121 to KRS § 272.341 or a corporation which is organized under any general or special act of this state. Such an association shall be classed as and deemed to be a nonprofit corporation, since its primary object is not to make profits for itself, as such, or to pay dividends or invest its capital, but to provide service and a means whereby its members may have the economic advantage of cooperative action, including a reasonable and fair return for their products or service;
(3) “Member” means the holder of a membership in an association without capital stock (whether evidenced by a certificate of membership or other means of identification, including but not limited to the association’s records) or means the holder of voting stock in an association organized with capital stock;
(4) “Board” means the board of directors of the association;
(5) “Person” includes individuals, firms, partnerships, corporations, and associations;
(6) “Foreign association” means a corporation organized under any general or special act of another state, the United States, or the District of Columbia as a cooperative corporation or association for the mutual benefit of its members and other patrons, and which confines its operations to the purposes specified in the cooperative corporation statutes of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and restricts the return on stock or membership capital, and the amount of its business with nonmembers to the limits placed thereon by the cooperative corporation statutes of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;
(7) “Corporation” means, except as used in subsections (2) and (6) of this section, a corporation for profit organized under any general or special act of this state or of another state, the United States, or the District of Columbia; and
(8) “Member-association” means an association or foreign association which is a member of another association or foreign association.
History: Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 112, sec. 1. –Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 148, sec. 1. — Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 2.
Formerly codified as KRS § 272.011
(1) “Agricultural products” includes horticultural, viticultural, floricultural, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee and any farm products;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 272.1001
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Directors: when applied to corporations, includes managers or trustees. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Foreign: when applied to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, statutory trust, or limited liability company, includes all those incorporated or formed by authority of any other state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Livestock: means cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, alpacas, llamas, buffaloes, or any other animals of the bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine, equine, or camelid species. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) “Association” means a corporation organized under, or entitled to the benefits of, KRS § 272.121 to KRS § 272.341 or a corporation which is organized under any general or special act of this state. Such an association shall be classed as and deemed to be a nonprofit corporation, since its primary object is not to make profits for itself, as such, or to pay dividends or invest its capital, but to provide service and a means whereby its members may have the economic advantage of cooperative action, including a reasonable and fair return for their products or service;
(3) “Member” means the holder of a membership in an association without capital stock (whether evidenced by a certificate of membership or other means of identification, including but not limited to the association’s records) or means the holder of voting stock in an association organized with capital stock;
(4) “Board” means the board of directors of the association;
(5) “Person” includes individuals, firms, partnerships, corporations, and associations;
(6) “Foreign association” means a corporation organized under any general or special act of another state, the United States, or the District of Columbia as a cooperative corporation or association for the mutual benefit of its members and other patrons, and which confines its operations to the purposes specified in the cooperative corporation statutes of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and restricts the return on stock or membership capital, and the amount of its business with nonmembers to the limits placed thereon by the cooperative corporation statutes of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;
(7) “Corporation” means, except as used in subsections (2) and (6) of this section, a corporation for profit organized under any general or special act of this state or of another state, the United States, or the District of Columbia; and
(8) “Member-association” means an association or foreign association which is a member of another association or foreign association.
History: Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 112, sec. 1. –Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 148, sec. 1. — Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 2.
Formerly codified as KRS § 272.011