{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-247.370","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 247.370","heading":"Eligibility for membership in federation -- Powers of federation.","body":"(1) Every county farm bureau organized pursuant to KRS 247.250 shall be eligible to\nmembership in any said state federation, but after its admission to membership, said\nfederation shall have power to suspend its membership or expel it for failure to\ncomply with any bylaws or reasonable rule or regulation of the federation.\n(2) Any said state federation shall have authority to:\n(a) Adopt, amend and repeal bylaws and amendments thereto by two -thirds (2/3)\nvote of the voting delegates voting at an annual convention;\n(b) Assess annual membership dues against each county farm bureau, and base\nthe amount thereof on the number of paid -in memberships in each county\nfarm bureau;\n(c) Acquire, own and hold property, pursuant to action of its board of directors, or\nby i ts executive committee upon authorization or approval of its board of\ndirectors;\n(d) Borrow money and mortgage or pledge its property or assets by action of its\nboard of directors, or, by its executive committee, upon authorization or\napproval of its board of directors;\n(e) Accept gifts, devises and bequests, appropriate and expend its funds, pursuant\nto action of its board of directors, or its executive committee, upon\nauthorization or approval by its board of directors, for the advancement of\nagriculture and allied interests and for any purposes deemed advisable to carry\non its activities; and\n(f) Do anything necessary to carry out the purpose for which it is organized.","path":["KRS Chapter 247"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11629","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:57Z","sha256":"251d818d27ec93415ddac35baf94225a54ff75b9f634900a5198731a6ac281dd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-247.360","next":"us-ky/krs-247.380"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}