documentary or other evidence the member may desire to produce. Oral testimony shall be recorded. At the close of said hearing or as soon thereafter as may be reasonably possible, the Board of Directors shall make its finding as to the charges and shall render its decision thereon, either censuring, suspending or expelling said member, or dismissing the charges. (a) When a member has been denied privileges of the Association or has been censured, suspended or expelled frommembership, such action shall be communicated to the Association’s members. (b) Neither the Board of Directors, nor any of their members nor any officer or employee of the Association, shall become liable for the decisions rendered, put into effect or published as provided for in the Bylaws, nor for any action taken pertaining to the same. Section 4. Terminated or Altered Privileges. The Board of Directors shall establish a procedure for transaction registry or transfer work on sheep owned or previously owned by a person whose privileges has been terminated or altered under this article. ARTICLE IX. TERMINATION OR CURTAILMENT OF ASSOCIATION PRIVILEGES OF NONMEMBERS. Section 1. Nonmember Privileges and Penalties. The same rules and procedures set forth in Section 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Article VIII shall apply in dealing with nonmembers who avail themselves of privileges and services of the Association. The penalties for nonmembers shall be termination, limitation, or denial of registration or other services of the Association. ARTICLE X. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Section 1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Association shall be such as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. In the absence of action by the Board of Directors, the fiscal year of the Association shall be from October 1 through September 30 of the next calendar year. Section 2. Financial Controls. Funds of the Association shall be handled and expended in keeping with accepted budget and accounting practices under policies established by the Board of Directors. Funds kept in deposit accounts will be monitored at regular intervals to ensure that reasonable returns are achieved on investments. Section 3. Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Agents. Each person who is or was a Director, officer or agent of the
Association or is or was serving at the request of the Association as a Director, officer or agent or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified by the Association as of right to the full extent permitted or authorized by the laws of the State of Missouri. The indemnification provided by this Bylaw provision shall be indemnification against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonable incurred by the person in connection with any action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Association, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, has no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. No person shall be liable to the Association for any loss, damage, liability, or expense suffered by it on account of any action taken or omitted to be taken as a Director, officer or agent of the Association or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, that the person serves as a Director, officer or agent at the request of the Association, if the person exercises the same degree of care and skill as a prudent man would have exercised under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs, or if the person took, or omitted to take, such action in reliance upon the advice of counsel for the Association or for such other corporation, firm, or other enterprise that the person had no reasonable grounds to disbelieve. The indemnification provided by this section shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person. Section 5. Corporate Offices. The Association may have such corporation offices within or outside the State of Missouri as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate or as the business of the Association may require. Section 6. Records. The Association shall keep accurate books and records of account and shall also keep Minutes of the meetings of its members, Board of Directors and each committee having any of the authority of the Board of Directors. Section 7. Seal. The Board of Directors shall adopt, and may alter at its pleasure, the corporate seal, which shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation and the words: Corporation Seal – State of Missouri. The corporate seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or reproduced in any manner. Section 8. Amendments. These Bylaws may from time to time be altered, amended or
repealed, or new Bylaws may be adopted by the vote of two-thirds of the members in good standing who cast mail ballots on such matter; provided, however, that the Bylaws shall not be altered, amended or repealed or new Bylaws be adopted unless the number of ballots cast would have been sufficient to constitute a quorum at a duly held meeting of the members. An official ballot containing the proposed amendments shall be mailed to each member of the association by September 1 of that year. To vote on the proposed bylaw changes, a member must return their ballot to the association office, postmarked by October 1 of that year and received in the Association office no later than October 15 of that year. Section 9. Duty of Applicants/Members. It shall be the duty of persons availing themselves of the privileges of the Association to promptly answer all letters or inquiries of the Association, and action on all matter dealing with their relations with the Association shall be deferred until said letters and inquiries are fully answered. Section 10. Limitation of Duty. It shall not be the duty of this Association to enforce any contract or agreement between buyers and sellers other than the furnishing of proper certificates of registry and transfer of ownership, or of the breeding records relating to such sheep or their progeny. ARTICLE XI. RULES OF REGISTRY. The Board of Directors shall establish Rules of Registry, which shall be printed on all applications for registration and transfer. The Rules of Registry may be amended or added to from time to time at the discretion of the Board of Directors. It shall be the duty of each member of the Association to obtain from the Association Application for Registry and Transfer forms with the most recent Rules of Registry printed thereon and to abide by the Rules of Registry. ARTICLE XII. STANDARD OF TYPE. The Board of Directors shall establish a Standard of Type which shall be accepted by the Association as a general description and model for Suffolk sheep. Such Standard shall not be considered absolute. Individual breeders and members must consider their own purposes and needs in evaluation of sheep by the standard, and judges should be encouraged to use the standard on the same basis. ARTICLE XIII. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS The Board of Directors maintains its predecessor organizations’ responsibilities and authority including but not limited to the United Suffolk Sheep Foundation, the United Junior Suffolk Sheep Association and the National Sheep Genetics Registry.
Thank You! Thanks to all everyone
who responded to the Suffolk Needs Assessment!
Assessment results are posted on the USSA website. No internet? Contact the USSA Office to request a copy! INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE USSA
BOARD? To be eligible:
• A member in good standing.
• Registered sheep in the Association in the 12 months preceding the declaration of their candidacy and in the immediate prior 24 months. Submit your intent to run by August 1st!
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