Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXIII. Private Corporations and Associations § 272.010.Definitions

(a) “Cooperative corporation” means a business concern that distributes the net profit of its business by first paying a fixed dividend upon its stock, if any, and then prorating the remainder of its profits as patronage refunds to its stockholders, members or customers, as provided in bylaws;

(b) “Patronage refund” means the portion of net profit returned to member patrons or to all patrons in proportion to their patronage. In the case of an employee cooperative in which only employees are voting members, “patronage” means the amount or value of work performed by an employee, as provided in bylaws;

(c) “Stockholder” means the holder of voting stock in a cooperative corporation organized with shares;

(d) “Member” means the holder of a membership in a cooperative corporation organized with memberships;

(e) “Membership” means a lifetime payment made to a cooperative corporation to secure or provide services, not made in expectation of dividend or profit, and without any redemption value except at time of dissolution. The articles of incorporation or bylaws may specify the conditions under which a membership may be terminated;

(f) “Nonprofit basis” means that no part of the income or profit of the cooperative corporation is distributable to its members, directors or officers except in the form of patronage refunds;

(g) “Entity” includes a domestic or foreign corporation and corporation; not-for-profit corporation; profit and not-for-profit unincorporated association; business or statutory trust; estate; partnership; limited partnership; limited liability company; trust; two (2) or more persons having a joint or common economic interest; and state, United States, and foreign government;

(h) “Name of record with the Secretary of State” means any real, fictitious, reserved, registered, or assumed name of a business entity; and

(i) “Real name” shall have the meaning set forth in KRS 365.015.

(a) “Livestock” shall mean sheep, cattle, hogs, horses, jacks, mules, poultry, or any other animal or bird commonly kept on the farm;

(b) “Farmer” shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or farm management group which derives a portion or all of its income from the production of live stock domiciled on a farm within the Commonwealth;

(c) “Member” shall include actual members of the association organized under KRS 272.360 to 272.510;

(d) “Association” means any corporation organized under KRS 272.360 to 272.510; and

(e) “Department” shall mean the Department of Agriculture.