A. Agricultural Fair Corporations may:
1. Purchase, hold or lease or otherwise acquire any quantity of land necessary for their proper operation, with such buildings and improvements as may be erected thereon;
2. Sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of such land, buildings and improvements at their pleasure.
B. Real estate must be held for the purpose of erecting buildings and making other improvements thereon, to:
1. Promote and encourage:
a.agriculture,
b.horticulture,
c.mechanics,
d.manufacturers,
e.stock raising,
f.4-H clubs,
g.Future Farmers of America,
h.Home Demonstration Clubs,
i.poultry raising,
j.arts,
k.trades,
l.crafts,
m.hobbies,
n.industry,
o.commerce, and
p.the general welfare of the people; and
2. Cooperate as may be deemed advisable by the Corporation’s Board of Directors with:
a.the state and federal agriculture extension organizations,
b.cooperative marketing associations,
c.livestock and crop improvement associations, and
d.other farm, industrial, commercial or educational organizations.
R.L. 1910, § 22. Amended by Laws 1951, p. 1, § 1; Laws 2001, c. 146, § 146, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 31 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 267, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.