§ 8538 — Annual audit and report

At the close of each fiscal year, a complete audit of the operations of the association shall be made by a qualified accountant employed by the board of directors. The written report of the accountant shall include statements of services rendered by the association, the balance sheet, the receipts and disbursements, and the assets and liabilities, the total number of stockholders, and other proper information, and shall be submitted to the members at the next regular meeting. Within 3 months after the expiration of the fiscal year for which made, the secretary of the association shall file one copy of the report of the audit with the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture of this State and one copy with the Dean of the School of Agriculture of the University of Delaware. No person shall, without consent of the association, except in obedience to judicial process, make or permit any disclosure whereby any information contained in the report may be identified as having been furnished by the association.

Legislative History

41 Del. Laws, c. 132, § 17 ; 3 Del. C. 1953, § 8538; 57 Del. Laws, c. 764, § 27